Illus. by JoAnn E. Kitchel
When George Gershwin read in the newspaper that he would be premiering a jazz concerto at an upcoming concert only weeks away his first reaction was to tell his friend that he couldn't write anything that quickly. But convinced otherwise, Gershwin struggled to write the concerto until during a train ride the construction of Rhapsody came to him as a celebration of klezmer, ragtime, the blues, and jazz. The amazing story of this American musical classic includes a CD of the concerto.
Grades 4 up.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment