Restored to Gershwin's Original Manuscript-Rhapsody in Blue has here been restored to its original manuscript by Alicia Zizzo. Few composers have written material that has been more improvised upon imitated fragmented and generally misinterpreted than George Gershwin's. Gershwin's lack of participation in the original publication of Rhapsody in Blue led to an unanticipated altered composition that was shrouded in unanswered questions for more than half a century. The editors at Harms determined to edit the piece according to their view on how the piece should be performed. It was deemed too long among other factors. Zizzo has reinserted the deleted passages and after extensive research has reinstored thispieces authenticity. The book included the appendum to the 2 piano/ 4 hands edition.
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9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Naohiro Iwai, the master of entertaining concert band arrangements, has selected four songs from the wide repertoire of George Gershwin for this wonderful medley. A fitting tribute to one of the all time jazz masters. De componist Naohiro Iwai gebruikte vier hitsongs van Georg Gershwinvoor deze prachtige medley: Swanee, Gershwins eerste grote hit uit 1924, Oh, Lady Be Good - onvergetelijk in de uitvoering van Ella Fitzgerald - evenalsSomeone to Watch Over Me en S’ Wonderful.Naohiro Iwai, der Meister der unterhaltsamen Blasorchesterarrangements wählte vier Songs von George Gershwin für dieses wundervolle Medley: Swanee, Gershwins ersten großen Hit von 1924, Oh, Lady Be Good - unvergessen in Ella Fitzgeralds Interpretation - sowie Someone to Watch Over Me und S’ Wonderful, die beide ins Great American Songbook aufgenommen wurden. George Gershwin (1898-1937) commença sa carrière de musicien dans les milieux du music-hall avant d’être admis dans la sphère ‘classique’ gr ce au succès retentissant de Rhapsody in Blue (1924). Naohiro Iwai conjugue quatre chansons de cet éblouissant pianiste de jazz et mélodiste de génie dans un medley enchanteur et pétillant. George Gerswhin (1898-1937) iniziò la sua carriera di musicista nelle music-hall prima di essere ammesso nella sfera “classica†grazie al successo di Rhapsody in Blue del 1924. Naohiro Iwai raccoglie quattro canzoni di questo indimenticabile pianista jazz in un medley che incanter il pubblico.
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SKU: BT.DHP-0930504-140
George Gershwins Musik verbindet die verschiedensten Stile, die zu Beginn dieses Jahrhunderts gehört wurden: Jazz, Blues und sogar die klassische Musik Europas. Zeit seines Lebens war er sich seines musikalischen Backgrounds in New York bewusst. Er begann mit 15 Jahren als ‚Songplugger‘ zu arbeiten und verdiente seinen Lebensunterhalt in einem großen Musikverlag in der 28th Street, der berühmten Tin Pan Alley. Dort stellte er Songs vor, indem er die unbekannten Titel interessierten Kunden vorspielte und -sang. Seinen ersten Erfolg erlangte er mit dem Musical La La Lucille und dem Song Swanee, und so begann er, die Leiter des Broadway zu erklimmen. Der großeDurchbruch kam 1924, als der Bandleader Paul Whiteman ihn bat, ein umfassendes Stück für Klavier und Jazzband zu schreiben. Daraus wurde die berühmte Rhapsody in Blue.George Gershwin vervollständigte die Klavierversion in nur drei Wochen. Ferde Grofe, der Arrangeur von Whiteman’s Band, schrieb daraufhin ein Arrangement für Jazzband und Klavier, und später die wohl bekannteste Version für Klavier und Symphonieorchester.Gershwins Vielseitigkeit ist in der Rhapsody in Blue deutlich zu hören. Er verbindet Rhythmen und Harmonien aus dem amerikanischen Jazz und Blues mit einem eher ‚klassischen‘ Stil, der an die Klavierkonzerte des 19. Jahrhunderts in Europa erinnert. Gershwins Markenzeichen ist das Klarinettenglissando zu Beginn der Rhapsody, obwohl das anfangs nicht in seiner Absicht stand. George Gershwin schrieb den Lauf ursprünglich als eine aufsteigende Reihe von siebzehn Noten, aber während den Proben machte sich Ross Gorman, der Klarinettist in Whiteman’s Band, einen Spaß daraus und spielte ihn als Jazzglissando. Gershwin war von diesem Effekt sehr beeindruckt und nahm ihn in die Partitur auf.
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The names of George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) are synonymous across the globe with American musical creativity. The Gershwin family estates, their publishers, and the University of Michigan have joined forces to produce The George and Ira Gershwin Critical EditionÂ?the first-ever scholarly edition of the Gershwins' music and lyrics. This all-new practical edition facilitates both study and performance, giving a wide audience of musicians, scholars, students, and enthusiasts alike greater insight into the GershwinsÂ? art. The goal is to create clear and definitive publications that achieve the most accurate representations possible of the Gershwin brothers' unique and pioneering creativity. This all-new critical edition of the original 1924 arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue presents an authoritative transcription of arranger Ferde Grofé's handwritten holograph score preserved in the collection of the United States Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The edition represents as best as possible the piece as premiered by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra at his â??Experiment in Modern Musicâ? concert on February 12, 1924. Grofé prepared the score for the specific talents and timbres of the Whiteman Orchestra, largely from an ink fair copy of Gershwin's two-piano short-score manuscript. Gershwin continued to modify the piano solo portion of this short score during rehearsals and, most likely, even after the premiere of the piece.
SKU: HL.49047270
The names of George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) are synonymous across the globe with American musical creativity. The Gershwin family estates, their publishers, and the University of Michigan have joined forces to produce The George and Ira Gershwin Critical EditionÂ?the first-ever scholarly edition of the Gershwins' music and lyrics. This all-new practical edition facilitates both study and performance, giving a wide audience of musicians, scholars, students, and enthusiasts alike greater insight into the Gershwins' art. The goal is to create clear and definitive publications that achieve the most accurate representations possible of the Gershwin brothers' unique and pioneering creativity. This all-new critical edition of the original 1924 arrangement of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue presents an authoritative transcription of arranger Ferde Grofé's handwritten holograph score preserved in the collection of the United States Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The edition represents as best as possible the piece as premiered by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra at his â??Experiment in Modern Musicâ? concert on February 12, 1924. Grofé prepared the score for the specific talents and timbres of the Whiteman Orchestra, largely from an ink fair copy of Gershwin's two-piano short-score manuscript. Gershwin continued to modify the piano solo portion of this short score during rehearsals and, most likely, even after the premiere of the piece.
