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The Cambridge Companion to Gershwin: Cambridge Companions to Music

Editat de Anna Harwell Celenza
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 aug 2019
George Gershwin is often described as a quintessentially American composer. This Cambridge Companion explains why, engaging with the ways in which his music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, Gershwin embraced technological advances and broke new ground in music business practices. In the decades preceding World War II, he captured the mechanistic pulse of modern life with his concert works and lay the groundwork for the Great American Songbook with his Broadway shows and film music. With his brother Ira, and his cousins Henry and B. A. Botkin, Gershwin explored various ethnic and cultural identities and contemplated their roles in US culture. His music confronted race during the Jim Crow era and continues to engage with issues of race today. This interdisciplinary exploration of Gershwin's life and music describes his avowed pursuit of an 'American' musical identity and its ongoing legacy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108423533
ISBN-10: 1108423531
Pagini: 332
Ilustrații: 5 b/w illus. 9 music examples
Dimensiuni: 178 x 253 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.77 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Cambridge Companions to Music

Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

Part I. Historical Context: 1. The unlikely patriarch Michael Owen; 2. Hearing Gershwin's New York Ellen Noonan; 3. Gershwin's musical education Susan Neimoyer; 4. Gershwin in Hollywood Jessica Getman; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 5. Blue Monday and New York theatrical aesthetics Kristen M. Turner; 6. Broadway in blue: Gershwin's musical theatre scores and songs Todd Decker; 7. The works for piano and orchestra Timothy Freeze; 8. Harmonizing music and money: Gershwin's economic strategies from 'Swanee' to An American in Paris Mark Clague; 9. Exploring new worlds: An American in Paris, Cuban Overture and Porgy and Bess Anna Harwell Celenza; 10. Complexities in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess: historical and performing contexts Naomi André; 11. Writing for the big screen: Shall We Dance and A Damsel in Distress Nathan Platte; Part III. Influence and Reception: 12. The coverage of Gershwin in music history text Howard Pollack; 13. When Ella Fitzgerald sang Gershwin: a chapter from the Great American Songbook Will Friedwald; 14. The afterlife of Rhapsody in Blue Ryan Raul Bañagale; 15. Broadway's 'new' Gershwin musicals: romance, jazz, and the ghost of Fred Astaire Todd Decker; 16. Gershwin and instrumental jazz Nate Sloan; Epilogue: the Gershwin I knew, and the Gershwin I know Michael Feinstein.

Recenzii

'… a worthwhile addition to the ever-growing body of Gershwin studies.' Andrew Farach-Colton, Gramophone
'To know where we are with Gershwin now, clearly, one should go with the Cambridge Companion.' Russell Davies, The Times Literary Supplement
'Equally at home in the concert hall or on Broadway and, later, with movies and popular music, George Gershwin (1898–1937) was a crossover artist before that term was commonly used. He continues to grab the attention of a diverse array of musicologists, and many of today's noted Gershwin experts are represented in the pages of this contribution to the 'Cambridge Companions to Music' series. The breadth of the writings in this volume illustrates how widely Gershwin's accomplishments are spread.' J. Farrington, Choice
'In this rich cornucopia of essays about Gershwin's life, work, and continuing legacy, the authors individually and collectively bring new appreciations to an extraordinary multi-faceted musical career. Whether read as single chapters or cover to cover, this book is a joy.' William A. Everett, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory

Descriere

Explores how Gershwin's iconic music was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests as well as technological advances.