
George Gershwin
Larry Starr(Author)
Yale University Press
Published on 14. December 2010
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-300-11184-2 (ISBN)
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Description
In this welcome addition to the immensely popular Yale Broadway Masters series, Larry Starr focuses fresh attention on George Gershwin's Broadway contributions and examines their centrality to the composer's entire career. Starr presents Gershwin as a composer with a unified musical vision-a vision developed on Broadway and used as a source of strength in his well-known concert music. In turn, Gershwin's concert-hall experience enriched and strengthened his musicals, leading eventually to his great "Broadway opera," Porgy and Bess. Through the prism of three major shows-Lady Be Good (1924), Of Thee I Sing (1931), and Porgy and Bess (1935)-Starr highlights Gershwin's distinctive contributions to the evolution of the Broadway musical. In addition, the author considers Gershwin's musical language, his compositions for the concert hall, and his movie scores for Hollywood in the light of his Broadway experience.
Reviews / Votes
"An admirable effort to understand the key shows in Gershwin's career and how the productions shaped him as a composer."--Eric Felten, The Wall Street Journal -- Eric Felten The Wall Street Journal "[A] probing, original study."-Seattle Times Seattle Times Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2011 in the Music category. -- Choice Outstanding Academic Title ChoiceMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
43 black-&-white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-300-11184-2 (9780300111842)
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Person
Larry Starr is a Professor of music history, University of Washington. He lives in Seattle.