George Gershwin Flashcards
When was Gershwin born ?
1898-1937
How did he get into the music industry?
He left school at 15 to become a song plugger for a publishing firm on Tin Pan Alley(place where publishers worked in early 20th centruy)
When did he start recording and arranging piano rolls?
1916
What did he first produce in 1919?
Swanee
What was his most popular work?
Rhaphosdy in Blue in 1924
What was his other famous work that he produced in 1928
An American in Paris, an orhcestral composition inspired after his trip to Paris
What is considered the most important American opera of 201h century?
Porgy and Bess a negro folk opera
What other music did he compose?
Three preludes, a piano concierto, 6 musical comedies and wrote many other songs with his brother Ira.
Who were his influences?
Mainly 20th cent french composers incl. Ravel, Debussy,Milhaud , Berg(austrian), Stravinksy (russian), and Schoenburg(austrian)
What was his piano concierto critisiced for?
Being too close to Debussy than contemporary jazz!
