Arranging Gershwin : Rhapsody in blue and the creation of an American icon /

Bañagale, Ryan Raul,

Arranging Gershwin : Rhapsody in blue and the creation of an American icon / Ryan Banagale. - 224 pages : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 'Arranging Gershwin', author Ryan Banagale approaches George Gershwin's iconic piece 'Rhapsody in Blue' not as a composition but as an arrangement - a status it has in many ways held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. Shifting emphasis away from the notion of the Rhapsody as a static work by a single composer, Banagale posits a broad vision of the piece that acknowledges the efforts of a variety of collaboratorswho shaped the Rhapsody as we know it today.

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9780199978380 (pbk.) : £16.99


Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Rhapsody in blue.
Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972 --Criticism and interpretation.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 --Criticism and interpretation.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 --Criticism and interpretation.
Adler, Larry--Criticism and interpretation.


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