Rhapsody in Blue and the Creation of an American Icon

Ryan Bañagale

• Each chapter uses several newly discovered manuscripts
• Takes seriously the role of arrangements and arrangers in the course of American music history
• Reveals significant collaboration between George Gershwin and Ferde Grofé
• Chapter on Bernstein forwards a queer-studies reading of his relationship with Rhapsody in Blue
• Considers the use of the Rhapsody by United Airlin