20th century
A01=Richard Crawford
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
american composer
an american in paris
Author_Richard Crawford
automatic-update
bio
biography
broadway
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=AVH
Category=AVN
Category=AVP
Category=BGF
Category=DNBF
classical
COP=United States
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
eq_art-fashion-photography
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_music
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
ira
Language_English
music history
new york city
nyc
opera composer
PA=Available
pianist
popular music
porgy and bess
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
rhapsody in blue
softlaunch
theater
Product details
- ISBN 9780393358353
- Weight: 548g
- Dimensions: 140 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2020
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
George Gershwin blossomed as an accompanist before his talent as a songwriter opened the way to Broadway where he fashioned his own brand of American music. He composed a run of musical comedies, with his brother Ira as lyricist, and several classical works while he became a favoured guest in New York social circles. His 1924 Rhapsody in Blue was an instant classic rooted in in his absorption of African American music. A decade later came Porgy and Bess, his magnum opus. The brothers left New York to write songs for Hollywood—but their work was cut short when George developed a brain tumour and died at thirty-eight.
Richard Crawford traces the arc of Gershwin’s remarkable life, seamlessly blending colourful anecdotes with a discussion of Gershwin’s unforgettable oeuvre.
Richard Crawford (1935—2024), a longtime professor at the University of Michigan, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and served as president of the American Musicological Society, published ten books on American music.
