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  2. George Gershwin - Wikipedia

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    George Gershwin (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr ʃ. w ɪ n /; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres.

  3. Of Thee I Sing - Wikipedia

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    The orchestrations were by Robert Russell Bennett, William Daly (including the "Overture"), and Gershwin ("Hello, Good Morning"). Of Thee I Sing was the longest-running Gershwin show during George Gershwin's lifetime. There were Broadway revivals in 1933 at the Imperial Theatre and in 1952 at the Ziegfeld Theatre, both directed by Kaufman.

  4. An American in Paris - Wikipedia

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    An American in Paris is a jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) [1] for orchestra by American composer George Gershwin first performed in 1928. It was inspired by the time that Gershwin had spent in Paris and evokes the sights and energy of the French capital during the Années folles.

  5. List of compositions by George Gershwin - Wikipedia

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    1919 – “O Land of Mine, America” (lyrics by Michael E. Rourke). A national anthem submission for a New York American competition offering five thousand dollars to the winner. Gershwin received the lowest prize of fifty dollars. 1920 – “Yan-Kee” (lyrics by Irving Caesar) 1921 – “Phoebe” (lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Lou Paley)

  6. Oh, Kay! - Wikipedia

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    Oh, Kay! is a musical with music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and a book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. It is based on the play La Présidente by Maurice Hennequin and Pierre Veber. The plot revolves around the adventures of the Duke of Durham and his sister, Lady Kay, English bootleggers in Prohibition Era America. Kay finds ...

  7. Blue Monday (opera) - Wikipedia

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    The Gershwin family, working in conjunction with the Library of Congress and the University of Michigan, are working to make scores available to the public that represent Gershwin's true intent. [13] The entire Gershwin project may take 30 to 40 years to complete, and it is unclear when the Blue Monday edition will be released. [14] [15]

  8. Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls - Wikipedia

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    Several rolls use overdubbing, so that Gershwin is in effect playing a four-handed piece solo. The final selection, " An American In Paris ", was recorded by Frank Milne in 1933. Milne worked as a roll-editor with Gershwin in the 1920s, and edited several of the rolls reproduced on this disc.

  9. Swanee (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song had little impact in its first show, but not long afterwards Gershwin played it at a party where Al Jolson heard it. Jolson then put it into his show Sinbad, already a success at the Winter Garden Theatre, and recorded it for Columbia Records in January 1920. [4] "After that", said Gershwin, "Swanee penetrated the four corners of the ...