The Music in George's Head

The Music in George's Head PDF

Author: Suzanne Slade

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1635928192

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Junior Library Guild Selection Booklist Editors' Top 10 Arts Books for Youth California Reading Association Eureka! Gold Award CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young Readers Parents' Choice Gold Award Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration Meet the famous composer George Gershwin and learn about his remarkabke composition "Rhapsody In Blue" in this engaging nonficftion picture book biography. George Gershwin heard music all the time—at home, at school, even on New York City's busy streets. Classical, ragtime, blues, and jazz—George's head was filled with a whole lot of razzmatazz! With rhythmic swirls of words and pictures, author Suzanne Slade and illustrator Stacy Innerst beautifully reveal just how brilliantly Gershwin combined various kinds of music to create his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue, a surprising and whirlwind composition of notes, sounds, and one long wail of a clarinet. Includes author's note, timeline, and bibliography.

Meet George Gershwin At The Keyboard

Meet George Gershwin At The Keyboard PDF

Author: George Gershwin

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2006-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780571526772

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A terrific collection of songs by George Gershwin that the composer has arranged as piano solos. Ideal for the intermediate pianist and a great insight into the mind of one America's greatest composers. Titles: The Man I Love * I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise * Do It Again * Fascinating Rhythm * Oh, Lady Be Good * Somebody Loves Me * Sweet and Low Down * Clap Yo' Hands * Do Do Do * My One and Only * 'S Wonderful * Strike Up the Band * I Got Rhythm * Who Cares? * That Certain Feeling * Liza

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue PDF

Author: George Gershwin

Publisher: Donald Hunsberger Wind Library

Published: 1998-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780769276793

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This is a setting for concert band accompaniment for George Gershwin's famed Rhapsody in Blue arranged by Dr. Thomas Verrier. It retains all the period sounds of the original while providing a more fully scored version as a companion piece to the leaner wind ensemble orchestration by Donald Hunsberger (DH9804). [See listing below under Grade V works.]*Parts for this work are available on rental from the European American Music Distributors, LLC Rental Library, which can be reached at (212) 461-6940, fax (212) 810-4565, e-mail: [email protected], or online at www.eamdllc.com.

Rhapsody in blue

Rhapsody in blue PDF

Author: George Gershwin

Publisher: Donald Hunsberger Wind Library

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780769269894

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The wind accompaniment to George Gershwin's popular piano solo, Rhapsody in Blue, is based upon the 1924 and 1926 Grofe editions for jazz band and theatre orchestra. Donald Hunsberger has scored this edition for 23 players which produces a leaner and more muscular version to serve as a companion to Thomas Verrier's setting for full concert band or wind ensemble. (See Verrier listing above under Grade IV-V.)

George Gershwin at the Piano

George Gershwin at the Piano PDF

Author: George Gershwin

Publisher: Faber Music Limited

Published: 2006-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780571525751

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In 1924, a fabulous series of hit shows began for the author and Ira working together (and occasionally separately) including Lady Be Good, Oh, Kay , Funny Face, Girl Crazy and Strike Up The Band to name a few. This title presents a collection of 10 songs arranged as piano solos by the author.

Simply Gershwin: The Music of George & Ira Gershwin -- 20 of Their Most Popular Works

Simply Gershwin: The Music of George & Ira Gershwin -- 20 of Their Most Popular Works PDF

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Publisher: Simply

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780739044810

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Simply Gershwin is a collection of the most famous compositions by George and Ira Gershwin. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles: Bidin' My Time * But Not for Me * Embraceable You * A Foggy Day * I Got Rhythm * I've Got a Crush on You * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Love Is Here to Stay * Lullaby (for String Quartet) * The Man I Love * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Prelude II (Blue Lullaby) (1927) * Rhapsody in Blue * Somebody Loves Me * Someone to Watch over Me * Strike Up the Band! * Summertime * 'S Wonderful * They Can't Take That Away from Me * Three-Quarter Blues.

Anthology of 20th Century Piano Music

Anthology of 20th Century Piano Music PDF

Author: Maurice Hinson

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781457419591

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In the late-19th and 20th centuries, composers produced a wealth of innovative piano music, venturing in new directions and seeking new sounds. The music produced during those transitional years is considered "20th-century music." Works by 37 composers are included in this comprehensive survey of 20th-century piano music; they range in difficulty from intermediate through early-advanced levels and cover the widest range of styles and idioms from that genre. Dr. Hinson has provided historical and biographical background and performance notes.

Scott Joplin at the Piano

Scott Joplin at the Piano PDF

Author: Maurice Hinson

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780739017128

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This outstanding collection of classic Joplin rags includes a concise guide to ragtime history, style and interpretation, plus a reprint of Scott Joplin's definitive document entitled School of Ragtime. Titles: The Cascades * The Chrysanthemum * The Easy Winners * The Entertainer * Heliotrope Bouquet * Maple Leaf Rag * Rag-Time Dance * Solace * The Strenuous Life * Sun Flower Slow Drag * Swipesy. The Easy Winners" is a Federation Festivals 2016-2020 selection. A Federation Festivals 2020-2024 selection."

Music by Gershwin

Music by Gershwin PDF

Author: George Gershwin

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Preludes

Preludes PDF

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Publisher: Alfred's Classic Editions

Published: 1996-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780769262635

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George Gershwin's three most famous preludes demonstrate his genius for piano writing, and portray a variety of styles. Prelude I exudes energetic syncopation, Prelude II is a lyric blues with an ostinato-like accompaniment, and Prelude III closes this set brilliantly with rugged rhythms and exciting syncopations. Arranged for one piano, four hands. National Federation Selection 2008-2010.