Gershwin

This biography evokes brilliantly the pace and colour of New York in the 1920s and 30s, and firmly places Gershwin at the centre of the Jazz Age. His rise as one of the sons of Russian-Jewish immigrants on Manhattan's lower East Side to his unassailable position as the leading composer of his time makes Gershwin the embodiment of the American Dream.
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Gershwin

This biography evokes brilliantly the pace and colour of New York in the 1920s and 30s, and firmly places Gershwin at the centre of the Jazz Age. His rise as one of the sons of Russian-Jewish immigrants on Manhattan's lower East Side to his unassailable position as the leading composer of his time makes Gershwin the embodiment of the American Dream.
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Gershwin

Gershwin

by Ruth Leon
Gershwin

Gershwin

by Ruth Leon

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This biography evokes brilliantly the pace and colour of New York in the 1920s and 30s, and firmly places Gershwin at the centre of the Jazz Age. His rise as one of the sons of Russian-Jewish immigrants on Manhattan's lower East Side to his unassailable position as the leading composer of his time makes Gershwin the embodiment of the American Dream.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781904341239
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Publication date: 08/01/2005
Series: Life&Times Series
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Ruth Leon is a writer and broadcaster who specialises in theatre, music and dance. She is the author of Applause: New York's Guide to Performing Arts.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Prelude: Our Love Is Here To Stay
Looking for a Boy 1898-1914
Soon 1914-1917
Bidin' My Time 1917-1920
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did? 1920-1923
Rhapsody in Blue 1923-1925
Concerto in F 1925-1928
An American in Paris 1928-1929
Strike Up the Band 1929-1933
I Loves You, Porgy 1933-1935
Shall We Dance? 1935-1937
But Not For Me 1937
Chronology
Major Works
Picture Sources
Selected Songs
Index
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