160140 VO+UE The Songs of George Gershwin and Cole Porter: American Music Goes Global (2012W)
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Dritter Tag: 3. November
10:00 12:00 Gershwin’s Girl Crazy (1930) and Porgy and Bess (1935): From Broadway to Carnegie HallPollack, Howard George Gershwin: His Life and Works (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2006), Chapter 22, Girl Crazy (1930), 465-481, Chapter 32, Porgy and Bess (1935), 567-591.14:00-16:00 Porter’s Anything Goes (1934) and Kiss me Kate (1948): From "Easy to Love," to "Brush up you’re Shakespeare"McBrien, William Cole Porter: A Biography (New York, 1998), Chapter 8 (Anything Went) 164-174.
Wyatt, Robert & The Gershwin Reader (Oxford, 2005), Section V
John Johnson (eds.) (Porgy and Bess), 191-228.
Forte, Allen "Secrets of Melody: Line and Design in the Music of Cole Porter," Musical Quarterly :77, 607-647.Vierter Tag: 4. November10:00 12:00 The Lyrics of Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter: a socio-economic look at the Roaring Twenties and the Great DepressionFuria, Philip The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists (Oxford, 1990), Chapter 6 ("S Wonderful: Ira Gershwin) 125-152, and Chapter 7 (The Tinpantithesis of Poetry: Cole Porter) 153-180.
Gottlieb, R. & Reading Lyrics (New York 2000), 1125 (Porter), 285-307
Kimball, R. (eds). (Ira Gershwin).Vierter Tag: 4. November14:00-16:00 Being Gershwin and Porter : From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway and Hollywood, and the Economics of it AllDickstein, Morris Dancing in the Dark: a Cultural History of the Great Depression (New York, 2009) 363-317 (Fascinating Rhythm: George and Ira), 371-379 (You’re the Top: Cole Porter, the Dark and the Light)
Anonymous "George Gershwin Accepts $100,000 Movietone Offer; Fox to Pay that sum for Film Version of Musical Comedy-Composer Gets Bid of $50,000 for Rhapsody in Blue Rights" (New York Evening Post, August 14, 1928, pp1-2) in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004) 107-108
10:00 12:00 Gershwin’s Girl Crazy (1930) and Porgy and Bess (1935): From Broadway to Carnegie HallPollack, Howard George Gershwin: His Life and Works (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2006), Chapter 22, Girl Crazy (1930), 465-481, Chapter 32, Porgy and Bess (1935), 567-591.14:00-16:00 Porter’s Anything Goes (1934) and Kiss me Kate (1948): From "Easy to Love," to "Brush up you’re Shakespeare"McBrien, William Cole Porter: A Biography (New York, 1998), Chapter 8 (Anything Went) 164-174.
Wyatt, Robert & The Gershwin Reader (Oxford, 2005), Section V
John Johnson (eds.) (Porgy and Bess), 191-228.
Forte, Allen "Secrets of Melody: Line and Design in the Music of Cole Porter," Musical Quarterly :77, 607-647.Vierter Tag: 4. November10:00 12:00 The Lyrics of Ira Gershwin & Cole Porter: a socio-economic look at the Roaring Twenties and the Great DepressionFuria, Philip The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists (Oxford, 1990), Chapter 6 ("S Wonderful: Ira Gershwin) 125-152, and Chapter 7 (The Tinpantithesis of Poetry: Cole Porter) 153-180.
Gottlieb, R. & Reading Lyrics (New York 2000), 1125 (Porter), 285-307
Kimball, R. (eds). (Ira Gershwin).Vierter Tag: 4. November14:00-16:00 Being Gershwin and Porter : From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway and Hollywood, and the Economics of it AllDickstein, Morris Dancing in the Dark: a Cultural History of the Great Depression (New York, 2009) 363-317 (Fascinating Rhythm: George and Ira), 371-379 (You’re the Top: Cole Porter, the Dark and the Light)
Anonymous "George Gershwin Accepts $100,000 Movietone Offer; Fox to Pay that sum for Film Version of Musical Comedy-Composer Gets Bid of $50,000 for Rhapsody in Blue Rights" (New York Evening Post, August 14, 1928, pp1-2) in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004) 107-108
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Anforderungen des Seminars4 Stunden Anwesenheit pro Tag über einen Viertageszeitraum
Lektüre, Filme (DVDs), und CD-Aufnahmen als Grundlage für die Diskussion im Seminar(Die angegebene Literatur (sowie CD/DVD-Aufnahmen) wird in einem Handapparat in der Institutsbibliothek zusammengestellt.)Was Sie jeden Tag zu tun: Pflichtlektüre und CD-DVD Aufnahmen in Fettschrift, wahlweise freigestellte Lektüre/Filme/Aufnahmen in römischem Font.Erster Tag: 1. November10:00-12:00 The Life and Times of George Gershwin & Cole Porter: Archival Photographs, "Home" Movies, Radio Broadcasts, and Film Clips on YouTubeCrawford, Richard "George Gershwin," NewGrove7
Root, Deane L. "Cole Porter," New Grove7
Winkler, I (Regie) DeLovely (2004 Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Besetzung:: Kevin Kline (Cole Porter), Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson
Rapper, I. (Regie) Rhapsody in Blue (1945 Film, Warner Brothers) Besetzung: Robert Alda (George Gershwin) Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, Oscar Levant, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Hazel Scott, Anne Brown.
Curtiz, M. (Regie) Night and Day (1946 Film, Warner Brothers); Besetzung: Cary Grant (Cole Porter), Alexis Smith Marty Martin, Jane Wyman.
Sheed, Wilfred The House that George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty (New York, 2007), 38-78 (Gershwin) and 141-162 (Porter).
Hyland, William. George Gershwin: A New Biography (Westport, CT, 2003), Chapter 14, "American Music," 241-253.14:00-16:00 Embraceable You and Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin’s Melodic, Rhythmic and Harmonic Language with and without WordsSchiff, David Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Cambridge, 1997), Chapter 8 (Invisibility: ideology and reception), 82-100.
Forte, Allen Listening to Classic American Popular Songs, (New Haven, 2001), Chapter 3- Songs from the Thirties, "Embraceable You" (1930) 73-81.
Forte, Allen The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950 (Princeton, 1995), 3-42.
Gilbert, Steven The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995), Chapter 5 (Rhapsody in Blue) 56-71.Zweiter Tag: 2. November10:00-12:00 George Gershwin and Rhythm: He’s "Got" it and
it’s "Fascinating"Forte, Allen Listening to Classic American Popular Songs, Chapter 2 Songs from the Twenties, "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924) 28-36.
Crawford, R. "George Gershwin’s ‘I Got Rhythm’ (1930)," in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004), 156-171.
Friedwald, Will Stardust Melodies: A Biography of Twelve of America’s Most Popular Songs (New York, 2002) 180-211 (I Got Rhythm).
Gilbert, Steven The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995), Chapter 3 (Fascinating Rhythm) 25-40, Chapter 6 (The Road to "I Got Rhythm") 72-89.14:00-16:00 Gershwin’s "Someone to Watch Over Me"(1926) and Ellington’s "In a Sentimental Mood"(1935): The Duke’s Homage to Gershwin or an ASCAP InfringementForte, Allen "Someone to Watch Over Me," in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004), 103-107.
Jablonski, Edward Gershwin. A Biography Illustrated (New York, 1987), Chap. 12
"Songbook," 229-249.
Lektüre, Filme (DVDs), und CD-Aufnahmen als Grundlage für die Diskussion im Seminar(Die angegebene Literatur (sowie CD/DVD-Aufnahmen) wird in einem Handapparat in der Institutsbibliothek zusammengestellt.)Was Sie jeden Tag zu tun: Pflichtlektüre und CD-DVD Aufnahmen in Fettschrift, wahlweise freigestellte Lektüre/Filme/Aufnahmen in römischem Font.Erster Tag: 1. November10:00-12:00 The Life and Times of George Gershwin & Cole Porter: Archival Photographs, "Home" Movies, Radio Broadcasts, and Film Clips on YouTubeCrawford, Richard "George Gershwin," NewGrove7
Root, Deane L. "Cole Porter," New Grove7
Winkler, I (Regie) DeLovely (2004 Film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Besetzung:: Kevin Kline (Cole Porter), Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson
Rapper, I. (Regie) Rhapsody in Blue (1945 Film, Warner Brothers) Besetzung: Robert Alda (George Gershwin) Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, Oscar Levant, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Hazel Scott, Anne Brown.
Curtiz, M. (Regie) Night and Day (1946 Film, Warner Brothers); Besetzung: Cary Grant (Cole Porter), Alexis Smith Marty Martin, Jane Wyman.
Sheed, Wilfred The House that George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty (New York, 2007), 38-78 (Gershwin) and 141-162 (Porter).
Hyland, William. George Gershwin: A New Biography (Westport, CT, 2003), Chapter 14, "American Music," 241-253.14:00-16:00 Embraceable You and Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin’s Melodic, Rhythmic and Harmonic Language with and without WordsSchiff, David Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Cambridge, 1997), Chapter 8 (Invisibility: ideology and reception), 82-100.
Forte, Allen Listening to Classic American Popular Songs, (New Haven, 2001), Chapter 3- Songs from the Thirties, "Embraceable You" (1930) 73-81.
Forte, Allen The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950 (Princeton, 1995), 3-42.
Gilbert, Steven The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995), Chapter 5 (Rhapsody in Blue) 56-71.Zweiter Tag: 2. November10:00-12:00 George Gershwin and Rhythm: He’s "Got" it and
it’s "Fascinating"Forte, Allen Listening to Classic American Popular Songs, Chapter 2 Songs from the Twenties, "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924) 28-36.
Crawford, R. "George Gershwin’s ‘I Got Rhythm’ (1930)," in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004), 156-171.
Friedwald, Will Stardust Melodies: A Biography of Twelve of America’s Most Popular Songs (New York, 2002) 180-211 (I Got Rhythm).
Gilbert, Steven The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995), Chapter 3 (Fascinating Rhythm) 25-40, Chapter 6 (The Road to "I Got Rhythm") 72-89.14:00-16:00 Gershwin’s "Someone to Watch Over Me"(1926) and Ellington’s "In a Sentimental Mood"(1935): The Duke’s Homage to Gershwin or an ASCAP InfringementForte, Allen "Someone to Watch Over Me," in The George Gershwin Reader, edited by Robert Wyatt and John Andrew Johnson (Oxford, 2004), 103-107.
Jablonski, Edward Gershwin. A Biography Illustrated (New York, 1987), Chap. 12
"Songbook," 229-249.
Examination topics
The Songs of George Gershwin and Cole Porter: American Music Goes GlobalThe songs of George Gershwin (1898-1937) and Cole Porter (1891-1964) are without doubt some of the most frequently performed and recorded melodies heard today. Sung on countless occasions by such diverse performers as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Bono and even Willie Nelson, their songs have actually bridged the gap between what we perceive as "pop" music and jazz, and even between what are referred to as classic songs or show tunes. Regardless of whether we classify them as popular, as jazz, as classical or simply as a commercial venture fueled and driven by the advent of the radio, phonograph or movie camera, their songs have enjoyed an appeal (ever since the day they were composed) that is truly international, and a perception that is truly American.This class will look at why and how these two song writers (each from remarkably different socio-economic backgrounds) achieved not only international acclaim within their lifetimes but also put American music on the world map for the first time.We will discuss the influence of Tin Pan Alley, Hollywood, and Broadway on their musical development and examine the significance of the musical conventions of the time that helped shape them (e.g., 32-bar song formulae, "blue notes," chromatic inflections, parallel harmonic constructions, syncopation, and dance rhythms). An analysis of iconic songs like "I've Got Rhythm," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "You’re the Top," and "Every Time We Say Goodbye," will reveal these songs as not only representative of Gershwin and Porter’s distinctive musical styles, but as sociological documents of the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression.The bottom line for any student enrolled in this class will be to gain an appreciation and hopefully even a love for the Golden Age of American Song. And, for those students who are musically inclined, they will be encouraged to participate in either live performances of the songs in class or to compose a song in the style of one of these two great American songwriters.
Reading list
Select Bibliography and DiscographyDVDs (Films)
Gershwin, Porgy & Bess, Trevor Nunn, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Philharmonic (EMI, 1992)
Cole Porter Collection (High Society, Kiss me Kate, Les Girls, Broadway Melody of 1940, Silk Stockings) 5 DVDs (Warner Brothers, 2003)
American in Paris, Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, 1951)
Shall we Dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers (Warner Brothers, 2006)
Anything Goes, Bing Crosby, Donald O’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor (Paramount, 1956)
Girl Crazy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943)
DeLovely, Kevin Kline (Cole Porter), Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945), Robert Alda (George Gershwin), Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson (Warner Brothers, 1945)
Night and Day, Cary Grant (Cole Porter), Alexis Smith, Marty Martin, Jane Wyman (Warner Brothers, 1946)CDs (Music)
Cocktails with Cole Porter (Capitol, 2004)
E. Fitzgerald. The Cole Porter Songbooks (Verve, 1984), Vols.1 and 2
E. Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959) 3 CD set
E. Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis (Verve, 1957)
Diana Krall: Live in Paris (Verve, 2002)
Sarah Vaughan: The Gershwin Songbook, Vols.1 and 2 (Emarcy/Universal Classics, 1990)
Gershwin Play Gershwin: The Piano Rolls (Electra Nonesuch, 1993)
George & Ira Gershwin: Standards & Gems (Nonesuch, 1998)
Gershwin, Porgy & Bess, Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, 3CDs (2007, Decca)
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris, Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic and The Columbia Symphony (Sony Classical, Great Performances, 2006)
Girl Crazy, G. Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (1990 Studio Cast, Electra Nonsuch, 1990)
Anything Goes, Cole Porter (Cast Recording 2011, Ghostlight Records) with Sutton Forster and Joel GreyGeneral Reading
Crawford, Richard. The American Musical Landscape (Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, 1993)
Dickstein, Morris. Dancing in the Dark: a Cultural History of the
Great Depression (New York, 2009)
Hamm, Charles. Yesterdays: Popular Song in America (New York and London, 1983)
Wilder, Alec. American Popular Song: the Great Innovators 1900-1950
(New York, 1972)
Wyatt, Robert and John Andrew Johnson. The George Gershwin Reader (Oxford, 2004)Biographies
Hyland, William. G. Gershwin: A New Biography (Westport, CT 2003).
Jablonski, Edward. Gershwin. A Biography Illustrated (New York, 1987).
McBrien, William. Cole Porter: A Biography (New York, 1998).
Pollack, Howard. G. Gershwin: His Life and Works (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2006).
Sheed Wilfred. The House that George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty (New York, 2007).Analaysis
Forte, Allen. "Secrets of Melody: Line and Design in the Music of Cole Porter," Musical Quarterly 77: 607-647.
__________. The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950 (Princeton, 1995).
__________. Listening to Classic American Popular Songs (New Haven, 2001).
Friedwald, Will. Stardust Melodies: A Biography of Twelve of America’s Most Popular Songs (New York, 2002).
Furia, Philip. The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists (Oxford, 1990).
Gilbert, Steven. The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995).
Gottlieb, Robert and Kimball, Robert (editors). Reading Lyrics (New York, 2000)
Schiff, David. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Cambridge, 1997).Printed Music
The Gershwin Song Collection (1918-1930), Piano/Vocal/Chords by G. Gershwin and Ira Gershwin (2009)
The Gershwin Song Collection (1931-1954), Piano/Vocal/Chords by G. Gershwin and Ira Gershwin (2009)
The Cole Porter Song Collection, Vol. 1: 1912-1936 (Piano/Vocal/Chords) by Cole Porter (2009)
The Cole Porter Song Collection, Vol. 2: 1937-1958 (Piano/Vocal/Chords) by Cole Porter (2009)
G. Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (Piano Vocal Score)
G. Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (Orchestral Score)
G. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano Version)
G. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Orchestral Score)
Gershwin, Porgy & Bess, Trevor Nunn, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Philharmonic (EMI, 1992)
Cole Porter Collection (High Society, Kiss me Kate, Les Girls, Broadway Melody of 1940, Silk Stockings) 5 DVDs (Warner Brothers, 2003)
American in Paris, Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant (Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, 1951)
Shall we Dance, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers (Warner Brothers, 2006)
Anything Goes, Bing Crosby, Donald O’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor (Paramount, 1956)
Girl Crazy, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1943)
DeLovely, Kevin Kline (Cole Porter), Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2004)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945), Robert Alda (George Gershwin), Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson (Warner Brothers, 1945)
Night and Day, Cary Grant (Cole Porter), Alexis Smith, Marty Martin, Jane Wyman (Warner Brothers, 1946)CDs (Music)
Cocktails with Cole Porter (Capitol, 2004)
E. Fitzgerald. The Cole Porter Songbooks (Verve, 1984), Vols.1 and 2
E. Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook (Verve, 1959) 3 CD set
E. Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis (Verve, 1957)
Diana Krall: Live in Paris (Verve, 2002)
Sarah Vaughan: The Gershwin Songbook, Vols.1 and 2 (Emarcy/Universal Classics, 1990)
Gershwin Play Gershwin: The Piano Rolls (Electra Nonesuch, 1993)
George & Ira Gershwin: Standards & Gems (Nonesuch, 1998)
Gershwin, Porgy & Bess, Lorin Maazel, Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, 3CDs (2007, Decca)
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris, Leonard Bernstein and New York Philharmonic and The Columbia Symphony (Sony Classical, Great Performances, 2006)
Girl Crazy, G. Gershwin & Ira Gershwin (1990 Studio Cast, Electra Nonsuch, 1990)
Anything Goes, Cole Porter (Cast Recording 2011, Ghostlight Records) with Sutton Forster and Joel GreyGeneral Reading
Crawford, Richard. The American Musical Landscape (Berkeley, Los Angeles and London, 1993)
Dickstein, Morris. Dancing in the Dark: a Cultural History of the
Great Depression (New York, 2009)
Hamm, Charles. Yesterdays: Popular Song in America (New York and London, 1983)
Wilder, Alec. American Popular Song: the Great Innovators 1900-1950
(New York, 1972)
Wyatt, Robert and John Andrew Johnson. The George Gershwin Reader (Oxford, 2004)Biographies
Hyland, William. G. Gershwin: A New Biography (Westport, CT 2003).
Jablonski, Edward. Gershwin. A Biography Illustrated (New York, 1987).
McBrien, William. Cole Porter: A Biography (New York, 1998).
Pollack, Howard. G. Gershwin: His Life and Works (Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2006).
Sheed Wilfred. The House that George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty (New York, 2007).Analaysis
Forte, Allen. "Secrets of Melody: Line and Design in the Music of Cole Porter," Musical Quarterly 77: 607-647.
__________. The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950 (Princeton, 1995).
__________. Listening to Classic American Popular Songs (New Haven, 2001).
Friedwald, Will. Stardust Melodies: A Biography of Twelve of America’s Most Popular Songs (New York, 2002).
Furia, Philip. The Poets of Tin Pan Alley: A History of America’s Great Lyricists (Oxford, 1990).
Gilbert, Steven. The Music of Gershwin (New Haven, 1995).
Gottlieb, Robert and Kimball, Robert (editors). Reading Lyrics (New York, 2000)
Schiff, David. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Cambridge, 1997).Printed Music
The Gershwin Song Collection (1918-1930), Piano/Vocal/Chords by G. Gershwin and Ira Gershwin (2009)
The Gershwin Song Collection (1931-1954), Piano/Vocal/Chords by G. Gershwin and Ira Gershwin (2009)
The Cole Porter Song Collection, Vol. 1: 1912-1936 (Piano/Vocal/Chords) by Cole Porter (2009)
The Cole Porter Song Collection, Vol. 2: 1937-1958 (Piano/Vocal/Chords) by Cole Porter (2009)
G. Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (Piano Vocal Score)
G. Gershwin, Porgy & Bess (Orchestral Score)
G. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano Version)
G. Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Orchestral Score)
Association in the course directory
B06 (Populäre Musik), B14, B16, B17, B18; M02, M03, M04, M05, M11, M13, M14, M15; § 10 (3, 8), § 12 (3, 8)
Last modified: Fr 31.08.2018 08:52
(John Kmetz, New York)Die Lieder von George Gershwin (1898-1937) und Cole Porter (1891-1964) gehoeren zweifellos zu den heutzutage am haeufigsten gehoerten Melodien weltweit. Ihre Lieder wurden bei unzaehligen Gelegenheiten von verschiedensten Kuenstlern, darunter Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Renee Fleming, Bryn Terfel, Bono und sogar Willie Nelson wiedergegeben. Dies hat sicherlich mit dazu beigetragen, dass diese Lieder im Laufe der Zeit eine Bruecke zwischen den Musikrichtungen Pop und Jazz schlagen und sogar die Luecke zwischen dem, was wir als klassische Musik und Show Tunes verstehen, schliessen konnten. Egal, ob wir diese Musik als Pop, Jazz, Klassik oder einfach als kommerzielles Wagnis, befluegelt durch das Aufkommen des Radios, des Grammophons und der Filmkamera bezeichnen, hat sie seit ihrer Entstehung stets eine Anziehungskraft auf Menschen rund um den Globus ausgeuebt.
Thema dieser Lehrveranstaltung wird es sein, wie und weshalb diese beiden Liedkomponisten aus so verschiedenen Sozio-Oekonomischen Hintergruenden bereits zu Lebzeiten internationale Anerkennung erreichen konnten und wie durch sie die amerikanische Musik zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte weltweit Beachtung fand.
Es werden der Einfluss von "Tin Pan Alley", Hollywood und Broadway auf die musikalische Entwicklung von Gershwin und Porter diskutiert und die stiltypischen Charakteristika der damaligen Musik beleuchtet (z. B. 32-taktige-Liedformen, "Blue Notes" und chromatische Alterationen, parallele harmonische Konstruktionen, Synkopierungen und Tanzrhythmen). Analysen von Liedikonen wie "I've Got Rhythm", "Someone to Watch Over Me", "You’re the Top" and "Love for Sale" werden diese nicht nur als charakteristisch fuer Gershwins und Porters unterschiedliche musikalische Stile enthuellen, sondern auch als soziologische Dokumente der wilden Zwanziger und der grossen Depression.
Unter dem Strich wird jede(r) Student(in) dieser Klasse ein Verstaendnis sowie eine Wertschaetzung und hoffentlich sogar eine Liebe fuer das goldene Zeitalter der amerikanischen Musik gewinnen. All jene Studierenden mit musikalischen Neigungen werden ermuntert, an Auftritten vor der Klasse teilzunehmen, oder Lieder im Stil dieser beiden grossen amerikanischen Komponisten zu schreiben.