'… the big value of this small book lies in its persuasive advocacy. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue stimulates thought on the social and even philosophical import of crossover music, enabling us to see the piece for what it was and might be … fuels speculation on the relationship between music and liturgy, and perhaps between dance and song … of practical relevance to any performance one may experience.' The Musical Times

• 1. Introduction: the one and only; 2. Identity; 3. Instruction manual (instead of an analysis); 4. Ingredients; 5. Inception: the Aeolian Concert Hall; 6. Interpretations; 7. Influence; 8. Invisibility: ideology and reception; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

'… the big value of this small book lies in its persuasive advocacy. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue stimulates thought on the social and even philosophical import of crossover music, enabling us to see the piece for what it was and might be … fuels speculation on the relationship between music and liturgy, and perhaps between dance and song … of practical relevance to any performance one may experience.' The Musical Times

• 1. Introduction: the one and only; 2. Identity; 3. Instruction manual (instead of an analysis); 4. Ingredients; 5. Inception: the Aeolian Concert Hall; 6. Interpretations; 7. Influence; 8. Invisibility: ideology and reception; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.

'… the big value of this small book lies in its persuasive advocacy. Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue stimulates thought on the social and even philosophical import of crossover music, enabling us to see the piece for what it was and might be … fuels speculation on the relationship between music and liturgy, and perhaps between dance and song … of practical relevance to any performance one may experience.' The Musical Times

• 1. Introduction: the one and only; 2. Identity; 3. Instruction manual (instead of an analysis); 4. Ingredients; 5. Inception: the Aeolian Concert Hall; 6. Interpretations; 7. Influence; 8. Invisibility: ideology and reception; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index.