Today is the tenth anniversary of the OUPblog, and Oxford is celebrating with a selection of posts it calls "The Best of the Decade.”
Among these bests is Ryan Bañagale's “United Airlines and Rhapsody in Blue” (28 August 2014). Senior editor Anna-Lise Santella writes:
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OUP published Bañnagale's Arranging Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and the Creation of an American Icon in 2014. Bañagale is Assistant Professor of Music at Colorado College.
Among these bests is Ryan Bañagale's “United Airlines and Rhapsody in Blue” (28 August 2014). Senior editor Anna-Lise Santella writes:
Ryan’s blog post is a microcosm of his book Arranging Gershwin, which explores ways in which arrangements of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue define and redefine nationalist associations, taking it from a New York soundscape to an American icon to a corporate logo to an international anthem. Like most of my favorite posts on the OUPblog, Ryan discusses a work familiar to many and points out aspects you might not have noticed, broadening your interpretation and enriching your experience of the work.
OUP published Bañnagale's Arranging Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and the Creation of an American Icon in 2014. Bañagale is Assistant Professor of Music at Colorado College.