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BANAGALE, Ryan

 
9780199978380: ARRANGING GERSHWIN: Rhapsody In Blue And The Creation Of An American Icon
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ISBN 10 : 0199978387 ISBN 13 : 9780199978380
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

In Arranging Gershwin, author Ryan Bañagale approaches George Gershwin's iconic piece Rhapsody in Blue not as a composition but as an arrangement -- a status it has in many ways held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. Shifting emphasis away from the notion of the Rhapsody as a static work by a single composer, Bañagale posits a broad vision of the piece that acknowledges the efforts of a variety of collaborators who shaped the Rhapsody as we know it today. Arranging Gershwin sheds new light on familiar musicians such as Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington, introduces lesser-known figures such as Ferde Grofé and Larry Adler, and remaps the terrain of this emblematic piece of American music. At the same time, it expands on existing approaches to the study of arrangements -- an emerging and insightful realm of American music studies -- as well as challenges existing and entrenched definitions of composer and composition.

Based on a host of newly discovered manuscripts, the book significantly alters existing historical and cultural conceptions of the Rhapsody. With additional forays into visual media, including the commercial advertising of United Airlines and Woody Allen's Manhattan, it moreover exemplifies how arrangements have contributed not only to the iconicity of Gershwin and Rhapsody in Blue, but also to music-making in America -- its people, their pursuits, and their processes.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ryan Raul Bañagale is Assistant Professor of Music at Colorado College.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0199978387
ISBN 13 
9780199978380
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
227
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