The George Gershwin reader / edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wyatt, Robert, 1948-

Johnson, John Andrew

Oxford Scholarship Online.

Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Series:

Readers on American musicians

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937--Criticism and interpretation.

Gershwin, George.

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Criticism and interpretation.

Local Subjects:

Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

George Gershwin is one of the giants of American music, unique in that he was both a brilliant writer of popular songs ("Swanee," "I Got Rhythm," "They Can't Take That Away From Me") and of more serious music, including "Rhapsody in Blue," "An American in Paris," and "Porgy and Bess." Now, in The George Gershwin Reader, music lovers are treated to a spectacular celebration of this great American composer. The Reader offers a kaleidoscopic collection of writings by and about Gershwin, including more than eighty pieces of superb variety. This book offers a collection of writings by Gershwin, as well as those about Gershwin, written by a who's who of commentators. More than eighty chapters include the critical debate over Gershwin's concert pieces, especially "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris". There is a complete section devoted to the controversies over "Porgy and Bess", including correspondence between Gershwin and DuBose Hayward, the opera's librettist, plus unique interviews with the original Porgy and Bess -- Todd Duncan and Anne Brown. Sprinkled throughout the book are excerpts from Gershwin's own letters, which offer insight into the man. Along with a detailed chronology of the composer's life, the book includes informative introductions to each entry.

Contents:

Portraits of the artist

The growing limelight (1919-1924)

Fame and fortune (1924-1930)

Maturity (1930-1935)

Porgy and Bess

Last years : Hollywood (1936-1937)

Obituaries and eulogies

As time passes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-331) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: George Gershwin reader.

ISBN:

0195130197

9780195130195

9780198029854

0198029853

OCLC:

182530354

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.