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The Gershwin Years - George and Ira Paperback - 1996
by Stewart, Lawrence D.; Jablonski, Edward
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- Title The Gershwin Years - George and Ira
- Author Stewart, Lawrence D.; Jablonski, Edward
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Da Capo Press, New York
- Date 1996-08-22
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0306807394_new
- ISBN 9780306807398 / 0306807394
- Weight 1.29 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.13 x 5.94 x 1.08 in (23.19 x 15.09 x 2.74 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Gershwin, George, Composers - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 96022950
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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From the rear cover
The Gershwin Years is both the definitive biography of the Gershwin brothers and a lavishly illustrated chronicle of the American era their music and lyrics embodied. George (1898-1937) and Ira (1896-1983) drew inspiration from its varied faces - black culture for Porgy and Bess, the frantic sophistication of the 1920s for such musical comedies as Funny Face and Girl Crazy, the tumult of American politics for the satirical of Thee I Sing. This dual biography celebrates their musical achievements while offering a revealing inside look at the brothers themselves: from George's Tin Pan Alley days as a song plugger and Ira's first attempts at lyric writing to their conquest of Broadway and Hollywood, from their collaborations and George's solo compositions (Rhapsody In Blue, Concerto in F, and An American In Paris) to George's death from a brain tumor and Ira's later work with Kern, Weill, and Arlen. The Gershwin Years presents an authoritative, visually stunning, and altogether delightful account of the "Wright Brothers" of American music.