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Ira Gershwin

The Art of the Lyricist
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In this biography, the older and less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers is brought out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. Philip Furia traces the development of Ira Gershwin's lyrical art from his early love of light verse and Gilbert and Sullivan, through his apprentice work in Tin Pan Alley, to his emergence as a prominent writer during the golden era of Broadway and Hollywood musicals. He reveals how Gershwin took the everyday speech of ordinary Americans and made it sing.

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Philip Furia is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Poets of Tin Pan Alley.
Release date NZ
October 2nd, 1997
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  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
16 pp halftones
Pages
288
Dimensions
186x232x24
ISBN-13
9780195115703
Product ID
2009426

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