Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Music in American life |
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Music in American life.
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Contents |
From street kid to Wunderkind -- Falling in love with Kay -- A piano concerto -- Ira takes a wife -- Porgy -- Paris -- "That long drip of human tears" -- The losing streak begins -- "Something big" -- "Don't make it too good, George!" -- Kay, Jimmy, and FDR -- The heart of American music -- Kay's divorce -- Todd Duncan -- Casting, rehearsals, and an omen -- The critics have their say -- Limbo -- Hollywood beckons -- Pleasure Island -- Final concert, final affair -- Last songs -- Epilogue |
Summary |
George Gershwin lived with purpose and gusto, but with melancholy as well, for he was unable to make a place for himself--no family of his own and no real home in music |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
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SUBJECT |
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 fast |
Subject |
Composers -- United States -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
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MUSIC -- Reference.
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Composers
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2019716488 |
ISBN |
9780252093692 |
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0252093690 |
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1283028972 |
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9781283028974 |
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