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George Gershwin’s Song-Book (1932), complex arrangements of 18 Gershwin songs the 1932 hardbound editions contained original artwork by Constantin Alajalov for the 18 songs a 19th song was enclosed with the 500 signed/numbered copies of the 1932 first edition: Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha
"The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)" is a 1918 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was the first song by the Gershwin brothers to be performed on Broadway, where it was introduced by Nora Bayes in the 1918 musical Ladies First .
In 2007, the Library of Congress named its Gershwin Prize for Popular Song after George and Ira Gershwin. Recognizing the profound and positive effect of popular music on culture, the prize is given annually to a composer or performer whose lifetime contributions exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwins.
"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a 1926 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, assisted by Howard Dietz who penned the title. [5] It was written for the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), with the part originally sung on Broadway by English actress Gertrude Lawrence while holding a rag doll in a sentimental solo scene. [6]
The song was recorded for the first time by Abbie Mitchell on July 19, 1935, with George Gershwin playing the piano and conducting the orchestra (on: George Gershwin Conducts Excerpts from Porgy & Bess, Mark 56 667). The 1959 movie version of the musical featured Loulie Jean Norman singing the song.
Songs from George and Ira Gershwin musicals (2 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Songs with music by George Gershwin" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
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.
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 ...