Porgy and Bess / by Fisher, Burton D.

Table of Contents: “…Story synopsis -- Principal characters in the opera -- Story narrative with music highlights -- Gerschwin and Porgy and Bess.…”
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Porgy and Bess / by Fisher, Burton D.

Table of Contents: “…Story synopsis -- Principal characters in the opera -- Story narrative with music highlights -- Gerschwin and Porgy and Bess.…”
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : a 75th anniversary celebration / by Thompson, Robin, 1948-

Subjects: “…Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.…”

The life and times of Porgy and Bess : the story of an American classic / by Alpert, Hollis, 1916-2007

Subjects: “…Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess.…”

Strange Career of Porgy and Bess : Race, Culture, and America's Most Famous Opera. by Noonan, Ellen

Table of Contents: “…A romance of Negro life : Porgy, 1925 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1680-1900 -- A chocolate-covered lithograph strip : Porgy, 1927 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1920 -1940 -- Gershwin's idea of what a Negro opera should be : Porgy and Bess, 1935 -- Neither the measure of America nor that of the Negro : Porgy and Bess, 1952-1956 -- Interlude : Charleston, 1940-1960 -- Forget any version you may have seen before : Porgy and Bess, 1959-2012 -- Epilogue : Charleston, 1970-2005.…”
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Tonality as drama : closure and interruption in four twentieth-century American operas / by Latham, Edward David

Table of Contents: “…Tonality as drama: an introduction -- Dramatic closure: the Stanislavsky system and the attainment of character objectives -- Tonal closure: a Schenkerian approach to tonal drama -- The completed background line with open-ended coda: Scott Joplin's grand opera Treemonisha (1911) -- The multi-movement Anstieg or initial ascent: George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess (1935) -- The multi-movement initial arpeggiation: Kurt Weill's Broadway opera Street scene (1947) -- The prolonged permanent interruption: Aaron Copland's operatic tone poem The tender land (1954).…”
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Citizenship on Catfish Row : race and nation in American popular culture / by Harpham, Geoffrey Galt, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Art and America -- The Nation in The Birth of a Nation -- Show Boat and the Strain of Race -- Porgy and Bess and the Danse Américaine -- Conclusion. …”
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The Cambridge companion to Gershwin /

Table of Contents: “…Exploring new worlds : An American in Paris, Cuban overture and Porgy and Bess /…”

George Gershwin / by Starr, Larry

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George Gershwin : his life and work / by Pollack, Howard

Table of Contents: “…and other works (1926) -- Strike up the band and Funny face (1927) -- Rosalie and Treasure girl (1928) -- An American in Paris (1928) and East is West (1929) -- Show girl and The dybbuk (1929) -- Girl crazy (1930) -- Delicious and the Second rhapsody (1931) -- Of thee I sing (1931) -- George Gershwin's song-book (1932) -- The Cuban overture (1932) and Pardon my English (1933) -- Let 'em eat cake (1933) and variations on "I got rhythm" (1934) -- Porgy and Bess (1935) -- The first production of Porgy and Bess -- Porgy and Bess in revival -- Porgy and Bess on disc, film, and the concert stage -- From Swing is king (1936) to A damsel in distress (1937) -- From The Goldwyn follies (1938) to Kiss me, stupid (1964).…”

The George Gershwin reader /

Table of Contents: “…Portraits of the artist -- The growing limelight (1919-1924) -- Fame and fortune (1924-1930) -- Maturity (1930-1935) -- Porgy and Bess -- Last years : Hollywood (1936-1937) -- Obituaries and eulogies -- As time passes.…”

George Gershwin : a new biography / by Hyland, William G. 1929-2008

Table of Contents: “…-- An American in Paris -- Of thee I sing -- Porgy and Bess -- Hollywood -- Personality -- Keeping the flame -- American music.…”
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The Gershwin style : new looks at the music of George Gershwin /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Wayne Schneider -- Towards a new reading of Gershwin / Charles Hamm -- "Rotating" Porgy and Bess / Wayne D. Shirley -- Gershwin's operetta overtures : medley or composition? …”
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The Gershwin style : new looks at the music of George Gershwin /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Wayne Schneider -- Towards a new reading of Gershwin / Charles Hamm -- "Rotating" Porgy and Bess / Wayne D. Shirley -- Gershwin's operetta overtures : medley or composition? …”

The Gershwins and me : a personal history in twelve songs / by Feinstein, Michael

Table of Contents: “…George and Ira : the music and the words -- The musical theater -- Ira and me -- Michael and George -- Music and society -- "One plus one equals three" : love songs and how to write them -- Performing and interpreting the song -- Why some songs survive and others don't -- The top of the mountain? : Porgy and Bess -- Hollywood and the end -- George Gershwin's musical reputation -- What might have been.…”