THE BEST OF GEORGE AND IRA GERSHWIN
| Publisher | FABER MUSIC |
| Genre: |
all time favorites
jazz, blues, ragtime & swing musicals, movies & tv |
| Arrangement: | piano / vocal / chords |
| Cast: | solo |
| Format: | book |
Parameters
| Product code: | 0571525768 |
| Composer: |
Gershwin, George
Gershwin, Ira |
| Lyricist: |
Gershwin, George
Gershwin, Ira |
| No. of songs: | 30 |
| Pages: | 143 |
| Language: | English |
| Size: | 22 x 28 cm |
| Weight: | 0.42 |
Songlist (30)
- BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN
- BIDIN´ MY TIME
- BUT NOT FOR ME
- BY STRAUSS
- DO IT AGAIN
- DO, DO, DO
- EMBRACEABEL YOU
- FASCINATING RHYTHM
- A FOGGY DAY
- FRO YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE
- HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?
- I GOT PLENTY O´NUTTIN´
- I GOT RHYTHM
- I´LL BUILD A STAIRWAY TO PARADISE
- IT AIN´T NECESSARILY SO
- LET´S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
- LIZA (ALL THE CLOUDS´LL ROLL AWAY)
- LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
- LOVE WALKED IN
- THE MAN I LOVE
- NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
- OH, LADY, BE GOOD!
- SOMEBODY LOVES ME
- SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME
- SUMMERTIME
- SWANEE
- ´S WONDERFUL
- THAT CERTAIN FEELING
- THEY ALL LAUGHED
- THEY CAN´T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
Product description
A collection of very well known compositions written by this brothers duo, including some information about their life and period photos from their musicals and shows. It is suitable both for the solo piano and for solo singing. All compositions are in the piano/vocal/chord arrangement meaning there is a melody line with lyrics, chords and a piano part. At the beginning of each set there are information saying which musical show does this song comes from and basic informatin about the shows. Very precious music book.
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".
Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) was an American songwriter who collaborated mainly with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin.
