The George Gershwin Reader (Readers on American Musicians) - Brossura

 
9780195327113: The George Gershwin Reader (Readers on American Musicians)
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ISBN 10: 019532711X ISBN 13: 9780195327113
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

Sinossi

George Gershwin is one of the giants of American music, unique in that he was both a brilliant writer of popular songs and of more serious music. Here, music lovers are treated to a spectacular celebration of this great American composer.
The Reader offers a kaleidoscopic collection of writings by Gershwin, as well as those about Gershwin, written by a who's who of famous commentators. More than eighty pieces of superb variety, color, and depth 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 unique insight into this fascinating and charming man. Along with a detailed chronology of the composer's life, the editors provide informative introductions to each entry.
Here is a book for anyone interested in American music. Scholars, performers, and Gershwin's legions of fans will find it an irresistible feast.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Robert Wyatt is a concert pianist and Gershwin authority who is now Executive Director of the Cape Cod Conservatory of Music.

John Andrew Johnson is Assistant Professor of Musicology in the Department of Fine Arts at Syracuse University.

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Editore
Oxford University Press, USA
Data di pubblicazione
2007
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
019532711X
ISBN 13 
9780195327113
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
372
Redattore
Wyatt Robert
Contatto del produttore
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9780195130195: The George Gershwin Reader

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0195130197 ISBN 13:  9780195130195
Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2004
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