@article{329850,
      author = {Pollack, Howard.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/329850},
      title = {George Gershwin : his life and work /},
      publisher = {University of California Press,},
      abstract = {This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin unravels  the myths surrounding one of America's most celebrated  composers and establishes the enduring value of his music.  Gershwin created some of the most beloved music of the  twentieth century and helped make the golden age of  Broadway. Biographer Pollack draws from sketches,  manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles,  recordings, films, and other materials to create an  expansive, lively chronicle. He describes Gershwin's  family, childhood, and education; his early career as a  pianist; his friendships and romantic life; his relation to  various musical trends; his writings on music; his working  methods; and his tragic death at the age of 38. He also  surveys Gershwin's entire oeuvre, from his first surviving  compositions to the melodies that his brother and principal  collaborator, Ira Gershwin, lyricized after his death.  Pollack concludes with a perceptive consideration of the  important role Gershwin's music plays in our own  time.--From publisher description.},
      recid = {329850},
      pages = {xvii, 884 p., [32] p. of plates :},
      address = {Berkeley :},
      year = {2006},
}