Artist artifact
George Gershwin
Composer who threaded jazz vernacular through concert works and songbook standards, from Rhapsody in Blue to Porgy and Bess.
Biography
Composer who threaded jazz vernacular through concert works and songbook standards, from Rhapsody in Blue to Porgy and Bess.
Influence
Made the jazz-classical border a productive American argument rather than a wall.
Historical context
Composer who threaded jazz vernacular through concert works and songbook standards, from Rhapsody in Blue to Porgy and Bess. Made the jazz-classical border a productive American argument rather than a wall. Rhapsody in Blue was orchestrated with Ferde Grofé for the 1924 Aeolian Hall experiment that sold 'jazz' to a concert public.
Associated instruments
- Piano
- Composition
Specimen note
Rhapsody in Blue was orchestrated with Ferde Grofé for the 1924 Aeolian Hall experiment that sold 'jazz' to a concert public.