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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"George Gershwin"”.
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Counterpoint and linearity as manifested in the music of George Gershwin
The music of George Gershwin has remained ensconced in concert programs ever since the premiere of Rhapsody in Blue in 1924. His music possesses everything that popular music has, namely memorable, catchy tunes and a clear-cut sense of direction. Although a tonal composer, many of his harmonies are …
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Doctoral thesis recital (lecture) piano
… by Earl Wild" -- From Seven virtuoso etudes / George Gershwin ; arr. Earl Wild.
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Master's thesis recital (violin)
… Franck -- Selections from Porgy and Bess / George Gershwin ; transcriptions by Jascha Heifetz.
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Gershwin's Fascinating Rhythm: The Rise of the Jazz Musical
… the transitory period following the war, it was George Gershwin who paved the way for jazz to become America's only indigenous music. Yet, the current definition of jazz is so racially polarized that it has lost focus on the music. This work explores George Gershwin's role in creating a jazz …
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Annie Hall e Manhattan : Woody Allen e a cidade de Nova Iorque
… como os pais de Woody Allen,de Woody Allen e de George Gershwin, entre outros, na sociedade WASP. Woody Allen nunca negou as suas raízes judaicas, mas nasceu em Nova Iorque e considera-se um americano com ascendência judaica. Tem ideias muito próprias sobre o Judaísmo e sobre os judeus …
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American pseudo-realism: the subversion of black agency in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess (1935)
This thesis interrogates George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (1935) as propaganda that has shaped the dominant historical narrative regarding American opera and the representation of blackness therein. Considering the opera both in its premiere iteration and as an institution of tokenization that has …
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THE INFLUENCE OF JAZZ AND ITS PREDECESSORS ON PIANO CHAMBER MUSIC AFTER 1920
… 2 in G Major by Maurice Ravel, Three Preludes by George Gershwin, as arranged by Jascha Heifetz, and Points on Jazz by Dave Brubeck. The second recital (lecture recital) featured works influenced by ragtime and stride piano. The program included The Garden of Eden and Graceful Ghost Rag by William …
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A director's approach to the new Gershwin musical Crazy for You.
In 1992, The "new" Gershwin musical Crazy for You premiered on Broadway to rave reviews. The musical production, adapted from the 1930 Gershwin musical Girl Crazy, featured a new book by Ken Ludwig, choreography by Susan Stroman, and a score compiled from the music catalog of George and Ira …