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George Gershwin
A colourful biography of George Gershwin, arguably the 20th-century's greatest songwriter.
Rodney Greenberg
Editions:
Price: USD$14.95
150 points- Paperback
- English
- 220 x 156 mm, 8 5/8 x 6 1/8 in
- 240 pp
- 80 black and white illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714847726
- ISBN-10: 0714847720
- A colourful biography of George Gershwin (1898–1937), arguably the twentieth century's greatest songwriter
- Places Gershwin's compositions within the context of the musical developments of his time
- Shows how a teenage song-plugger became internationally renowned in a career that spanned only two decades
'An excellent critical account of Gershwin's musical development in the social and musical context of the first three decades of the century.' (BBC Music Magazine)
'Sharply observed...' (Billboard)
'...an insightful, well written book...' (Jewish Chronicle)
'a handsome, illustrated Gershwin biography.' (Daily Telegraph)
'...my best tip for Xmas stockings would be Rodney Greenberg’s concise and well organised study of the life and music of everybody’s centennial hero, George Gershwin.' (BBC Music Magazine)
'As a series, Phaidon's 20th Century Composers has brought remarkable variety and a welter of information, both necessary and delightfully trivial. Intended both for the general reader and for the more enthusiatically musical...' (The Scotsman)
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