George Gershwin: His Life and Work

George Gershwin: His Life and Work
by Howard Pollack

George Gershwin: His Life and Work
List Price: $39.95
Our Price: $25.05
You Save: $14.90 (37%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $15.95 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Compare Prices for George Gershwin: His Life and Work

(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Howard Pollack
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-01-15
ISBN: 0520248643
Number of pages: 901
Publisher: University of California Press

Book Reviews of George Gershwin: His Life and Work

Book Review: Comprehensive!
Summary: 5 Stars

After 70 years or so since George died so tragically, much has been written, however, Howard Pollack gives new meaning to comprehensive. I became a Gershwinaholic in my early teens having seen the film "An Amercian in Paris" and I needed this volume to round off my collection. Totally engaging and extremely well researched with much new information, this is a must-have for all who love Gershwin and his music.
Write your own review

Summary of George Gershwin: His Life and Work

This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated composers and establishes the enduring value of his music. Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the twentieth century and, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles, recordings, films, and other materials--including a large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982--to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin's meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin's powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses.
Pollack's lively narrative describes Gershwin's family, childhood, and education; his early career as a pianist; his friendships and romantic life; his relation to various musical trends; his writings on music; his working methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. Unlike Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged. The author surveys Gershwin's entire oeuvre, from his first surviving compositions to the melodies that his brother and principal collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death. Pollack concludes with an exploration of the performances and critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his time to ours.

General Books
Book Subjects
Most talked about in A little list of George Gershwin
Sarah Vaughan: The George Gershwin Songbook, Vol. 1 ImageSarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan: The George Gershwin Songbook, Vol. 1
Release date: 1990-10-05; Music CD
Best price: $26.77
Porgy & Bess 20th Anniversary Edition ImageWillard White - Porgy & Bess 20th Anniversary Edition
Release date: 2008-11-04; Music CD
Best price: $20.74
Price in other shops: $43.99
Manhattan (1979 Film) ImageManhattan (1979 Film)
Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $5.74
Price in other shops: $11.98
Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Catfish Row; Cuban Overture ImageGershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Catfish Row; Cuban Overture
Release date: 2008-06-24; Music CD
Best price: $6.80
Price in other shops: $11.98
Rhapsody in Blue (No Scratch. 139 Minutes. Full Length. Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith) ImageRhapsody in Blue (No Scratch. 139 Minutes. Full Length. Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith)
Published: 1945; DVD
Best price: $22.00
Girl Crazy (1990 Studio Cast) ImageGirl Crazy (1990 Studio Cast)
Release date: 1990-11-13; Music CD
Best price: $16.03
Price in other shops: $18.98
Strike Up The Band (1990 Studio Cast) ImageStrike Up The Band (1990 Studio Cast)
Release date: 1991-10-11; Music CD
Best price: $19.23
Price in other shops: $32.98
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins ImageMichael Feinstein - Nice Work If You Can Get It: Songs by the Gershwins
Release date: 1996-02-13; Music CD
Best price: $3.20
Price in other shops: $9.98
Gershwin: Porgy and Bess [Original 1935 Production Version] ImageGershwin: Porgy and Bess [Original 1935 Production Version]
Release date: 2006-09-12; Music CD
Best price: $4.88
Price in other shops: $33.98
Gershwin - Porgy and Bess / White ? Haymon ? Blackwell ? Baker ? LPO ? Sir Simon Rattle ImageGershwin - Porgy and Bess / White ? Haymon ? Blackwell ? Baker ? LPO ? Sir Simon Rattle
Release date: 1997-09-23; Music CD
Best price: $48.98
Similar Books and other products
Levant Plays Gershwin ImageLevant Plays Gershwin
Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $4.85
Price in other shops: $9.98
Cole Porter ImageCole Porter
by William McBrien
Vintage; Published: 2000-12-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.90
Price in other shops: $16.95
The American Songbook: The Singers, Songwriters & The Songs ImageThe American Songbook: The Singers, Songwriters & The Songs
by Ken Bloom
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Published: 2005-10-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.78
Price in other shops: $34.95
Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro" (First Complete Recording) ImageAudra McDonald, Patrick Wilson - Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro" (First Complete Recording)
Release date: 2009-02-03; Music CD
Best price: $14.21
Price in other shops: $24.98
Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls ImageGershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
Release date: 1993-11-09; Music CD
Best price: $8.25
Price in other shops: $18.98
America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley ImageAmerica's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley
by Philip Furia
Routledge; Published: 2008-02-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $13.10
Price in other shops: $19.95
Fascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin ImageFascinating Rhythm: The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin
by Deena Ruth Rosenberg
University of Michigan Press; Published: 1998-02-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops: $24.95
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century ImageThe Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
by Alex Ross
Picador; Published: 2008-10-14; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.94
Price in other shops: $18.00
Aaron Copland: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN (Music in American Life) ImageAaron Copland: THE LIFE AND WORK OF AN UNCOMMON MAN (Music in American Life)
by Howard Pollack
University of Illinois Press; Published: 2000-03-08; Paperback; Book
Best price: $26.40
Price in other shops: $40.00
The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty ImageThe House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty
by Wilfrid Sheed
Random House Trade Paperbacks; Published: 2008-05-13; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.89
Price in other shops: $16.00
Health and Personal Care | Beauty | Digital Cameras and Photo | Kitchen and Housewares | Tools and Hardware
Copyright © 2003-2007 bookhills.com
Google
 
Web bookhills.com
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories