Rhapsody In Blue

Author : Howard Pollack
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520933141
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book George Gershwin written by Howard Pollack and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-01-15 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles, recordings, films, and other materials—including a large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982—to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin’s meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin’s powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses. Pollack’s lively narrative describes Gershwin’s family, childhood, and education; his early career as a pianist; his friendships and romantic life; his relation to various musical trends; his writings on music; his working methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. Unlike Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged. The author surveys Gershwin’s entire oeuvre, from his first surviving compositions to the melodies that his brother and principal collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death. Pollack concludes with an exploration of the performances and critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his time to ours.

Author : George Gershwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780739049822
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue written by George Gershwin and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhapsody in Blue catapulted George Gershwin into a world-famous career. It brought jazz into the concert hall using a musical language that was fresh, spontaneous, and uniquely American. This edition is based on the piano solo version, first published in 1924 by Warner Brothers Music Corporation. Editorial pedal and fingerings are included.

Author : Maurice Hinson
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253339539
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Music for Piano and Orchestra written by Maurice Hinson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for all admirers of the piano, this work brings together more than 3,000 works for piano and orchestra. It comes with a supplement containing over 200 new entries.

Author : Andrea Serio
Publisher : Sapristi
ISBN 13 : 8412235827
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhapsody in blue written by Andrea Serio and published by Sapristi. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andrea Goldstein, joven judío italiano aspirante a médico, ve truncado su destino cuando las leyes raciales de Mussolini le impiden estudiar su vocación y emprende un viaje hacia América en busca de una vida normal y segura.

Author : David Schiff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521550777
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue written by David Schiff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-09-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as musical work, historical event and cultural document.

Author : Don Rayno
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810882043
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paul Whiteman written by Don Rayno and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of Rayno's magisterial treatment of the life and music of this remarkable maestro, Whiteman's career during the second half of his life is explored in the fullest detail, as Whiteman conquers the worlds of theater and vaudeville, the concert hall, radio, ...

Author : Suzanne Slade
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1635928192
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Music in George's Head written by Suzanne Slade and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A picture book biography of famous composer George Gershwin and a look at his famous composition Rhapsody In Blue. George Gershwin heard music all the time—at home, at school, even on New York City's busy streets. Classical, ragtime, blues, and jazz—George's head was filled with a whole lot of razzmatazz! With rhythmic swirls of words and pictures, author Suzanne Slade and illustrator Stacy Innerst beautifully reveal just how brilliantly Gershwin combined various kinds of music to create his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue, a surprising and whirlwind composition of notes, sounds, and one long wail of a clarinet. Includes author's note, timeline, and bibliography.

Author : Anna Harwell Celenza
Publisher : Charlesbridge
ISBN 13 : 1607340372
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue written by Anna Harwell Celenza and published by Charlesbridge. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Gershwin only has a few weeks to compose a concerto. His piece is supposed to exemplify American music and premiere at a concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music." Homesick for New York while rehearsing for a musical in Boston, he soon realizes that American music is much like its people, a great melting pot of sounds, rhythms, and harmonies. JoAnn Kitchel's illustrations capture the 1920s in all their art deco majesty.

Author : George Gershwin
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 : 0486847527
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhapsody in Blue written by George Gershwin and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Gershwin’s most popular compositions is available for the first time in Dover’s music catalog. This affordable edition includes Solo Piano and Piano and Orchestra versions with Orchestral Reduction for Second Piano.

Author : Robert Miklitsch
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791481875
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roll Over Adorno written by Robert Miklitsch and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moves from Beethoven to Buffy to examine the blurred nexus of elite and popular culture in the twenty-first century.