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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Main Author:	Crawford, Richard 1935- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2019]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Gershwin, George, > 1898-1937. Composers > United States > Biography. Biographies.

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