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   Jan 4, 2020 · Among the classic works that can now be reproduced, reprinted, performed or shown by anyone without interference from heirs of their creators or the payment of license fees are George Gershwin’s...

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   In this frequently reprinted anecdote, the young American met Stravinsky (or Ravel in some tellings) and asked for lessons. The European master replied by asking Gershwin how much money he made and, after Gershwin named an astronomical sum, quipped: “Then I should take lessons from you!”

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   Oct 5, 2020 · How did George Gershwin go from being from a high school dropout to become a wealthy composer? We look at how he made his fortune.

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   Mar 29, 2021 · Gershwin's Greatest Hits. Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979) conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra with Peter Nero (1934- ), piano in Rhapsody in Blue; Leonard...

6. classicalclips.com › composers › george-gershwinGeorge Gershwin Biography, Facts, Videos, and Works ...

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   Leaving school at age fifteen, Gershwin took a job as a piano player in “Tin Pan Alley,” and was soon considered one of the finest there. Gershwin’s first big hit, Swanee, was composed in 10 minutes on a bus. It would go on to sell a million sheet music copies and around two million records.

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   How old was Gershwin when he started playing piano?

   • The piano teacher who took 14-year-old Gershwin on as a pupil believed that the boy was a genius. Leaving school at age fifteen, Gershwin took a job as a piano player in “Tin Pan Alley,” and was soon considered one of the finest there. Gershwin’s first big hit, Swanee, was composed in 10 minutes on a bus.

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   How did George Gershwin influence American music?

   • George Gershwin stands as an iconic figure in the annals of American music. The mastermind behind some of the most celebrated compositions of the 20th century, Gershwin’s influence spans across various genres, ranging from popular stage numbers to classical compositions.

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   Where did Gershwin study music?

   • “There is plenty more where that came from,” he said. Gershwin went to Paris to study music, but was turned down by Nadia Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, and others, who believed that rigorous classical study would ruin his style. Gershwin collaborated with his brother Ira to write many songs and several hit musicals.

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   How long did it take Gershwin to write Swanee?

   • Gershwin’s first big hit, Swanee, was composed in 10 minutes on a bus. It would go on to sell a million sheet music copies and around two million records. When he once lost some music he had been writing, Gershwin wasn’t troubled. “There is plenty more where that came from,” he said.

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   What did Gershwin do for a living?

   • Gershwin was an talented painter. Gershwin owned a home in Hollywood and composed music for many films. Gershwin’s Summertime is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by various bands, ensembles and individual musicians.

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   Was Gershwin married?

   • Gershwin’s famous Rhapsody in Blue was written in a hurry. Gershwin played the piano with the orchestra at the first performance. Though he enjoyed dating, Gershwin never married. Although Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess was originally a box office flop, it is now regarded as one of the most important American operas of the 20th century.

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   Worklist. Freely downloadable classical music (mp3s) from composer. George Gershwin. 26 sep 1898 (Brooklin) - 11 jul 1937 (Hollywood) Buy sheetmusic from Gershwin at SheetMusicPlus. Free Gershwin music: mp3, video and information sources. With biography.