Furia Philip (Professor Of English Professor Of English University Of Minnesota)
Furia Philip (Professor Of English Professor Of English University Of Minnesota) - Ira Gershwin The Art Of The Lyricist - Paperback
Furia Philip (Professor Of English Professor Of English University Of Minnesota) - Ira Gershwin The Art Of The Lyricist - Paperback
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Description: In Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist the older and less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers at last steps out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. Philip Furia traces the development of Ira Gershwin's lyrical art from his early love of light verse and Gilbert and Sullivan through his apprentice work in Tin Pan Alley to his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He reveals how Gershwin took the everyday speech of ordinary Americans and made it sing.
Title: Ira Gershwin The Art Of The Lyricist
Author(s): Furia Philip (Professor Of English Professor Of English University Of Minnesota)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780195115703
Pages: 304 Pages, 16 Pp Halftones
Publication Date: 7/24/1997
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment
Description: In Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist the older and less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers at last steps out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. Philip Furia traces the development of Ira Gershwin's lyrical art from his early love of light verse and Gilbert and Sullivan through his apprentice work in Tin Pan Alley to his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He reveals how Gershwin took the everyday speech of ordinary Americans and made it sing.
Title: Ira Gershwin The Art Of The Lyricist
Author(s): Furia Philip (Professor Of English Professor Of English University Of Minnesota)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Barcode: 9780195115703
Pages: 304 Pages, 16 Pp Halftones
Publication Date: 7/24/1997
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment
