Gershwin, George
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Gershwin, George (1898–1937), born on the Lower East Side of New York City, began his musical career as a Tin Pan Alley composer, writing many popular jazz songs, and from the age of 20 composing musical comedies, among his greatest successes being
Lady, Be Good! (1924),
Girl Crazy (1930), and
Of Thee I Sing (1931). Although he continued to write popular music, he became interested in serious composition, and after study under Rubin Goldmark began to produce works illustrating his belief in jazz “as an American folk‐music” that “can be made the basis of serious symphonic works of lasting value.” The
Rhapsody in Blue for piano and orchestra was composed for Paul Whiteman's Concert of Jazz Music (1924), and the orchestral poem
An American in Paris (1928) was commissioned by Damrosch. Other major works include the
Concerto in F for piano (1925) and the
Second Rhapsody (1931), utilizing in classic forms the rhythms previously identified with ephemeral dance music. Gershwin's most ambitious composition is the folk opera
Porgy and Bess (1935), interpreting the Negro spirit in an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's
Porgy.
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