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11 lug 2024 · George Gershwin, one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but his orchestral and piano compositions were also important. His notable works included the composition Rhapsody in Blue and the opera Porgy and Bess.
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- George Gershwin made piano rolls for player pianos, played the piano in nightclubs, demonstrated sheet music for a music publishing company, and wo...
- George Gershwin died of a brain tumour at the age of 38.
- With his lyricist brother Ira, George Gershwin composed numerous popular songs (such as “Embraceable You” and “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”),...
- George Gershwin is important for his great talent as a melodist in both popular and classical genres and for his chamber and orchestral works that...
2 giorni fa · di Beatrice Silenzi. George Gershwin, nato nel 1898 a Brooklyn da genitori immigrati russi, è uno dei compositori più influenti del ventesimo secolo. La sua carriera musicale abbraccia un’ampia gamma di generi mentre lui inizia la carriera come “song plugger”, suonando e promuovendo le canzoni per la casa musicale Remick a New York nel 1915.
6 giorni fa · George Gershwin was a man of many talents. He mixed classical and popular music in a way that made him a trailblazer in the early 20th century. His creative style changed the music world, and his pieces like Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris are now classics in both jazz and classical music.
11 lug 2024 · George Gershwin - Jazz Composer, Songwriter, Pianist: For the remainder of his career, Gershwin devoted himself to both popular songs and orchestral compositions. His Broadway shows from the 1920s and ’30s featured numerous songs that became standards: “Fascinating Rhythm,” “Oh, Lady Be Good,” “Sweet and Low-Down,” “Do, Do, Do ...
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1 giorno fa · Genre. Jazz. Composer (s) George Gershwin. Lyricist (s) DuBose Heyward. Ira Gershwin. " Summertime " is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, and Ira Gershwin.
5 giorni fa · This article attempts to retrace the steps of such an artistic evolution via six of his best-known compositions. “Swanee” (1919) Having published his first song in 1916, Gershwin reached an early peak with the release of “Swanee,” with lyrics by Irving Caesar, three years later.
4 giorni fa · Concerto in F is a composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and orchestra which is closer in form to a traditional concerto than his earlier jazz-influenced Rhapsody in Blue. It was written in 1925 on a commission from the conductor and director Walter Damrosch .
