Summertime Flashcards
1
Q
Composer?
A
George Gershwin
2
Q
Piece based on what?
A
An opera based on novel and play by DuBose Hayward
3
Q
Musical characteristics?
A
Improve and syncopation
Complicated piano parts
Favored a jazz feel
4
Q
What was the premiere like?
A
It was really long and later songs were cut
Showings later had changes to dialogue
5
Q
Early life?
A
Got music job at 14 at Publishing house
Became pianist for theatre then wrote own music
6
Q
Porgy and Bess?
A
Looking for folk opera
Worked with performers and wasn’t strict with what was written
7
Q
Why a masterpiece?
A
Lyrics depicting lullaby
Blend of blues and classical
Widely covered song in American music history; themes of black experience
