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1. www.britannica.com › summary › George-GershwinGeorge Gershwin summary | Britannica

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   George Gershwin, orig. Jacob Gershvin, (born Sept. 26, 1898, Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.—died July 11, 1937, Hollywood, Calif.), U.S. composer. Born to Russian-Jewish immigrants, he heard jazz performed live from about age six. In his teens he worked as a song plugger (playing piano in Tin Pan Alley to demonstrate sheet music for potential customers ...

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   George's Career. George Gershwin was at the height of his career in 1937. His symphonic works and three PRELUDES for piano were becoming part of the standard repertoire for concerts and recitals, and his show songs had brought him increasing fame and fortune.

3. www.songhall.org › profile › George_GershwinGeorge Gershwin | Songwriters Hall of Fame

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   George Gershwin. Inductee. 1898- 1937 Born/Died. 1970 Inducted. Renowned works in jazz, classical, Broadway and film music. George Gershwin was born in New York City on September 26, 1898, as "Jacob Gershvin" - a child of a Russian immigrant whose original name was Gershovitz but adapted to the Americanized "Gershwin".

4. www.encyclopedia.com › george-gershwinGeorge Gershwin | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 14, 2018 · George Gershwin. Gershwin, George. views 2,023,965 updated May 14 2018. George Gershwin. Personal. Born Jacob Gershvin, September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Moshe (a businessman) and Rose (Bruskin) Gershvin; died of a brain tumor, July 11, 1937, in Beverly Hills, CA.

5. www.pbs.org › wnet › americanmastersAbout composer George Gershwin | American Masters | PBS

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   Jun 7, 2006 · About composer George Gershwin. George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn in 1898, the second of four children from a close-knit immigrant family. He began his musical career as a song-plugger...

6. www.pbs.org › wnet › broadwayGeorge Gershwin | The Stars | Broadway: The American Musical |...

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   American composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) was eminently successful in popular music, as well as in the classical field with several concert works and an opera that have become standards in...

7. theconversation.com › george-gershwins-rhapsody-in-blue-is-a-story-of-jazz-raceGeorge Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a story of jazz, race and...

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   Feb 7, 2024 · So he commissioned a new work by a 25-year-old Jewish-American upstart named George Gershwin. Gershwin’s contribution to the program, “ Rhapsody in Blue ,” would go on to exceed anyone’s...