In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument
Home | Doo Wop | Barbershop | World | Contemporary | Christian | Vocal Jazz | Choral | Christmas | Instructional | Arrangements
Classical | Opera | Musicals | Personality | Young Singers | Disney | Videos | Songs | The Artists
Solo Arrangements from
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. It is based on the 1935 opera of the same name by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, which is in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well as Heyward's subsequent 1927 non-musical stage adaptation, co-written with his wife Dorothy. The screenplay for the film, which turned the operatic recitatives into spoken dialogue, was very closely based on the opera and was written by N. Richard Nash.
The project was the last for Samuel Goldwyn. Due to its controversial subject matter, the film was shown only briefly following its initial reserved seat engagements in major cities, where it drew mixed reviews from critics. Two months after its release, Goldwyn grudgingly conceded, "No one is waiting breathlessly for my next picture."
In 2011, the film was chosen for inclusion in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
Music By - George Gershwin | Stage Date - 1935 | Film Date - 1959
Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media
Displaying 1-2 of 2 items.
George Gershwin : Porgy and Bess Enjoy historical photos supplied directly from the Gershwin estate and a dozen of the best vocal selections from Porgy and Bess, all professionally arranged for piano/vocal and complete with detailed information on the musical as well as each song in this classic collection. Titles include: Summertime - A Woman Is a Sometime Thing - My Man's Gone Now - Leavin' fo' de Promis' Lan' - It Take a Long Pull to Get There - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' - Bess, You Is My Woman Now - It Ain't Necessarily So - What You Want Wid' Bess - I Loves You Porgy - A Red Headed Woman - There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York. Songlist: Summertime, Bess, You Is My Woman, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', I Loves You, Porgy, It Ain't Necessarily So, My Man's Gone Now, Red Headed Woman, A, There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York, What You Want Wid Bess, A Woman Is A Sometime Thing, Leavin' Fo De Promis' Lan', It Take A Long Pull To Get There 
Ira Gershwin : Porgy and Bess Piano/vocal selections with vocal melody included in the piano part from the classic musical that features: Bess, You Is My Woman Now - I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' - I Loves You Porgy - It Ain't Necessarily So - My Man's Gone Now - Summertime - A Woman Is a Sometime Thing. Songlist: Summertime, Bess, You Is My Woman, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin', I Loves You, Porgy, It Ain't Necessarily So, My Man's Gone Now, A Woman Is A Sometime Thing |
Select a Category |
Want to Sing? - Find a Chorus Near You
List of Choruses by State | List of Choruses by City