For Saxophone Choir-There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York/It Ain’t Necessarily So/Summertime/I Got Plenty o' Nuttin’ is a song from the American opera Porgy and Bess composed in 1935 by George Gershwin (1898-1937) to a libretto by DuBose Heyward and his brother Ira Gershwin after Heyward’s novel Porgy - a story about the love between the crippled negro beggar Porgy and the girl Bess in the city of Charleston in South Carolina. The première - not a huge success - took place on 10 October 1935 in New York.With his opera Gershwin wanted to gain recognition as a composer of classical music. Incidentally he demanded that all parts were sung by black performers; only a few unimportant parts without sung lyrics were allowed to be performed by white actors. This rule still applies: Gershwin has stated in the terms of his will that only black people were allowed stage the opera.Porgy & Bess has become popular only after Gershwin’s death. In 1959 a wonderful film was made; the soundtrack won a Grammy Award. The work is not very often performed possibly because of the difficulty of finding a whole cast of black opera singers. However various pieces from the opera are still regularly performed in numerous arrangements.

A dazzling collection of solos for Alto Sax and piano from songs by George Gershwin. This album plays tribute to Gershwin's unique melodic genius which gave us such gems as Embracable You and Summertime. These and other favourites are arranged here for Alto Saxophone with Piano accompaniment.

Arranged by Robin de Smet. Twenty-four memorable Gershwin tunes. Includes 'But Not For Me' 'Embraceable You' 'I Got Rhythm' 'The Man I Love'. With chord symbols.

Eleven classic Gershwin songs arranged in Jazz-Style including; 'S wonderful and I Got Rhythm.

Inspiré par les 24 Préludes de Chopin, Gershwin commença à écrire ses propres 'Préludes' pour le piano, au milieu des années 1920. Ces 'Préludes' combinent des moments classiques avec des éléments du jazz en un tout convaincant. Ils peuvent etre joués séparément ou comme une petite sonate de jazz. / Saxophone Tenor Et Piano

Piano / Keyboard / Organ optional. Par GERSHWIN GEORGE. / Niveau : Elémentaire / Répertoire / 2 Saxophones Ténor et Piano ou Orgue

Category: Instrumental SeriesFormat: Book & CDInstrument: SaxophoneInstrumentation: Alto SaxophoneLevel: IntermediateEach collection contains 11 songs arranged for the instrumentalist wanting to play in a jazz style -- without the need to learn to improvise. All of the books are compatible, with only minimal changes in the variation section to accommodate the ranges and unique characteristics of the instruments.Titles are: I Got Rhythm * But Not for Me * Embraceable You * A Foggy Day * Fascinating Rhythm * I've Got a Crush on You * 'S Wonderful * How Long Has This Been Going On * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Someone to Watch Over Me * Strike Up the Band.