Arranging Gershwin : Rhapsody in blue and the creation of an American icon / Ryan Banagale.
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TextPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: 224 pages : illustrationsContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199978380 (pbk.) :Subject(s): 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 | Music | MusicDDC classification: 784.2'62 Summary: 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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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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