The Man I Love, I Got Rhythm, A Foggy Day, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off, Nice Work If You Can Get It, They All Laughed, 'S Wonderful, The Man That Got Away ... make a list of Ira Gershwin's songs, and the names themselvse sound a familiar melody. The most literate and word-loving of our great lyricists, Ira Gershwin described his writing as simple, colloquial, rhymed conversational lines. Yet these simple lines were so irresistibly witty and enticing that dozens of them have made their way into the musical vernacular of the 20th century, the common memory of a song-loving culture.
A Selection of Stage & Screen Lyrics Written for Sundry Situations, and Now Arranged in Arbitrary Categories : to which Have Been Added Many Informative Annotations & Disquisitions on Their why & Wherefore, Their Whom-for, Their How, and Matters Associative
A Selection of Stage & Screen Lyrics Written for Sundry Situations, and Now Arranged in Arbitrary Categories : to which Have Been Added Many Informative Annotations & Disquisitions on Their why & Wherefore, Their Whom-for, Their How, and Matters Associative
One of the most distinguished lyric-writers of his time, Ira Gershwin wrote for his brother George as well as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and others. Limelight presents a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative. "Gershwin's comments, witty and irreverent, and his anecdotes about the making of many favorites, are invariably interesting and frequently surprising." Chicago Tribune
One of the most distinguished lyric-writers of his time, Ira Gershwin wrote for his brother George as well as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and others. Limelight presents a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative. "Gershwin's comments, witty and irreverent, and his anecdotes about the making of many favorites, are invariably interesting and frequently surprising." Chicago Tribune
Gershwin for Students, Book 2, is arranged at the early-intermediate level, and the pieces appear in approximate order of difficulty. Titles: * I Got Rhythm * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * The Man I Love * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Rhapsody in Blue (Selected Themes) * Someone to Watch Over Me * Summertime
Gershwin for Students, Book 1, is arranged at the late-elementary level. Key signatures are limited to one sharp or flat, and the pieces appear in approximate order of difficulty. Titles: * But Not for Me * A Foggy Day (In London Town) * Rhapsody in Blue (Selected Themes) * 'S Wonderful * Summertime * Swanee * Three-Quarter Blues
Gershwin for Students, Book 3, is arranged at the intermediate level, and the pieces appear in approximate order of difficulty. Titles: * Fascinating Rhythm * Love Is Here to Stay * Prelude II (Blue Lullaby) * Promenade * Rhapsody in Blue (Selected Themes) * Summertime * They Can't Take That Away from Me
This showstopper for alto sax and piano features the best of Gershwin and is ideal for pop concerts and recitals. Titles: * Strike Up the Band! * Summertime * Oh, Lady Be Good! * Fascinating Rhythm * It Ain't Necessarily So * Rhapsody in Blue * I Got Rhythm
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