Table of Contents

Part 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Part I: The Interviews Chapter 4 1 Passion Chapter 5 2 Assassins Chapter 6 3 Into the Woods Chapter 7 4 Sunday in the Park with George Chapter 8 5 Interlude Chapter 9 6 Sweeney Todd Chapter 10 7 Pacific Overtures Chapter 11 Finale Part 12 Part II: Songs I Wish I'd Written (At Least in Part) Part 13 Part III: Songlisting, Discography, and Publishing Information Chapter 14 Explanatory Notes Chapter 15 Songlisting, Discography, and Publishing Information Chapter 16 Music Acknowledgments Part 17 Index Part 18 About the Author

About the Author

Mark Eden Horowitz is Senior Music Specialist at the Library of Congress where he has worked as archivist or co-archivist for the Library's collections of the manuscripts and papers of Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Vernon Duke, Jascha Heifetz, Jerome Kern, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, and Vincent Youmans.

Reviews

...a wonderful achievement....Horowitz's contribution to the conversation is astonishing in the questions he thinks to ask and the deep understanding of Sondheim's work, and musical theatre in general, that he brings to the table.--Orson Scott Card "Www.Hatrack.Com "

...any with a curiosity about the musical theatre of the past half century or a passing interest in the creative process behind it will find gems here....The real meat of the book is in free-ranging discussions of Sondheim's choices, tastes, and reflections on music and theatre throughout and beyond his own career. I started to fold the edges of pages that had something juicy on them...and soon found I was folding nearly every page.--Rob Kendt "Book News, Inc. "

For the Sondheim nut, and I count myself among them, it's hard to imagine a more intriguing read.--Bob Mondello, WETA (NPR)

In these remarkable dialogues Mark Horowitz has elicited cogent, illuminating insights into the creative process from Stephen Sondheim, the ever-astonishing titan of the musical stage.--Robert Kimball, Musical theatre historian and artistic advisor to the estates of Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin

Sondheim devotees will be forever grateful to Library of Congress music specialist Mark Horowitz for the interviews he conducted with Sondheim in 1997, the most extensive about how the composer works and the basis of an upcoming book, Sondheim On Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions.--Chip Brown "Smithsonian Magazine "

Finally, Mark Horowitz's contribution to Sondheim studies...The interviews are top notch: Horowitz has managed to relax Sondheim into loquacity, technical generosity and humour far more than most, perhaps all, of his predecessors (and there are many)...An enormous amount of insight into Sondheim's motivations and aims can be gleaned from what he says in the pages.--Stephen Banfield "Musical Times, (Uk) "

"Sondheim devotees will be forever grateful to Library of Congress music specialist Mark Horowitz for the interviews he conducted with Sondheim in 1997, the most extensive about how the composer works and the basis of Sondheim On Music: Minor Details and Major Decisions."