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Grade 5-9-Reef covers Gershwin's life from his childhood in New York City at the turn of the century to his death in 1937. The writing has some errors, inconsistencies, and omissions, and the author stumbles in trying to describe the composer's lyrics without actually quoting them. The glossary of musical terms is incomplete and, as most words are defined in context, unnecessary. The selection of black-and-white photos is uninspired. Although colorful, attractive, and fascinating to look at, Mike Venezia's George Gershwin (Children's, 1994) and Roland Vernon's Introducing Gershwin (Silver Burdett, 1996) have very abbreviated texts. Reef's book does fill in some of the gaps, creating a more comprehensive overview of Gershwin's life. Thus, it may meet a need in libraries that don't own a copy of Paul Kresh's An American Rhapsody (Lodestar, 1988; o.p.).
Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Ann W. Moore, Schenectady County Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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". . . young people with an interest in the composer or his music will find this succinct biography a most enjoyable introduction to Gershwin." -- ALA Booklist
"Reef leaves no doubt of Gershwin's place in the pantheon of modern American composers . . . as engrossing as a novel." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Reef leaves no doubt of Gershwin's place in the pantheon of modern American composers . . . as engrossing as a novel." -- Kirkus Reviews
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On a late summer day in 1910 a crowd gathered outside an apartment building on Second Avenue in New York City to watch a piano being hoisted into the air. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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George Gershwin, New York, Ira Gershwin, United States, Tin Pan Alley, Strike Up the Band, African Americans, George White, Paul Whiteman, Catfish Row, Morris Gershvin, Blue Monday, Charles Hambitzer, Eat Cake, Folly Island, Girl Crazy, Got Rhythm, Henry Botkin, Irving Berlin, Mabel Schirmer, Morris Gershwin, South Carolina, Aeolian Hall, Buddy De Sylva, George Gershvin New!
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On a late summer day in 1910 a crowd gathered outside an apartment building on Second Avenue in New York City to watch a piano being hoisted into the air. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
taxi horns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Gershwin, New York, Ira Gershwin, United States, Tin Pan Alley, Strike Up the Band, African Americans, George White, Paul Whiteman, Catfish Row, Morris Gershvin, Blue Monday, Charles Hambitzer, Eat Cake, Folly Island, Girl Crazy, Got Rhythm, Henry Botkin, Irving Berlin, Mabel Schirmer, Morris Gershwin, South Carolina, Aeolian Hall, Buddy De Sylva, George Gershvin New!
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- Rhapsody in Blue: Solo Piano (Original) by George Gershwin on 12 pages
- An American in Paris by Gershwin on 5 pages
- Second Rhapsody by Gershwin on page 70, page 79, and Back Matter
- Gershwin Remembered by Edward Jablonski in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Steps in Time by Fred Astaire in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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