{"product_id":"george-gershwin-9780300192384","title":"George Gershwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Larry Starr\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Musicals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this welcome addition to the immensely popular Yale Broadway Masters series, Larry Starr focuses fresh attention on George Gershwin's Broadway contributions and examines their centrality to the composer's entire career. Starr presents Gershwin as a composer with a unified musical vision--a vision developed on Broadway and used as a source of strength in his well-known concert music. In turn, Gershwin's concert-hall experience enriched and strengthened his musicals, leading eventually to his great \"Broadway opera,\" \u003ci\u003ePorgy and Bess. \u003c\/i\u003eThrough the prism of three major shows--\u003ci\u003eLady Be Good \u003c\/i\u003e(1924), \u003ci\u003e Of Thee I Sing\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), and\u003ci\u003e Porgy and Bess\u003c\/i\u003e (1935)--Starr highlights Gershwin's distinctive contributions to the evolution of the Broadway musical. In addition, the author considers Gershwin's musical language, his compositions for the concert hall, and his movie scores for Hollywood in the light of his Broadway experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47598043758743,"sku":"9780300192384","price":4313.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780300192384.webp?v=1774999503","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/george-gershwin-9780300192384","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}