JazzStandards Bookstore (<i>The Music of Gershwin</i>)

This analysis of the work of George Gershwin includes his concert music and some of his neglected works. It is a chronological study and is illustrated with musical examples, some of which have never before been published.

While biographical material is woven through the technical explanations, this book will mainly be of interest to scholars and readers with some musical background. The Music of Gershwin is one of two excellent books that provide in-depth musical analysis of many of the composer’s greatest songs. The index includes song titles. The other book is a collection of essays, The Gershwin Style: New Looks at the Music of George Gershwin, edited by Wayne Schneider.

Steven E. Gilbert is Professor of Music at California State University at Fresno. He is a part-time music critic for the Fresno Bee and occasional cocktail pianist.

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The JazzStandards.com bookstore provides you with a catalog of 200 books associated with the jazz standards. Organized by category, each entry has an editorial comment to aid you in your research and guide you in your recreational reading.

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The books used to research and develop JazzStandards.com are listed in this bookstore and may be considered the site bibliography.

The primary focus of these books is not always the jazz standards per se, so each entry is annotated indicating the book's relevance to the subject. If there is a book you feel we have overlooked, please let us know the title and how it supports the research or recreational study of the jazz standards.

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