Composed by George Gershwin. Edited by Norbert Gertsch. String Quartet, Strings, Ensembles. Lullaby for String Quartet. Set of Parts. G. Henle #HN1224. Published by G. Henle (HU.HN1224).
12.2 x 9.3 x 0.1 inches.
In 1919-20 George Gershwin was making a name for himself with Broadway songs and a first show of his own in New York. But he was already attracted to the world of classical music - a world he would enter with a bang in 1924 with his "Rhapsody in blue". He prepared himself for this by taking an intensive course in composition, during which he wrote this brief "Lullaby" for string quartet as an exercise, probably in 1919. He liked its catchy melody so much that he later used it again in his one-act "jazz opera" "Blue Monday Blues". "I find the piece charming and kind", wrote his brother Ira in 1968 when the quartet movement appeared in print for the first time. Thus the world was given a second lullaby by this American composer - one worthy to stand alongside his famous "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess".
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preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work
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Composed by George Gershwin. Edited by Norbert Gertsch. String Quartet, Strings, Ensembles. Lullaby for String Quartet. Set of Parts. G. Henle #HN1224. Published by G. Henle (HU.HN1224).
12.2 x 9.3 x 0.1 inches.
In 1919-20 George Gershwin was making a name for himself with Broadway songs and a first show of his own in New York. But he was already attracted to the world of classical music - a world he would enter with a bang in 1924 with his "Rhapsody in blue". He prepared himself for this by taking an intensive course in composition, during which he wrote this brief "Lullaby" for string quartet as an exercise, probably in 1919. He liked its catchy melody so much that he later used it again in his one-act "jazz opera" "Blue Monday Blues". "I find the piece charming and kind", wrote his brother Ira in 1968 when the quartet movement appeared in print for the first time. Thus the world was given a second lullaby by this American composer - one worthy to stand alongside his famous "Summertime" from "Porgy and Bess".
About Henle Urtext
What I can expect from Henle Urtext editions:
error-free, reliable musical texts based on meticulous musicological research - fingerings and bowings by famous artists and pedagogues
preface in 3 languages with information on the genesis and history of the work
Critical Commentary in 1 – 3 languages with a description and evaluation of the sources and explaining all source discrepancies and editorial decisions
most beautiful music engraving
page-turns, fold-out pages, and cues where you need them
excellent print quality and binding
largest Urtext catalogue world-wide
longest Urtext experience (founded 1948 exclusively for "Urtext" editions)
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