Selections from Porgy and Bess (Songbook)

Author: Jascha Heifitz
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1476857172
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
(Fretted). Long out of print, these virtuoso transcriptions by the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz date from 1947, and have previously been available only separately. These showpieces capture the excitement of Gershwin's score in a unique and fascinating way. Includes: It Ain't Necessarily So * Summertime * A Woman Is a Sometime Thing * I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' * Bess, You Is My Woman * Tempo Di Blues.

Porgy

Author: DuBose Heyward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description

Summertime

Author: Dubose Heyward
Publisher: Aladdin
ISBN: 9780689850479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This classically illustrated picture book shows a sun-drenched slice of life for a family in the Southern countryside, inspired by the folk opera Porgy and Bess. A black family soaks up the sun, splashing in the pond, baking apple pie, and raising their voices in song at church.

Porgy

Author: DuBose Heyward
Publisher: Bibliotech Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description
Basis for light opera Porgy and Bess. Story of crippled Negro beggar and his friends and enemies in Charleston, S.C.

George Gershwin - Super Easy Songbook

Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard
ISBN: 1705114172
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 117

Book Description
(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. Lyrics are also included. This edition includes 22 Gershwin classics: But Not for Me * Embraceable You * Fascinating Rhythm * I Got Rhythm * I've Got a Crush on You * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Rhapsody in Blue * Someone to Watch over Me * Summertime * They Can't Take That Away from Me * and more.

The George Gershwin Reader

Author: Robert Wyatt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019532711X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 369

Book Description
A collection of articles, biographical reminiscences, reviews, musical analyses, and letters relating to the life and music of George Gershwin.

Rhapsody in blue

Author: George Gershwin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description

White Rose Elegy

Author: Canadian Canadian Brass
Publisher: Canadian Brass
ISBN: 9781495062612
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Trumpeter Hudson joined the Canadian Brass in 2012.

The Gershwin Songbook - 50 Treasured Songs

Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495030121
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 506

Book Description
(P/V/G Composer Collection). 50 of the most memorable songs from this famed songwriting duo in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Includes: Bess, You Is My Woman * But Not for Me * Clap Yo' Hands * Do It Again * Embraceable You * Fascinating Rhythm * How Long Has This Been Going On? * I Got Rhythm * I Loves You, Porgy * I've Got a Crush on You * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Love Is Here to Stay * The Man I Love * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Of Thee I Sing * Rhapsody in Blue * Someone to Watch over Me * Strike up the Band * Summertime * Swanee * They All Laughed * They Can't Take That Away from Me * and more.

The Gershwins and Me

Author: Michael Feinstein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451645309
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
Michael Feinstein was just 20 years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job with his hero, Ira Gershwin. During their six-year partnership, Feinstein blossomed under Gershwin's mentorship and Gershwin was reinvigorated by the younger man's zeal. Now, in The Gershwins and Me, Michael Feinstein shares unforgettable stories and reminiscences from the music that defined American popular song, along with rare Gershwin memorabilia he's collected through the years. Includes an accompanying CD packed with Feinstein's original recordings of 12 Gershwins' songs.