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George Gershwin

George Gershwin. September 26, 1898-July 11, 1937. “ I Got Rhythm ,” “ Summertime ,”  Rhapsody in Blue , “ Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off ,” “ Someone to Watch Over Me ,” “ They Can’t Take That Way From Me .”. Famous Songs you might know.

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George Gershwin

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  1. George Gershwin September 26, 1898-July 11, 1937

  2. “I Got Rhythm,” “Summertime,” Rhapsody in Blue, • “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” • “They Can’t Take That Way From Me.” Famous Songs you might know

  3. George Gershwin and his brother Ira were a dynamic composition duo during the early 20th century.  • In 1924, he and his brother Ira became the dynamic duo of Broadway musical composition.  • In 1931 they wrote Of Thee I Sing, the first musical comedy to win a Pulitzer Prize.  Fun Facts

  4. In spite of his fame, Gershwin had an itch to write “serious” music that wasn’t just for stage productions. • Rhapsody in Blue captured the attention and imagination of audiences everywhere and made jazz music more accessible to fans of more traditional classical music because it bridged the gap between casual easy-listening music for anyone and cerebral music associated with Mozart and Beethoven. Fun FACTS Continued

  5. His opera Porgy and Bess was based on DuBose Heyward’s novel of the same name, which portrayed American Gullah life, and his suite An American in Paris was used extensively throughout the 1951 film starring Gene Kelly. Fact no one remembers

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