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George Gershwin - His Life and Work (Hardcover)
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George Gershwin - His Life and Work (Hardcover)
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This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937)
unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated
composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin
created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century
and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped
make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a
wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books,
articles, recordings, films, and other materials - including a
large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers
warehouse in 1982 - to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin's
meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin's powerful presence
that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film
scores to symphony halls and opera houses. Pollack's lively
narrative describes Gershwin's family, childhood, and education;
his early career as a pianist; his friendships and romantic life;
his relation to various musical trends; his writings on music; his
working methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. Unlike
Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of
Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the
boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over
into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged.
The author surveys Gershwin's entire oeuvre, from his first
surviving compositions to the melodies that his brother and
principal collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death.
Pollack concludes with an exploration of the performances and
critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his
time to ours.
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