Arranging Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and the Creation of an American Icon
- Author: Banagale, Ryan
a welcome divergence from most previous work ... offers fresh musical insights and delves into heretofore ignored aspects of the work and its history. Highly recommended —
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Contents
- Credits
- Acknowledgements
- About the Companion Website
- Introduction: Arranging an Icon
- 1. Complex Compositional Origins: Ferde Grofe and Rhapsody in Blue
- 2. Living Legends: George Gershwin and Rhapsody in Blue
- 3. From Camp to Carnegie Hall: Leonard Bernstein and Rhapsody in Blue
- 4. Rearranging Concert Jazz: Duke Ellington and Rhapsody in Blue
- 5. It Ain't Necessarily So: Larry Adler and Rhapsody in Blue
- 6. Selling Success: Visual Media and Rhapsody in Blue
- Epilogue: Arranging at Multiple Levels
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index