This guide considers Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as musical work, historical event and cultural document. It traces the history of the rhapsody's composition, p... » 

This guide considers Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue as musical work, historical event and cultural document. It traces the history of the rhapsody's composition, performance and reception, placing it within the context of American popular song and jazz and the development of modernism. «