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
GEORGE GERSHWIN AND HIS TIME | 5 |
MY BROTHER | 16 |
GEORGE AND THE RHAPSODY | 24 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | George Gershwin Music, biography |
| Author | Paul Whiteman |
| Editor | Merle Armitage |
| Contributor | Edward Jablonski |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Hachette Books, 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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