Lyrics on Several Occasions |
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| Author:
| Gershwin, Ira |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87910-094-0 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2004 |
| Publisher: | Hal Leonard Corporation
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| Imprint: | Limelight Editions |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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(Limelight). One of the most distinguished lyric-writers of his time, Ira Gershwin wrote for his brother George as well as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and others. Limelight presents a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative. "Gershwin's comments, witty and...
More Description(Limelight). One of the most distinguished lyric-writers of his time, Ira Gershwin wrote for his brother George as well as Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen and others. Limelight presents a selection of stage and screen lyrics written for sundry situations and now arranged in arbitrary categories, to which have been added many informative annotations and disquistions on their why and wherefore, their whom-for, their how, and matters associative. "Gershwin's comments, witty and irreverent, and his anecdotes about the making of many favorites, are invariably interesting and frequently surprising." Chicago Tribune