Ira Gershwin
The Art of the Lyricist
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1997
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511570-3 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-511570-3 (ISBN)
This biography explores the life and work of the older, less flamboyant Gershwin brother, Ira. The author traces the development of his lyrical art and his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musical.
In Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist, the older and less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers at last steps out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. Philip Furia traces the development of Ira Gershwin's lyrical art from his early love of light verse and Gilbert and Sullivan, through his apprentice work in Tin Pan Alley, to his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He reveals how Gershwin took the everyday speech of ordinary Americans and made it sing.
In Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist, the older and less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers at last steps out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. Philip Furia traces the development of Ira Gershwin's lyrical art from his early love of light verse and Gilbert and Sullivan, through his apprentice work in Tin Pan Alley, to his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He reveals how Gershwin took the everyday speech of ordinary Americans and made it sing.
Philip Furia is Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Poets of Tin Pan Alley.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.10.1997 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 16 pp halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-511570-8 / 0195115708 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-511570-3 / 9780195115703 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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