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xxix, 594 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plates, musics ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The life of a beloved American composer reflected through his music, writings, and letters.
"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 composition, Rhapsody in Blue, was an instant classic premiered...
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204 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The dramatic story of a legendary American composer focusing on his private life through the use of fresh sources.
From the Publisher: George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself-no family of his own and no real home in music. He and his siblings received little love from their mother and no direction from their father. Older brother and lyricist Ira managed to create a...
6) Rhapsody
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344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A fact-based historical novel, as compelling as Nancy Horan's New York Times bestseller, Loving Frank, set primarily in New York City in the 1920s and '30s and inspired by the decade-long relationship between the celebrated composer George Gershwin and Kay Swift, who was both his romantic partner and a gifted musician in her own right"--
1924. Katharine "Kay" Swift, restless but loyal society wife of wealthy banker James Warburg and a serious pianist...
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xvi, 282 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A former New York Times music critic and award-winning author describes the contributions of the stage and film master director to Gershwin's classic American folk opera that originally premiered in 1935.
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