A Gershwin Companion: A Critical Inventory and Discography, 1916-1984 (Pci Collector Editions) - Hardcover

Rimler, Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560750197 ISBN 13: 9781560750192

Publisher: Popular Culture Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Published by Popular Culture Ink, PO Box 1839, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Contains extensive descriptions and critical commentary and analysis of more than 300 Gershwin compositions published during his lifetime and posthumously, beginning with his first published song in 1916. Unpublished works are also included. Each entry provides the song title, lyricist, key, time, tempo, how the song was introduced and by whom. A discography identifies recordings of songs made by Gershwin and others. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

George Gershwin's popular songs and symphonic works have made him one of America's most beloved composers. Despite his achievements, much of his creative output--nearly 300 published and almost as many unpublished compositions--remains unknown and unheard. A Gershwin Companion is the first publication to provide a systematic guide to Gershwin's published works, as well as  landmark inventory of some 2,000 Gershwin-related recordings. This volume includes extensive descriptions of the compositions, along with critical commentary and analysis. Each entry contains the song title, lyricist, key, time signature, tempo, how the song was introduced and by whom, information on how a particular song came to be written, together with remarks and anecdotes from individuals connected with it.

About the Author:

Walter Rimler is the author of Not Fade Away: A Comparison of Jazz Age With Rock Era Pop Song Composers (1984), A Gershwin Companion (1991), A Cole Porter Discography (1995), George Gershwin: An Intimate Portrait (2009), and the The Man That Got Away: The Life and Songs of Harold Arlen, to be published by the University of Illinois Press in September 2015

About this edition

• Publisher: Popular Culture Inc
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 1560750197
• ISBN 13: 9781560750192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512