(Yip) Harburg, penned the music to the tune that became a Depression-era anthem, Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?as part of the revue, Americana.ĭuring 1929-30 Gorney was hired by Paramount Pictures' New York office. In 1932 Gorney, working with lyricist E.Y. He enjoyed a long flourishing career, that started by writing songs for Broadway shows and revues including Earl Carroll's Sketch Book(1929), the Ziegfeld Follies(1931), Touch and Go (1949), Merry-Go-Round (1927), Meet the People (1941), and Sweetheart Time (1925). Gorney pursued and completed his law degree, but after one year of practice, he gave it up to pursue songwriting in the mid 1920s. Despite his musical talent, his father strongly urged him to study medicine or law. He also studied basic music theory, counterpoint and orchestration in the school's music department. He attended University of Michigan, working his way through by writing school songs and leading school bands.
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Eventually, he led his high school orchestra, and earned extra money on weekends by playing the piano for the local silent movie theaters. His musical abilities emerged at an early age during piano lessons. Gornetsky, and later Daniel Jason Gorney) was born on December 12,1896 in Bialystok, Russia, eventually emigrating to Detroit with his family at age 6, after escaping a Russian pogrom. This collection consists of published scores from his earliest student works (University of Michigan), original and published scores of his theatrical, motion picture and television works, and scores and score fragments from student workshop productions from both Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals and the American Theatre Wing training program. Jay Gorney was a composer, writing for the stage, screen, and television from the mid-1920s through the late 1960s, and a teacher and lecturer in musical comedy and theater. For general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: Restrictions apply Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online. Please check the collection records in the NYPL's online catalog for detailed location information. Repository Music Division Access to materials Some collections held by the Dance, Music, Recorded Sound, and Theatre Divisions at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts are held off-site and must be requested in advance. Jay Gorney Scores, JPB 04-33, Music Division, The New York Public Library. Creator Gorney, Jay, 1896-1990 Call number JPB 04-33 Physical description 17 linear feet (33 flat boxes) Language English Preferred Citation
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