Gershwin

Gershwin wrote many popular songs, but of Porgy and Bess, he said, "I think the music is so marvelous, I don't believe I wrote it. "

"Rhapsody in Blue" made George Gershwin famous all over the world. Several hundred thousand copies of the printed music sold immediately.

George Gershwin continued to write exciting compositions that would help define modern American music.

Lyricist Irving Caesar happened to hear him play the piano and thought he resembled his former collaborator George Gershwin.

George Gershwin wrote his "Rhapsody in Blue" originally for piano and jazz band. It later went on to become a symphony concert favorite.

Unlike with the Dvorak symphony, the members of the audience seemed to respond to the Gershwin piece.

Gershwin was satisfied that he had shown that jazz music could be both serious and popular.

Gershwin's entire score, however, was not heard on an American stage again until 1976.

The Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is named for the songwriting team of George and Ira Gershwin.

Gershwin went to Folly Island off the coast of South Carolina to observe the customs of the local people and listen to their music.

Gershwin himself played the piano part of "Rhapsody in Blue" at the concert.

Many songs that George Gershwin wrote for musical plays and movies have remained as popular as ever.

Composer George Gershwin brought jazz into the world of classical music with pieces like " Rhapsody in Blue. "

Composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Many of George Gershwin's songs were first written for musical plays performed in theaters in New York City.

Almost anyone can recognize Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Gershwin wrote the piece for jazz band leader Paul Whiteman.

In 1898, American composer George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn , New York.

So Wonderful, So Marvelous, So Gershwin!

Indeed, Dvorak and the like are de rigeur in North Korea, but Gershwin is something else.

Hear Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the movies Fantasia 2000 and Manhattan.

Besides Dvorak, Gershwin and Wagner, the orchestra played the "Star-Spangled Banner" , which was heard respectfully.

Today we continue our report about the life and music of one of America's greatest composers, George Gershwin.

It's by George Gershwin, isn't it? 2 He wrote an opera, didn't he?

As we reported last week, George Gershwin published his first song when he was just eighteen years old.

George Gershwin died in nineteen thirty-seven, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old.

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The Precursor of the American Music--George Gershwin

Gershwin (arr. Grofe) - Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version): opening

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George Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue

Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin, 1898-1937: He Wrote More Than Five Hundred Songs