Summertime : George Gershwin's life in music /
Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a songwriter opened the way to Broadway. He composed a long run of musical comedies, many with his brother Ira as lyricist, but his aspirations reached beyond commercial success. In 1924-- at just twenty-five-- his first instrumental composit...
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Composer to the fore. The Gershwins : Morris and Rose and family ; A piano in the house, and elsewhere ; A songwriter emerges (1917-18) ; From Syracuse to New York (1918-19) ; Society, the music business and "George White's scandals (1920) ; "Arthur Francis" and Edward Kilenyi ; Songwriter and composer (1922) ; Americans in London (1922-23) ; A recital and experiment (1923-24) ; Rhapsody in blue (1924) -- Ira comes aboard. Enter Ira (1924) ; A year in the life, part I (1924-25) ; A year in the life, part II (Concerto in F) ; A year in the life, part III ; In arenas old and new (1926) ; Oh, Kay! (1926) ; Ups and downs : Kaufman on the scene (1927) l From Aarons to Ziegfield (1927) ; Americans in Europe (1928) ; Back in the U.S.A. : An American in Paris (1928) ; In midcareer (1929) ; A breakup and a redo (1929-30) ; Boyfriend, songwriter, musical citizen ; Girl Crazy (1930) ; Hollywood and the second Rhapsody (1930-31) ; Of the I sing (1931) ; More downs and ups and downs (1932) ; THe last musical comedy (1933) -- Composer in charge. A turn in the road (1933-34) ; Music by Gershwin and Porgy and Bess, act I (1935-36) ; Porgy and Bess, act II ; Porgy and Bess, act III ; Performing Porgy and Bess ; Judging Porgy and Bess ; Composer of Porgy and Bess ; Hollywood songwriter I : Shall we dance (1936-37) ; Hollywood songwriter II : A damsel in distress (1937) ; Gonna rise up singing. | |
| 520 | |a Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a songwriter opened the way to Broadway. He composed a long run of musical comedies, many with his brother Ira as lyricist, but his aspirations reached beyond commercial success. In 1924-- at just twenty-five-- his first instrumental composition, Rhapsody in Blue, was an instant classic premiered by Paul Whiteman's jazz orchestra. Having polished his skills as an orchestrator, he pushed boundaries again in 1935 with the groundbreaking folk opera, Porgy and Bess. Crawford traces the arc of Gershwin's life, blending colorful anecdotes with a discussion of Gershwin's unforgettable oeuvre." -- | ||
| 520 | |a The life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings, and letters. | ||
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