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Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice ...
18. Aug. 1983 · Ira Gershwin was born on New York's lower East Side on Dec. 6, 1896. His father, originally a designer of uppers for women's shoes, took on a number of enterprises - but never for very long. These ...
Ira Gershwin (n. 6 decembrie 1896 – d. 17 august 1983 ) a fost un renumit textier american care a colaborat alături de fratele său - marele compozitor George Gershwin - și scriitorul DuBose Heyward la crearea a unor cântece de mare succes, printre care opera Porgy and Bess .
A család többször költözött, Gershwin és bátyja, Ira már Manhattanben, az East Village jiddis színházi negyedében nőtt fel. Érdeklődése a zene iránt véletlenszerűen derült ki. Nagyon komolyan vette a sportot, és szinte semmi mással nem foglalkozott, míg 1910-ben vásároltak egy pianínót a bátyja részére, ekkortól George egész nap mellette ült és improvizált.
In 1926 Gershwin read PORGY, DuBose Heyward’s novel of the South Carolina Gullah culture, and immediately recognized it as a perfect vehicle for a “folk opera” using blues and jazz idioms. PORGY AND BESS (co-written with Heyward and Ira) was Gershwin’s most ambitious undertaking, integrating unforgettable songs with dramatic incident. PORGY AND BESS previewed in Boston on September 30 ...
Ira Gershwin (geboren als Israel Gershovitz, 6 december 1896 – 17 augustus 1983) was een Amerikaans tekstschrijver. Hij werkte met verschillende componisten, maar het vaakst met zijn jongere broer George Gershwin. Verschillende teksten van hem zijn evergreens geworden en behoren tot het vaste repertoire van veel jazz -zangers en -zangeressen.
1. Sept. 2023 · 192 pages $ 275 / € 249 / £ 215. The Gershwin Critical Edition will be the first-ever scholarly edition of the music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin. It will give conductors, musicians ...
