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    • "Summertime" is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin. The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt ... one of the finest songs the composer ever wro… See more

    Porgy and Bess

    Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of … See more

    Analysis

    Heyward's inspiration for the lyrics was the southern folk spiritual-lullaby "All My Trials", of which he had Clara sing a snippet in his play Porgy. The lyrics have been highly praised by Stephen Sondheim. Writing of the openin… See more

    Other versions

    Statistics for the number of recordings of "Summertime" vary by source; while older data is restricted to commercial releases, newer sources may include versions self-published online. The Jazz Discography in 2005 listed … See more

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    Written in 1934, ‘Summertime’ was one of the first compositions George Gershwin worked on for his brand-new opera Porgy and Bess. The jazz-inspired song is a lullaby for Clara to sing to he…
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    Sep 10, 2018 · "Summertime" from George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess is doubtless one of the one most popular songs in the Great American Songbook. But did you know that neither the tune to "Summertime" nor the lyrics are by …

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    Did George Gershwin write summertime?
    Written in 1934, ‘Summertime’ was one of the first compositions George Gershwin worked on for his brand-new opera Porgy and Bess. The jazz-inspired song is a lullaby for Clara to sing to her child, and it is reprised several more times throughout the opera.

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    Is Summertime by George Gershwin based on a true story?
    "Summertime" from George Gershwin 's Porgy and Bess is doubtless one of the one most popular songs in the Great American Songbook. But did you know that neither the tune to "Summertime" nor the lyrics are by George Gershwin? First, let's start with the lyrics. Porgy and Bess is based upon the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward.

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    Does George Gershwin sing Summertime?
    “Summertime” is the famous aria which opens George Gershwin’s opera, Porgy and Bess. It’s initially sung by Clara as a lullaby to her baby, though it’s later reprised by Bess. Though it was intended as an operatic number, it was quickly embraced by jazz singers. Is there a live performance of "Summertime" by George Gershwin?

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    Did Ira Gershwin write 'summertime'?
    Many of the opera’s lyrics were by Ira Gershwin: you can hear his love of wordplay when “It Ain’t Necessarily So” rhymes “things that you’re liable” with “to read in the Bible”. But “Summertime” was by DuBose Heyward, on whose novel, Porgy, the opera was based. No wordplay here, no puns or ingenious rhymes.

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    What is the story behind the song Summertime?
    I feel the laziness induced by the summer heat, but also the yearning of the nanny for the life her young charge will grow into. John Elliott The story behind the song "Summertime" begins in 1926, when the popular songwriter George Gershwin read the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward.

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    Did Gershwin use a spiritual in summertime?
    While in his own description, Gershwin did not use any previously composed spirituals in his opera, Summertime is often considered an adaptation of the African American spiritual "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", which ended the play version of Porgy.

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    Jul 24, 2015 · “Summertime”, sings Clara the fisherman’s wife — and any number of singers after her, that last syllable stretched out languorously — “and the livin’ is easy.” But the backing swells like a...

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    Sep 7, 2023 · Originally produced for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, “Summertime” romanticizes Southern living through a soothing lullaby. Gershwin wanted to create his own African-American spiritual song to be included in the …

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    Sep 10, 2014 · The story behind the song "Summertime" begins in 1926, when the popular songwriter George Gershwin read the novel Porgy by DuBose Heyward.

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