title: Arranging Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and the Creation of an American Icon
author: Ryan Baagale
description: <br />"A fascinating exploration of the 'active and, at times, surprising life' of an American musical icon. Saturated in original archival research and musical insights, the book offers a vivid, unique account of the <em>Rhapsody</em> as a 'variable idea and not a fixed text'-a savvy approach that opens up fresh ways of hearing and understanding the piece." --Jeffrey Magee, Associate Professor of Music and Theater at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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  Content Warning
  This book deals with topics some readers may find difficult, including descriptions of eating
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  Contents
  Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen
  Chapter Fourteen
  Chapter Fifteen
  Chapter Sixteen
  Chapter Seventeen
  Chapter Eighteen
  Epilogue
  Author Note
  About the Author
  Excerpt from American Christmas by Adriana Herrera
  
  Chapter One
  Cosmin Tessler adored Toronto like he adored the beginnings of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in
  Blue. That song, more than any of the Christmas instrumentals playing tonight, was what was caught in
  his head. Toronto was a blue city, one that resist