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Irving Berlin: Nine Rules for Writing Popular Songs

Irving Berlin: Nine Rules for Writing Popular Songs

by Joe Bennett | Jan 23, 2020 | musicology, Songwriting

Article and interview by Frank Ward O’Malley (1875-1932)Originally published in ‘The American Magazine’, Volume 90, October 1920Transcribed by Joe Bennett from the Google Books version, January 2020 Irving Berlin c.1920 JB comment: This semester, I’m very pleased to...

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