George Gershwin - dissertations and theses



Augustine, D.S. "Four Theories of Music in the U.S., 1900-1950: Cowell,

Yasser, Partch, Schillinger. Ph.D. diss., University of Texas at Austin,

1980.



Baskerville, David Ross. "Jazz Influence on Art Music to Mid-Century." Ph.D.

diss., Univeristy of California at Los Angeles, 1965.



Cavendish, Thomas H. "Folk Music in Selected Twentieth Century American

Opera." Ph.D. diss., Florida State University, 1966.



Conrad, Jon Alan. "Style and Structure in Songs by George Gershwin,

Published 1924-1938." Ph.D. diss., Indiana University, 1985.



Dietz, Robert J. "The Operatic Style of Marc Blitzstein in the American

`Agit-Prop' Era." Ph.D. diss., University of Iowa, 1970.



Freed, Judy.  Porgy and Bess: The History of an American Folk Opera.  Thesis

(A.B., Honors), Harvard University, 1982.



Johnson, John Andrew. :Gershwin's 'American Folk Opera': The Genesis, Style, and

Reputation of Porgy and Bess (1935)." Ph.D. diss., Harvard University, 1996.



Lobalbo, Anthony Charles. "A Performance Guide to Selected Piano Music of

George Gershwin." Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1983.



Pyke, L. Allen, II. "Jazz, 1920_1927: An Analytical Study," 2 vols. Ph.D.

diss., State University of Iowa, 1962.



Schneider, Wayne Joseph. "George Gershwin's Political Operetta's, Of Thee

I Sing (1931) and Let 'Em Eat Cake (1933), and Their Role in Gershwin's

Musical and Emotional Maturing." Ph.D. diss., Cornell University, 1985.



Schwartz, Charles M. "Elements of Jewish Music in Gershwin's Melody." M.A.

Thesis, New York University, 1969.



Schwartz, Charles M. "The Life and Orchestral Works of George Gershwin."

Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1969.



Schwartz, James Edward. George Gershwin, "High Culture" and the Rise of

"Middlebrow." Thesis (A.B., Honors), Harvard University, 1988.



Smith, Julia. "Aaron Copland, His Work and Contribution to American Music:

A Study of the Development of His Musical Style and an Analysis of the

Various Techniques of Writing He Has Employed in His Works." Ph.D. diss.,

New York University, 1952.



Smith, Marian Monta. "Six Miles to Dawn: An Analysis of the Modern American

Musical Comedy." Ph.D. diss., Cornell University, 1971.



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