{"product_id":"george-gershwin-a-new-biography-9780275981112","title":"George Gershwin: A New Biography","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Gershwin: A New Biography\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jr. Jr., William G. Hyland. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780275981112.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHyland reveals both the man and his creations, revealing how Gershwin became the first composer to apply popular music to classical forms, how his work reflected the turmoil of America in the Jazz Age, and how, despite his fame, he never achieved the happiness and contentment a genius of his stature deserved. This is a fascinating new biography that no Gershwin fan―and no music fan―should be without.\n\nGeorge Gershwin pioneered the crossover from Broadway musicals to concert audiences, culminating in what is arguably Americas greatest opera, Porgy and Bess. In William G. Hylands new biography, Gershwins personality and music are reexamined. Hyland illustrates how the composers craftsmanship was criticized and his music was relegated to the status of lowbrow for decades, until the relatively recent appreciation of his achievements.\n\nYet for all of his artistic brilliance, Gershwin was vulnerable and discontented in his personal life. Hyland reveals both the man and his creations, revealing how Gershwin became the first composer to apply popular music to classical forms, how his work reflected the turmoil of America in the Jazz Age, and how, despite his fame, he never achieved the happiness and contentment a genius of his stature deserved. This is a fascinating new biography that no Gershwin fan―and no music fan―should be without.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946160648245,"sku":"ByrdShop_0275981118","price":36.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780275981112_5295e974-730e-4c44-9fac-ac2861455d7a.jpg?v=1778777070","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/george-gershwin-a-new-biography-9780275981112","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}