George GershwinShortly after George Gershwin's premature death in 1937, Merle Armitage invited Gershwin's friends and associates to contribute memories and tributes for this volume, which was first published in 1938. In these 38 articles, a range of interests are covered, comprising a portrait of a musician who exerted a huge influence on his era. |
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Contents
MY BROTHER Ira Gershwin | 16 |
GEORGE GERSHWIN AS ORCHESTRATOR William Daly | 30 |
PORGY AND BESS AND GERSHWIN Alexander Steinert | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | George Gershwin Music, biography |
| Author | Paul Whiteman |
| Editor | Merle Armitage |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Perseus Books Group, 1995 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | May 27, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0306806150, 9780306806155 |
| Length | 252 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Jazz |
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