(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. Lyrics are also included. This edition includes 22 Gershwin classics: But Not for Me * Embraceable You * Fascinating Rhythm * I Got Rhythm * I've Got a Crush on You * Let's Call the Whole Thing Off * Nice Work If You Can Get It * Rhapsody in Blue * Someone to Watch over Me * Summertime * They Can't Take That Away from Me * and more.

This comprehensive biography of George Gershwin (1898-1937) 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, along with Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, and Cole Porter, helped make the golden age of Broadway golden. Howard Pollack draws from a wealth of sketches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, books, articles, recordings, films, and other materials—including a large cache of Gershwin scores discovered in a Warner Brothers warehouse in 1982—to create an expansive chronicle of Gershwin’s meteoric rise to fame. He also traces Gershwin’s powerful presence that, even today, extends from Broadway, jazz clubs, and film scores to symphony halls and opera houses. Pollack’s lively narrative 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. Unlike Kern, Berlin, and Porter, who mostly worked within the confines of Broadway and Hollywood, Gershwin actively sought to cross the boundaries between high and low, and wrote works that crossed over into a realm where art music, jazz, and Broadway met and merged. The author 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 an exploration of the performances and critical reception of Gershwin's music over the years, from his time to ours.

Nine of Gershwin's most significant songs have been simplified for the beginning pianist, beautifully engraved, and printed on high quality paper. A very elegant edition. Titles are: Fascinating Rhythm * Embraceable You * Oh, Lady Be Good * Summertime * Blues * I Got Rhythm * Somebody Loves Me * But Not for Me * The Man I Love.

This classically illustrated picture book shows a sun-drenched slice of life for a family in the Southern countryside, inspired by the folk opera Porgy and Bess. A black family soaks up the sun, splashing in the pond, baking apple pie, and raising their voices in song at church.

(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, basic left-hand chord diagrams, and no page turns. This edition includes nearly 60 great songs: Bridge over Troubled Water * Can't Help Falliing in Love * Every Breath You Take * Hallelujah * I Will Always Love You * Imagine * Just the Way You Are * Lean on Me * On Broadway * Right Here Waiting * Stand by Me * Tears in Heaven * The Wind Beneath My Wings * You Raise Me Up * You've Got a Friend * and many more.

(Super Easy Songbook). It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, and basic left-hand chord diagrams. This jazz standards collection includes 60 songs: All the Things You Are * Body and Soul * Cheek to Cheek * Days of Wine and Roses * Embraceable You * Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) * Georgia on My Mind * Here's That Rainy Day * I Got Rhythm * The Lady Is a Tramp * Misty * The Nearness of You * Satin Doll * Someone to Watch over Me * There Will Never Be Another You * The Way You Look Tonight * You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To * and more.