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21 Nov 2:33 pm
... that always sparkle with energy and enthusiasm. The new season of Encores began with "Girl Crazy," the musical show by George and Ira Gershwin that first opened in 1930, scored an immediate hit with such classic tunes as "Embraceable You" and ...
Got Rhythm," made a star of Ethel Merman, and ran for a then-wonderful 272 performances in the heart of the Depression. The music is everything
with this show, because the plot is risible and mainly an excuse to string the songs together. But the songs are ...
20 Jul, 2008 4:00 am
... rhythms of life, music and speaking that he would incorporate into this opera with signature Gershwin music, rather than the typical classical music that ordinarily
accompanied operas at the time and usually still does. First performed during the ... and unabashed racism in the United States, the opera would be overwhelmingly cast with Black
actors, as provided by Gershwin's brother Ira, who worked with George as lyricist. Among the many
concerned about the opera's portrayal of Black people were ...
20 Jul, 2008 4:00 am
... rhythms of life, music and speaking that he would incorporate into this opera with signature Gershwin music, rather than the typical classical music that ordinarily
accompanied operas at the time and usually still does. First performed during the ... and unabashed racism in the United States, the opera would be overwhelmingly cast with Black
actors, as provided by Gershwin's brother Ira, who worked with George as lyricist. Among the many
concerned about the opera's portrayal of Black people were ...
21 Oct, 2008 5:21 pm
... began entering the public domain, a process that continued until Congress passed legislation extending copyrights in 1998. Were the musical compositions "freed" during this
window performed any more (or less) often as a result? At this Thursday's Faculty "Works in ... the value of those characters. One audience member mentioned another, somewhat less
bizarre example: restrictions placed by Ira Gershwin and his heirs on performances of his opera Porgy
and Bess (requiring the work be performed with ...
30 Dec, 2007 10:08 pm
... Following this, George began to collaborate with his brother Ira, a lyricist, to write musicals on Broadway. Their first was Lady Be
Good (1924). In addition to his Broadway hits, Gershwin continued to write for the classical orchestra and for piano solo, ... by American
jazz, which influenced his later compositions. Although Ravel considered himself a classicist in terms of musical structures, his works featured innovative harmonies, favouring
modal colouring rather than the traditional major or ...
13 Sep 6:09 am
Apparently I haven't posted enough Gershwin lyrics, even though Ira's lyrics (and George's
music) are among the few to have appeared more than once. Of course, they're responsible for more than...
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