{"product_id":"the-george-gershwin-reader-readers-on-american-musicians-9780195130195","title":"The George Gershwin Reader (Readers on American Musicians)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Gershwin is one of the giants of American music  unique in that he was both a brilliant writer of popular songs (\"Swanee \" \"I Got Rhythm \" \"They Cant Take That Away From Me\") and of more serious music  including \"Rhapsody in Blue \" \"An American in Paris \" and \"Porgy and Bess.\" Now  in The George Gershwin Reader  music lovers are treated to a spectacular celebration of this great American composer. The Reader offers a kaleidoscopic collection of writings by and about Gershwin  including more than eighty pieces of superb variety  color  and depth. There is a whos who of famous commentators: bandleader Paul Whiteman; critics Robert Benchley  Alexander Woollcott  and Brooks Atkinson; fellow musicians Irving Berlin  Jerome Kern  Alec Wilder (who analyzes the songs \"That Certain Feeling\" and \"A Foggy Day\")  Leonard Bernstein  and the formidable modernist composer Arnold Schoenberg (who was Gershwins tennis partner in Hollywood). Some of the most fascinating and important writings here deal with the critical debate over Gershwins concert pieces  especially \"Rhapsody in Blue\" and \"An American in Paris \" and there is a complete section devoted to the controversies over \"Porgy and Bess \" including correspondence between Gershwin and DuBose Hayward  the operas librettist (a series of excerpts which illuminate the creative process)  plus unique interviews with the original Porgy and Bess--Todd Duncan and Anne Brown. Sprinkled throughout the book are excerpts from Gershwins own letters  which offer unique insight into this fascinating and charming man. Along with a detailed chronology of the composers life  the editors provide informative introductions to each entry. Here then is a book for anyone interested in American music. Scholars  performers  and Gershwins legions of fans will find it an irresistible feast.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647583412277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195130197","price":61.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195130195.jpg?v=1781694170","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-george-gershwin-reader-readers-on-american-musicians-9780195130195","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}