CLASSICAL GERSHWIN-STRING QUARTET
Publisher | Warner Bros. Publications |
Genre: | jazz, blues, ragtime & swing |
Arrangement: | melody |
Cast: |
quartet
small ensemble (up to 10 musicians) |
Format: | set (score + parts) |
Parameters
Product code: | IF0325 |
Composer: | Gershwin, George |
Arranger: |
Sultanof, Jeff
Esposito, Tony |
No. of songs: | 6 |
Pages: | 32 |
Size: | 23 x 30 cm |
UPC: | 723188703258 |
ISBN: | 0-7692-3307-4 |
Weight: | 0.226 |
Songlist (6)
- I GOT RHYTHM VARIATIONS
- RHAPSODY IN BLUE
- PRELUDE II
- AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
- CONCERTO IN F
- SECOND RHAPSODY
Product description
George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) was an American composer and pianist, whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".