Cole Porter
"Anything Goes" composer
Cole Porter (1891–1964) was an American composer and lyricist known for sophisticated, witty songs that defined Broadway and Hollywood musicals of the mid-twentieth century.
His work includes "Night and Day," "I've Got You Under My Skin," and "Anything Goes." Porter's lyrics were celebrated for their urbane wordplay, clever rhymes, and frank sensuality.
Sung theatrical production
- showtunesSongs from musicals
- Anything GoesPorter's nautical Broadway hit
- Kiss Me KateMusical from Taming
- theaterVenue for live drama
revival · libretto · Tony Awards · playbill · marquee · stage · curtain · Ethel Merman
Numerical standing in competition
- lyricistWriter of song texts
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- arrangerOne who orders elements
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
songbook · standards · De-Lovely · composition · motif · verse · refrain · countermelody
Suspended recreational seat
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- torch songSentimental song of longing
- croonerSoft-voiced romantic vocalist
Ella Fitzgerald · Frank Sinatra · nightclub · cabaret · lounge · cocktail · ballad · arrangement
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- refinedPurified or cultured
- wittyCleverly humorous
- urbaneRefined and courteous
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
debonair · worldly · cosmopolitan · stylish · chic · dapper · cultivated · tasteful
Intense fond attachment
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- flirtationPlayful romantic attention
courtship · amour · desire · infatuation · longing · heartbreak · bittersweet · torch
musical
Sung theatrical production
- showtunesSongs from musicals
- Anything GoesPorter's nautical Broadway hit
- Kiss Me KateMusical from Taming
theater · revival · libretto · Tony Awards · playbill · marquee · stage · curtain · Ethel Merman · overture
score
Numerical standing in competition
orchestration · songbook · standards · De-Lovely · composition · motif · verse · refrain · countermelody · Tin Pan Alley
swing
Suspended recreational seat
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- big bandLarge jazz ensemble
- torch songSentimental song of longing
Ella Fitzgerald · Frank Sinatra · crooner · nightclub · cabaret · lounge · cocktail · ballad · arrangement · interpretation
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
suave · debonair · worldly · cosmopolitan · stylish · chic · dapper · cultivated · tasteful · glamorous
love
Intense fond attachment
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- passionIntense emotional drive
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
flirtation · courtship · amour · desire · infatuation · longing · heartbreak · bittersweet · torch · sentiment
- 1920s Musicjazz, ragtime, Charleston, Dixieland, blues
- 1920s IconsBabe Ruth, Charlie Chaplin, Al Capone, Charles Lindbergh, Duke Ellington
- Piano Barpianist, grand piano, baby grand, upright piano, ivories
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- vocal musicsong, vocals, soprano, tenor, alto
- Early 20th Century MusiciansLouis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith, Enrico Caruso, Scott Joplin
Cole PorterWoody Guthrie
Hank Williams · Ramones · Johnny Rotten · Pete Seeger · Johnny Cash
Cole Porterpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
grunge · heavy metal · gangsta rap · Ramones · Nirvana
Cole Porterpunk rocker
Aggressive antiestablishment musician
heavy metal · Johnny Rotten · Joey Ramone · Sid Vicious · Tupac Shakur