Arranging Gershwin : Rhapsody in blue and the creation of an American icon
Bañagale, Ryan RaulAuthor
Baänagale, Ryan Raul.Author
This study approaches George Gershwin's iconic 'Rhapsody in Blue' as an 'arrangement' - a status it has held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. It shifts the emphasis away from a centralized composition and from the sole agency of a single composer, positing a broad vision of the 'Rhapsody'. Based on a host of newly discovered manuscripts, this book significantly alters existing historical and cultural conceptions of the 'Rhapsody'.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study approaches George Gershwin's iconic 'Rhapsody in Blue' as an 'arrangement' - a status it has held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. It shifts the emphasis away from a centralized composition and from the sole agency of a single composer, positing a broad vision of the 'Rhapsody'. Based on a host of newly discovered manuscripts, this book significantly alters existing historical and cultural conceptions of the 'Rhapsody'.
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Setting the stage for new narratives -- Who really composed Rhapsody in blue? -- Leonard Bernstein's "nice Gershwin tune" -- Rewriting the narrative one arrangement at a time : Duke Ellington and Rhapsody in blue -- "It ain't necessarily so" : Larry Adler and Rhapsody in blue -- Visualizing Rhapsody in blue : arrangements and agencies -- Epilogue : arranging on multiple levels.
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Adler, Larry
Rhapsody in blue (Gershwin, George)