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'''George Gershwin''' was an important American songwriter and composer of the 1920s and 1930s, often collaborating with his brother [[Ira Gershwin|Ira]]. He also wrote orchestral music, most notably ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]'', ''[[An American in Paris]]'' and the [[opera]] ''[[Porgy and Bess]]''.
'''George Gershwin''' (1898-1937) was an American composer and pianist of the 1920s and 1930s. He often collaborated with his brother [[Ira Gershwin|Ira]] who wrote most of the lyrics.
He started as an employee of a music-publishing company where he began to write songs and later a series of musical comedies. He also wrote a series of concer works, ''[[Rhapsody in Blue]]'' (1924) for piano and jazz orchestra, Piano Concerti in F major (1925) ''[[An American in Paris]]'' (1928), ''[[Second Rhapsody]]'' (1932)and ''[[Cuban Overture]]'' (1934).
Famous songs by Gershwin include "Summertime" (from ''Porgy''), "The Man I Love", and "It Ain't Necessarily So".
In 1935 his [[opera]] ''[[Porgy and Bess]]'' (an African-American version of the Carmen story), was first staged on [[Boston]] has since been performed all over the world.
Many of Gershwin songs have become standards in what musicians call the "Great American Songbook" and have become [[jazz]] classics.
Famous songs by Gershwin include "Summertime" (from ''Porgy and Bess ''), "The Man I Love", and "It Ain't Necessarily So".
[[Category:Composers|Gershwin, George]]
[[Category:Composers|Gershwin, George]]