"Summer Time" Music Analysis

The20th century, the United States is the open up a new century, in this land spontaneous growth up jazz confrontation or digestion permanent music from the Europeans pride. Gershwin as a representative of the musicians in the United States, to create a very "American" music. The advent of "Rhapsody in Blue" that a successful example of the Gershwin jazz and symphony. His operas,"Porgy and Bess" is that "Americans write the most meaningful opera."Summer time" have become iconic aria, be interpreted in different musical styles. In this work, the use of jazz, blues, and Negro spiritual songs Gershwin material. Although many local musicians to try this kind of "popular music" into the creation of serious music, but no one like Gershwin, like so successful."Porgy and Bess" as a modern opera, the opera is different. This article will Gershwin’s life experiences and creative background to start, through case studies in order to get the creative concept of the Gershwin musical style as well as "summer time".The main content of this paper is as follows:Part I:Description of Gershwin’s life and writing style. Gershwin’s life experiences and the creative process, come to the reasons for the formation of their musical style.Part II:"Porgy and Bess" in "summer time" described and analyzed. Learn more about this piece of music style and aesthetic significance of music melody, rhythm, tempo and harmony of fine music material analysis.Part III:grasp the singing style of this piece.