| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Wayne Schneider -- Towards a new reading of Gershwin / Charles Hamm -- "Rotating" Porgy and Bess / Wayne D. Shirley -- Gershwin's operetta overtures : medley or composition? / Wayne Schneider -- Nice work : thoughts and observations on Gershwin's last songs / Steven E. Gilbert -- Musings on "Nice Gershwin tunes," form, and harmony in the concert music of Gershwin / Larry Starr -- Gershwin's Blue Monday (1922) and the promise of success / John Andrew Johnson -- Rhapsody in Blue : a study in Hollywood hagiography / Charlotte Greenspan -- Gershwin on the cover of Rolling Stone / Susan Richardson -- George Gershwin and jazz / C. André Barbera -- Tracing Gershwin's piano rolls / Artis Wodehouse -- George Gershwin's piano rollography / Michael Montgomery -- What about Ira? / Edward Jablonski. |
| Summary |
Introduction: The Gershwin Style, Wayne Schneider. Part 1: Analysis and Manuscript Studies. Toward a New Reading of Gershwin, Charles Hamm. Rotating Porgy and Bess, Wayne D. Shirley. Gershwin's Operetta Overtures: Medley or Composition?, Wayne Schneider. Nice Work: Thoughts and Observations on Gershwin's Last Songs, Stephen E Gilbert. Some Musing's on 'Nice Gershwin Tunes': Form, and Harmony in the Concert Music of George Gershwin, Larry Starr. Part 2: Reception. Rhapsody in Blue: A Study in Hollywood Hagiography, Charlotte Greenspan. Gershwin on the Cover of Rolling Stone, Susan Richardson. G. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 -- Critique et interprétation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Schneider, Wayne Joseph, 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gershwin style. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 (DLC) 97050590 |
| ISBN |
9780195358155 (electronic book) |
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0195358155 (electronic book) |
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0195090209 (Cloth) |
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9780195090208 |
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