George Gershwin: A Bio-Bibliography

by Norbert Carnovale

Book Overview

American composer George Gershwin, an icon of the American Jazz Age, indelibly marked 20th-century music, with many of his works becoming standards in the popular and jazz music repertory, not to mention his world-famous classical works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and Porgy and Bess (1935). This major bibliography includes a brief biography, which examines Gershwin's influence and situates him within the cultural context of his time, a complete...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313260036
• ISBN13: 9780313260032
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.6" x 9.6"