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George Gershwin: A New Biography
by William G. Hyland
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with references to "Kay Swift".
Excerpt - on Page 49: "
... .sodv is the closest in style to Gershwin's intentions. Leonard Bernstein, however, went in the wrong direction: Gershwin's close friend Kay Swift found his version "too sentimental" and lacking in the brashness and impetus that the piece required. ... "
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New York, George Gershwin, Kay Swift, Library of Congress, Ira Gershwin, Lady Be Good, recording piano rolls, slow theme, original orchestrations, rehearsal pianist, song plugger, stride pianists
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Gershwin
by Edward Jablonski
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Excerpt - on Page 120: "
... Kay Swift, a composer-pianist herself, recalled how he made a characteristic exit from one of her parties. They had met fleetingly the ... "
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George Gershwin: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music)
by Norbert Carnovale
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with references to "Kay Swift".
Excerpt - on Page 9: "
... in the published edition "Andante con moto e poco rubato " This intent is further clarified by a comment from Kay Swift, who said, referring to the three preludes "They're easy to ruin, you know Most people 12. Jablonski, Op. cii., p. ... "
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Gershwin (Life&Times)
by Ruth Leon
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with references to "Kay Swift".
Excerpt - on Page 68: "
... 'Fascinatin' Rhythm' 'There goes George Gershwin with the future Mrs Kay Swift' OSCAR LEVANT The success of Concerto in F reopened the argument, first heard at the time of the Rhapsody in ... "
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New York, George Gershwin, Kay Swift, Strike Up the Band, Jerome Kern, Tin Pan Alley, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Paul Whiteman, fascinating rhythm, pit orchestra, concert works
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