George Gershwin : a new biography
In this book William Hyland's reexamines Gershwin's personality and music. He illustrates how the composer's craftsmanship was criticized and his music was relegated to the status of "lowbrow" for decades, until the relatively recent appreciation of his achievements. Yet for all of his artistic brilliance, Gershwin was vulnerable and discontented in his personal life. Hyland reveals both the man and his creations, explaining how Gershwin became the first composer to apply popular music to classical forms, how his work reflected the turmoil of America in the Jazz Age, and how, despite his fame, he never achieved a state of happiness and contentment
collective biographies
xv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780275981112, 9798400656514, 0275981118
51861983
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Youth
Song plugging
Musical influences
Rhapsody in blue
Jazz
Broadway
Oh, Kay!
An American in Paris
Of thee I sing
Porgy and Bess
Hollywood
Personality
Keeping the flame
American music