Deena Rosenberg is the founding chair of the Musical Theatre Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. A cultural and music historian, she is coauthor of The Music Makers and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, High Fidelity, and other publications.
Packed with terrific insights that will delight those who care about this music." —New York Times Book Review
This is a splendid examination of the musical-lyrical output of the Gershwin brothers by consummate interviewer Rosenberg ( The Brothers Gershwin: Their Lives & Work Together , Macmillan, 1989), who had the full cooperation of Ira in its preparation. Both a chronological history and an accessible technical explanation of the songs with simplified musical notation, the book is ``Oh, Kay!'' for nonmusicians. If ``It Ain't Necessarily So,'' however, that two songs ending fa-mi-re-do indicate a peculiarly Gershwinesque style, ``Who Cares?'' Readers whose ``Love for the Gershwins Is Here To Stay'' will be grateful for the explanation of blue notes, the explication of the many songs generated from ``Rhapsody in Blue,'' and the glimpses into the early stage careers of the likes of Gertrude Lawrence, the Astaire siblings, and Ethel * Merman. Buy it, read it, and ``Clap Yo' Hands!''-- Bonnie Jo Dopp, Dist . of Co* lumbia P.L.
Packed with terrific insights that will delight those who care about this music." -New York Times Book Review
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