Hal Leonard The Almost Unknown Stephen Sondheim - Piano/Vocal - Book

39 Previously Unpublished Songs from 17 Shows and Films

Composer: Stephen Sondheim
Format: Softcover
Instrumentation: Piano, Vocal

The "Almost Unknown" in the title of this collection refers to the fact that some of the songs, though never before published, have been recorded, and might be known to the most knowledgeable of Sondheim connoisseurs. However, it is safe to say that the songs in this landmark collection are among the least known of Sondheim's creations.

This book includes contents by show or film title as well as by song title, an introduction about Sondheim, a preface by the editor, and detailed notes about each work and the show it came from. The piano/vocal editions were all personally approved by Sondheim.

Song List:

• Boom Crunch (cut from INTO THE WOODS)
• Bounce (from BOUNCE)
• The Boy From... (from THE MAD SHOW)
• Darling (cut from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG)
• Don't Laugh (from HOT SPOT)
• Echo Song (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• Farewell (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• First Vaudeville (from the 1998 reading WISE GUYS)
• Flag Song (cut from ASSASSINS)
• God (from SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM)
• A Hero Is Coming (cut from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE)
• High Life (from the unproduced musical THE LAST RESORTS)
• The House Of Marcus Lycus (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• I Must Be Dreaming (from ALL THAT GLITTERS)
• I Wish (from the unproduced Jim Henson film INTO THE WOODS)
• I Wouldn't Change A Thing (from the unproduced musical THE LAST RESORTS)
• Invocation (Forget War) (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• The Lame, The Halt, And The Blind (cut from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE)
• A Little House For Mama (from WISE GUYS)
• Looks (from the unproduced film musical SINGING OUT LOUD)
• Love Is In The Air (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• Make It Through The Night (from WISE GUYS)
• My Husband The Pig (cut from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC)
• My Two Young Men (from WISE GUYS)
• The Natives Are Restless (cut from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE)
• Next To You (from WISE GUYS)
• The Night Is The Best Time Of The Day
• Night Waltz III (cut from A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC)
• The One On The Left (cut from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE)
• Pour Le Sport (from the unproduced musical THE LAST RESORTS)
• Prayers (cut from PACIFIC OVERTURES)
• Rich And Happy (cut from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG)
• Second Midnight (Original Version) (cut from INTO THE WOODS)
• Singing Out Loud (from the unproduced film musical SINGING OUT LOUD)
• Soldiers And Girls (cut from SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE)
• Thank You For Coming (cut from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG)
• There's Always A Woman (cut from ANYONE CAN WHISTLE)
• There's Something About A War (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)
• Window Across The Way (cut from A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM)