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The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
Stacy Innerst, Suzanne Slade
4.13 AVERAGE
19 reviews for:
The Music in George's Head: George Gershwin Creates Rhapsody in Blue
Stacy Innerst, Suzanne Slade
4.13 AVERAGE
Read it while listening to the piece. Kept imagining the Disney Fantasia version. :)
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Beautiful little introduction to/biography about George Gershwin. I love that they talk about the influences on George's exposure to and love of music.
Really enjoyed the style of illustrations which very much complement the musical era. A well told narrative of George Gershwin's coming-of-age success!
Striking, fluid acrylic paintings in shades of blue and black elevate this brief account of George Gershwin's life and the composition of his hit, Rhapsody in Blue. Innerst's illustrations are the star here, full of movement and punctuated by hand-lettered musical onomatopoeia, perfectly capturing the feeling of jazz and blues. Slade's text is rhythmic and succinct, focusing on young Gershwin's musical development and the every day inspiration for his most popular pieces. An excellent intro to a notable composer with gorgeous visuals and rich vocabulary sure to have audiences clamoring to hear the music it describes.
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
On our voyage through the orchestra we’ve come to the clarinet. I did a search on the library’s database for books for children with the clarinet as a key point and it gave me this. A book about George Gershwin writing Rhapsody in Blue! Fabulous! And the iconic beginning with the clarinet doing that gorgeous swoop is perfect for illustrating it at homeschool. Oh, how I love YouTube as I played it while I read this book aloud, and then played it again while they drew a picture in response to the book and music.
Gershwin’s story is told really nicely. Aren’t people clever, the way they can reduce something so it’s clear, succinct, and interesting for kids?! And I love the illustrations - just about all in shades of blue. What a pleasure this was.
Gershwin’s story is told really nicely. Aren’t people clever, the way they can reduce something so it’s clear, succinct, and interesting for kids?! And I love the illustrations - just about all in shades of blue. What a pleasure this was.
Wow! That just about says it all. This is a beautiful book, wonderfully written, and inspiring. The text styles and art blend into the words to make a tapestry that really does a wonderful job of introducing Gershwin. As with many picture book biographies, there is a wealth of information and resources in the back.
I did not expect to read anything today that would trump the finale to [a: Aaron Becker|6897717|Aaron Becker|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1371585836p2/6897717.jpg]’s epic Journey trilogy. But I picked up this lovely, energetic, well-produced picture book on a whim, as I so enjoy listening to Gershwin, and ended up being blown away.
After reading this book I had Rhapsody in Blue running in my head even before I re-listened to it.
"George's Rhapsody in Blue was smooth and sultry.
Brash and bouncy...
No one had ever heard anything like it.
Except George.
He'd been hearing beautiful music all his life."
As a youngster, beautiful is certainly not the word I would have ever used to describe George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. But just as my palate for different, more sophisticated foods has expanded as an adult, so too has my ear for music. Now instead of groaning every time I hear the introductory shrieking notes of the clarinet that signals this piece of music, now I just smile, sit back, and enjoy this 17 minute piece of Americana.
The moody blue palate of the illustrations are somehow both brooding and uplifting at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.
Brash and bouncy...
No one had ever heard anything like it.
Except George.
He'd been hearing beautiful music all his life."
As a youngster, beautiful is certainly not the word I would have ever used to describe George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. But just as my palate for different, more sophisticated foods has expanded as an adult, so too has my ear for music. Now instead of groaning every time I hear the introductory shrieking notes of the clarinet that signals this piece of music, now I just smile, sit back, and enjoy this 17 minute piece of Americana.
The moody blue palate of the illustrations are somehow both brooding and uplifting at the same time. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.