An edition of Pitch perfect
(2008)
Pitch perfect
the quest for collegiate a cappella glory
1st trade pbk. printing.
by Mickey Rapkin
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Chronicles the competition between three groups contending for the Collegiate A Cappella championship, evaluating how their achievements reflect a rising surge in the music form's popularity, as well as the diversity that has shaped its expression.
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Pitch perfect: the quest for collegiate a cappella glory
2009, Gotham Books
in English
- 1st trade pbk. printing.
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Table of Contents
Prologue
Divisi : wherein twelve ladies in red ties are snubbed at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, and contemplate returning for seconds
The Beelzebubs : wherein the legendary Tufts Beelzebubs face a crisis in leadership
The Hullabahoos : wherein we meet the upstart bad boys of collegiate a cappella
Divisi : wherein the ladies of Divisi struggle with more than music while the origins of the ICCAs are explained
Wherein we pull back to explain the collegiate a cappella explosion of the late nineties, meet the self-proclaimed father of contemporary a cappella, and find out how an a cappella album can possibly be overproduced
The Hullabahoos : wherein the Hullabahoos' origin story unfolds and the 2006-2007 lineup spends a chauffeur-driven weekend in Portland
The Beelzebubs and Hullabahoos collide : wherein two groups clash in a very unusual Mason-Dixon throwdown in October of 2006
Divisi : wherein the original members of Divisi return (disastrously) to prepare these new girls for the quarterfinals of the 2007 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella
The Beelzebubs : wherein the Bubs descend on their founder's lake house for ten days of recording in January while a true Hollywood a cappella story unfolds
The Hullabahoos : wherein the Hullabahoos travel to Los Angeles for winter break 2007 and attempt to (among other things) gain admission to the Playboy Mansion
Divisi : wherein Divisi comes face-to-face with some Noteworthy ladies in the semifinals of the ICCAs
++Wherein we peek inside the nefarious world of the Contemporary A Cappella Society, a feud is born between two companies, Primarily A Cappella and Mainely A Cappella, and the NCCAs go international++
The Beelzebubs : wherein the Beelzebubs travel west for spring break
The Hullabahoos : wherein the Hullabahoos' relaxed attitude finally catches up with them while Brendon Mason reports back from a Lexington, Virginia, jail cell
++Wherein the ICCAs goes international, the man behind Mainely A Cappella quits the scene, and we meet Merv Griffin's favorite a cappella group, which not surprisingly turns out to be the a cappella equivalent of the cabana boy++
Divisi : wherein personal tragedy becomes triumph in the spring of 2007
The Beelzebubs : wherein the Beelzebubs unleash Pandaemonium on the world
The Hullabahoos : wherein the Hullabahoos reconnect with an old friend in the spring of 2007, and come face-to-face with a new one
Epilogue.
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"Previously published as a Gotham Books hardcover edition"--T.p. verso.
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