| Description |
204 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Music in American life
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Music in American life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From street kid to Wunderkind -- Falling in love with Kay -- A piano concerto -- Ira takes a wife -- Porgy -- Paris -- "That long drip of human tears" -- The losing streak begins -- "Something big" -- "Don't make it too good, George!" -- Kay, Jimmy, and FDR -- The heart of American music -- Kay's divorce -- Todd Duncan -- Casting, rehearsals, and an omen -- The critics have their say -- Limbo -- Hollywood beckons -- Pleasure Island -- Final concert, final affair -- Last songs -- Epilogue. |
| Subject |
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. |
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Composers -- United States -- Biography.
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Composers. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780252034442 cloth alkaline paper |
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0252034449 cloth alkaline paper |
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