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George Gershwin: Letter to Rose Gershwin (1937)
2007Robert Wyatt, John Andrew Johnson
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Abstract George Gershwin was one of the few famous songwriters who wrote also wrote large-scale “classical” works. This chapter discusses only his songs. It is perhaps surprising to note that in spite of his experiments with larger, more complex compositions, Gershwin kept his songs simple, and, if anything, they became less complex ...
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Abstract George Gershwin was one of the few famous songwriters who wrote also wrote large-scale “classical” works. This chapter discusses only his songs. It is perhaps surprising to note that in spite of his experiments with larger, more complex compositions, Gershwin kept his songs simple, and, if anything, they became less complex ...
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George Gershwin: “Mr. Gershwin Replies to Mr. Kramer” (1926)
2007Robert Wyatt, John Andrew Johnson
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The Gershwin Style: New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin
American Music, 2001Introduction: The Gershwin Style PART 1: ANALYSIS AND MANUSCRIPT STUDIES Toward a New Reading of Gershwin Rotating Porgy and Bess Gershwin's Operetta Overtures: Medley or Composition? Nice Work: Thoughts and Observations on Gershwin's Last Songs Some Musing's on 'Nice Gershwin Tunes': Form, and Harmony in the Concert Music of George Gershwin PART 2 ...
Geoffrey Block, Wayne Schneider
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2003
Hyland reveals both the man and his creations, revealing how Gershwin became the first composer to apply popular music to classical forms, how his work reflected the turmoil of America in the Jazz Age, and how, despite his fame, he never achieved the happiness and contentment a genius of his stature deserved. This is a fascinating new biography that no
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Hyland reveals both the man and his creations, revealing how Gershwin became the first composer to apply popular music to classical forms, how his work reflected the turmoil of America in the Jazz Age, and how, despite his fame, he never achieved the happiness and contentment a genius of his stature deserved. This is a fascinating new biography that no
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The Gershwin Style New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin
Choice Reviews Online, 1999Abstract George Gershwin is at once one of America’s most popular and least appreciated composers. He is loved and revered for his wonderful songs, a few instrumental works, and for the opera Porgy and Bess. Most of his music, however, is virtually unknown--hundreds of songs, show music, and even several large and important instrumental ...
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Gershwin, George [eigentl. Gershwine, Jacob]
2003»G. G. war einer jener seltenen Musiker, fur die Musik nicht ein Produkt mehr oder weniger groser Geschicklichkeit ist. Musik war fur ihn die Luft, die er atmete, die Speise, die ihn nahrte, der Trank, der ihn erfrischte. Musik war das, was sein Gefuhl erweckte, und Musik war das Gefuhl, das er ausdruckte.
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