Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092031 Composed by Dorothy Heyward, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by Alpin Smart (transcription for voice and guitar). 20th Century,Blues,Classical,Jazz,Opera. Score. 3 pages. SmartWorks Publications #696164. Published by SmartWorks Publications (A0.1092031). The must-have song for summer, George Gershwin's blues-infused classic, Summertime, from, Porgy and Bess, became an instant hit, when the opera premiered in 1935, and remains one of the most popular and enduring melodies of all time, much-covered by many of the greatest artists, including Billie Holiday (1936) and Janis Joplin (1968). This arrangement for voice and guitar is transposed from the original high soprano to a medium-voice range, making it more suitable for both classical and blues/pop/rock vocalists.