Altoon + Porter Architects

This chapter explores Porter's writing style. It shows that what makes Porter's lyrics unforgettable is the way they combine with the music. There is no more perfect example of thi...

This chapter examines Porter's Kiss Me, Kate. Written in 1948, it holds a unique place in Porter's career and represents the fullest flowering of his mature talent. Porter met the ...

This chapter presents the author's reflections as the archivist for the Cole Porter Collection in the Music Division of the Library of Congress. He shares are some of the things th...

This chapter focuses on Porter's years (1909–13) at Yale. Looking back at these years, the musical comedy scores Porter wrote for his fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and for the a...

This chapter explores the extensive range of musical references in Porter's songs to view the meanings that emerge out of this eclecticism, with particular focus on “Begin the Begu...

Le temps est doublement protagoniste dans cet ouvrage: comme histoire et mémoire des transformations urbaines, mais aussi en tant que «matière première» d’un savoir-faire hautement...