George Gershwin - A Bio-Bibliography

American composer George Gershwin, an icon of the American Jazz Age, indelibly marked 20th-century music, with many of his works becoming standards in the popular and jazz music repertory, not to mention his world-famous classical works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and Porgy and Bess (1935). This major bibliography includes a brief biography, which examines Gershwin's influence and situates him within the cultural context of his time, a complete cross-reference list of all his compositions, a discography of more than 1,150 items, and a descriptive filmography. The extensive bibliography includes writings by both George and his brother Ira, and more than 2,100 entries about George's compositions.

As an exhaustive research tool, this up-to-date bibliographic reference compiles information on George Gershwin from numerous, disparate sources and should appeal to music and theater scholars, cultural historians, and Gershwin enthusiasts alike. The work is divided among seven sections that cross-reference one another. A separate appendix lists itineraries for the Paul Whiteman tours of 1924-1925, and the Leo Reisman tour of 1934, at which Gershwin's music figured prominently, and a comprehensive index completes the volume.

List of contents

Preface
Brief Biography
Works and Performances
Individual Songs
Discography
Filmography
Bibliographies
Appendix
Index

About the author

NORBERT CARNOVALE is Professor Emeritus of Music and formerly Chairman of the Music Department at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is Series Adviser for the Greenwood Press series, Jazz Companions, and author of Gunther Schuller: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood, 1987). Presently, he writes for the All Music Guide.

Product details

• Authors: Norbert Carnovale, Carnovale Norbert
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.2000
• EAN: 9780313260032
• ISBN: 978-0-313-26003-2
• Series: Bio-Bibliographies in Music
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Jazz, USA, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, 20th Century, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Reference, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Reference works, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Music, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, 20th Century & Contemporary Classical Music, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Popular Culture: Music and Performing Arts