2006-10-30 19:11:38 · 2 answers · asked by kingyoop 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
The song was composed exclusively for Porgy and Bess.
From wikipedia:
"Summertime" is the name of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. A popular jazz-standard, the song is in the Aeolian mode.
Gershwin began composing the song in December 1933, attempting to create his own spiritual in the style of the African American folk music the period. It is sung multiple times throughout Porgy and Bess, first by Clara in Act I as a lullaby, then soon after as counterpoint to the craps game scene, in Act II by Clara in a reprise, and in Act III by Bess singing to Clara's baby.
2006-10-31 03:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by redhed311 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ooo..i looovee Summertime! listened to it endlessly before..i think its exclusive of Porgy and Bess.
2006-10-30 19:26:01 · answer #2 · answered by aishah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋