Gershwin at the Keyboard : 18 Song Hits Arranged by The Composer for Piano [Paperback]

Tony Esposito (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1994

18 piano arrangements by Gershwin: Clap Yo' Hands * Do Do Do * Do It Again * Fascinating Rhythm * I Got Rhythm * I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise * Liza * My One and Only * Nobody But You * Oh, Lady Be Good * 'S Wonderful * Somebody Loves Me * Strike Up the Band * Swanee * Sweet and Low Down * That Certain Feeling * The Man I Love * Who Cares?

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. (May 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769259685
• ISBN-13: 978-0769259680
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #815,839 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A richly arranged collection, April 17, 2005

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George F. Smith (Lawrenceville, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gershwin at the Keyboard : 18 Song Hits Arranged by The Composer for Piano (Paperback)

As George Gershwin writes in the introduction, "Sheet music, as ordinarily printed for mass sales, is arranged with an eye to simplicity." In this collection of 18 Gershwin songs, which includes Fascinating Rhythm, Somebody Loves Me, Strike Up the Band, and I Got Rhythm, he presents his music in a way that reflects his "desire for complication and variety that every composer feels when he manipulates the same material over and over again."

Though not for the beginner, these pieces will reward the more advanced pianists who love the Gershwin style. He even supplies a hint about how to play them - keep your foot off the sustaining pedal. American popular music (in the early twentieth century, at least) "asks for staccato effects, for almost a stenciled style."

If you've been at the piano for a few years and love his music, you'll enjoy this collection. If you prefer simpler arrangements with lyrics, try "50 Gershwin Classics," also available through Amazon.

P.S. A note to sheet music publishers: Why not include a few sample pages so web users can judge for themselves whether the arrangements are appealing?

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gershwin at the Keyboard - piano solo, September 15, 2008

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J. Hamilton "math guy" (Visalia, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gershwin at the Keyboard : 18 Song Hits Arranged by The Composer for Piano (Paperback)

Will be a classic one day! Awesome arrangements by the master himself. This is a must have for an Gershwin lover who plays piano. All of the pieces are moderately advanced but short in length. Certainly worth adding to your music library.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Gershwin arrangements, April 20, 2009

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Z. Rinaldo (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gershwin at the Keyboard : 18 Song Hits Arranged by The Composer for Piano (Paperback)

These arrangements are good, even if they are often simple and very short. They are totally different from the Gershwin Piano Rolls that I know.

However these pieces are very good for young pianist.