Gershwin is well-known for his music to Porgy and Bess and piano composition, Rhapsody in Blue. Venezia will tell you so much more about this well-known 20th century American composer.
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Mike Venezia
Children's Press
Mike Venezia
Softcover
8 x 9 1/2 inches
32
0-516-44536-7
1994
4 - 10
3
$6.95
$5.21
Why You Will Enjoy George Gershwin
Mike Venezia gives the young reader a biography of George Gershwin that is loaded with interesting episodes of his life-from his early years to his success with Rhapsody in Blue and Porgy and Bess. Pictures and cartoons are interspersed with the commentary to provide a wonderful balance of information and humorous discourse.
Synopsis
Within 32 pages Mike Venezia presents the biography of George Gershwin--his life and his compositions. There are four pages devoted to the opera Porgy and Bess. His relationship with Paul Whiteman and the subsequent commission of Rhapsody in Blue by Mr. Whiteman is also a highlight of the biography. Brother Ira, the Fred and Adele Astaire, and Al Jolson all find mention in the book.
about author, illustrator Mike Venezia:
Mike Venezia is a native of Chicago and graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He believes the best way to introduce children to the world of music and composers is through fun.
