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George Gershwin: His Life and Work by Howard Pollack
Author(s) -
Browne Ray B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of american culture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1542-734X
pISSN - 1542-7331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1542-734x.2007.00526.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , citation , state (computer science) , art history , law , art , library science , computer science , political science , algorithm
This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) unravels the myths surrounding one of Americas 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 Gershwins meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwins powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses.