Introducing Gershwin (Famous Composers Series) [Library Binding]

Roland Vernon (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Famous Composers Series

Looks at influences and historical events while tracing the life of the American Jewish composer who created a new kind of music that has lasted beyond the fashion of his time.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?This brief biography traces the short life of George Gershwin from his immigrant birth to his death at age 38. Special focus is given to his pioneering music and the historical events that helped shape it. Each stage of Gershwin's musical growth and career is presented on a double-page spread profusely illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photos, drawings, and reproductions. Interesting historical sidebars about Prohibition, The Great Depression, and Hitler's rise to power, etc., offer greater insight into the atmosphere in which Gershwin produced his music. The only drawback to this book is that the author tends to describe the thoughts and feelings of his subject and others mentioned in the book in a manner that suggests firsthand knowledge. (No sources are cited.) For a fuller picture of the musician's life, pair this title with Barbara Mitchell's America, I Hear You: A Story about George Gershwin (Lerner, 1987), which has fewer illustrations and more information.?Robin Works Davis, Hurst Public Library, TX
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

- Roland Vernon is a great lover of the music and the arts. His love and extensive knowledge of classical music has lead him to write several books on famous composers including Caruso and Tetrazzinni and Ruffo and Galli Curci. Introducing composers is his attempt to spread appreciation of classical music to a younger audience. He lives in Somerset --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Library Binding
• Publisher: Silver Burdett Pr (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0382391616
• ISBN-13: 978-0382391613
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,968,410 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Introducing Gershwin (IC) (Introducing Composers) (Library Binding)

genra:music
theme:the theme of this story is that a young boy ditvhes school to play a piano when his parents find out he likes music the support him to become i great musicion .
setting: the setting is at newyork at 1890 in new york.
conflict: the conflickt of the story is that his parents die so he dousnt have anough money to live in a house or apartment.
specifics: the story is about a boy name gershwin and he like to play music. so what he douse is that he ditches school to play the paino. when his parents find out there ar suprised to see that this is the first sun that has a musical gift. so the support him threw his life as a musicion. so when his parents die he has sto tray to support him self my playing the paion on clubs asnd bars to earn enough money to live some one. so his brother helps him out and lends him so money. so what gerwshwin douse is that he ask his brother to help him right song for his musical career so his brother help and and he get his musical career high off the charts.