Introducing Gershwin (Famous Composers Series)

Vernon, Roland

ISBN 10: 0382391616 ISBN 13: 9780382391613

Publisher: Silver Burdett Pr, 1996

Synopsis

Looks at influences and historical events while tracing the life of the American Jewish composer who created a new kind of music that has lasted beyond the fashion of his time

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-6?This brief biography traces the short life of George Gershwin from his immigrant birth to his death at age 38. Special focus is given to his pioneering music and the historical events that helped shape it. Each stage of Gershwin's musical growth and career is presented on a double-page spread profusely illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photos, drawings, and reproductions. Interesting historical sidebars about Prohibition, The Great Depression, and Hitler's rise to power, etc., offer greater insight into the atmosphere in which Gershwin produced his music. The only drawback to this book is that the author tends to describe the thoughts and feelings of his subject and others mentioned in the book in a manner that suggests firsthand knowledge. (No sources are cited.) For a fuller picture of the musician's life, pair this title with Barbara Mitchell's America, I Hear You: A Story about George Gershwin (Lerner, 1987), which has fewer illustrations and more information.?Robin Works Davis, Hurst Public Library, TX
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Silver Burdett Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0382391616
• ISBN 13: 9780382391613
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32