The music of George Gershwin was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, he embraced technological advances and broke new ground in music business practices. This Companion describes the making of George Gershwin's 'American' identity and its legacy after his death.
The music of George Gershwin was shaped by American political, intellectual, cultural and business interests. As a composer and performer, he embraced technological advances and broke new ground in music business practices. This Companion describes the making of George Gershwin's 'American' identity and its legacy after his death.
Part I. Historical Context: 1. The unlikely patriarch Michael Owen; 2. Hearing Gershwin's New York Ellen Noonan; 3. Gershwin's musical education Susan Neimoyer; 4. Gershwin in Hollywood Jessica Getman; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 5. Blue Monday and New York theatrical aesthetics Kristen M. Turner; 6. Broadway in blue: Gershwin's musical theatre scores and songs Todd Decker; 7. The works for piano and orchestra Timothy Freeze; 8. Harmonizing music and money: Gershwin's economic strategies from 'Swanee' to An American in Paris Mark Clague; 9. Exploring new worlds: An American in Paris, Cuban Overture and Porgy and Bess Anna Harwell Celenza; 10. Complexities in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess: historical and performing contexts Naomi André; 11. Writing for the big screen: Shall We Dance and A Damsel in Distress Nathan Platte; Part III. Influence and Reception: 12. The coverage of Gershwin in music history text Howard Pollack; 13. When Ella Fitzgerald sang Gershwin: a chapter from the Great American Songbook Will Friedwald; 14. The afterlife of Rhapsody in Blue Ryan Raul Bañagale; 15. Broadway's 'new' Gershwin musicals: romance, jazz, and the ghost of Fred Astaire Todd Decker; 16. Gershwin and instrumental jazz Nate Sloan; Epilogue: the Gershwin I knew, and the Gershwin I know Michael Feinstein.
Part I. Historical Context: 1. The unlikely patriarch Michael Owen; 2. Hearing Gershwin's New York Ellen Noonan; 3. Gershwin's musical education Susan Neimoyer; 4. Gershwin in Hollywood Jessica Getman; Part II. Profiles of the Music: 5. Blue Monday and New York theatrical aesthetics Kristen M. Turner; 6. Broadway in blue: Gershwin's musical theatre scores and songs Todd Decker; 7. The works for piano and orchestra Timothy Freeze; 8. Harmonizing music and money: Gershwin's economic strategies from 'Swanee' to An American in Paris Mark Clague; 9. Exploring new worlds: An American in Paris, Cuban Overture and Porgy and Bess Anna Harwell Celenza; 10. Complexities in Gershwin's Porgy and Bess: historical and performing contexts Naomi André; 11. Writing for the big screen: Shall We Dance and A Damsel in Distress Nathan Platte; Part III. Influence and Reception: 12. The coverage of Gershwin in music history text Howard Pollack; 13. When Ella Fitzgerald sang Gershwin: a chapter from the Great American Songbook Will Friedwald; 14. The afterlife of Rhapsody in Blue Ryan Raul Bañagale; 15. Broadway's 'new' Gershwin musicals: romance, jazz, and the ghost of Fred Astaire Todd Decker; 16. Gershwin and instrumental jazz Nate Sloan; Epilogue: the Gershwin I knew, and the Gershwin I know Michael Feinstein.
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