1. Biographie: George Gershwin, 1898-1937 Translate this page 1898-1937. george gershwin. Komponist, pianist, Dirigent. 1898 26.September george gershwin (eigtl. Jacob Gershovitz) wird als Sohn http://www.dhm.de/lemo/html/biografien/GershwinGeorge/

George Gershwin Komponist, Pianist, Dirigent ab 1910 ab 1914 Sein erster Song "When You Want 'Em You Can't Get 'Em" wird veröffentlicht. Obwohl der Song erfolglos bleibt, werden einige Broadway-Komponisten auf Gershwin aufmerksam und verwenden in den kommenden Jahren mehrere seiner Songs in ihren Stücken. Gershwin nimmt in diesen Jahren weiterhin Unterricht in Klavier und Harmonielehre. Er schreibt seine erste eigene Broadway-Revue "La, La Lucille". Gershwin ist an der Produktion der jährlichen "George White's Scandals" maßgeblich beteiligt. Freundschaft mit Anläßlich der "Scandals" komponiert er die einaktige Oper "Blue Monday", die später in "135th Street" umbenannt wird. Uraufführung des von Paul Whiteman (1890-1969) angeregten Klavierkonzerts mit Jazzorchester "Rhapsody in Blue" in der Carnegie Hall in New York. Gershwin verbindet europäische Kunstmusik mit Elementen des Jazz und wird somit zum Mitbegründer des "symphonic jazz". Vitaler Rhythmus und eingängige Liedmelodien sind Grundelemente seines Schaffens. Mit dem Musical "Lady, Be Good!" gelingt Gershwin sein erster großer Broadway-Erfolg. Das Musical enthält u.a. die Stücke "Fascinating Rhythm" und "Oh, Lady, Be Good!". Wie in diesem Fall, arbeitet er auch später viel mit seinem Bruder Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) als Texter zusammen. Sie werden in den nächsten Jahren zu einem der erfolgreichsten "Song-Writer-Teams" des Broadway.

2. The George & Ira Gershwin Festival - Kevin Cole, Featured Pianist The george Ira gershwin Festival is an annual event in Oceanside, CA to enjoy the gershwin brothers' music and raise money for music scholarships. Kevin is the best gershwin pianist since gershwin himself no one can touch him. Edward Jablonski, author of http://www.gershwinfestival.com/cole/colereviews.html

A project of the Rotary Club of Oceanside What critics say about Kevin Cole Kevin Cole's performances, especially his interpretation of Gershwin, have prompted accolades from some of the foremost critics and songwriters in American music. Soon after Cole was graduated from Michigan's prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy, he garnered the praises of legends such as Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Hugh Martin, Burton Lane, Stephen Sondheim and members of the Jerome Kern and Gershwin families. Berlin may have been one of the first to recognize Cole's genius, but there have been many others since. For example: A piano genius he reveals an understanding of harmony, rhythmic complexity and pure show-biz virtuosity that would have had Vladimir Horowitz smiling with envy. When Cole sits down at the piano, you would swear Gershwin himself was at work Cole stands as the best Gershwin pianist in America today. The virtuosic Cole...made his Hollywood Bowl debut in an audacious, ear-opening performance of "Rhapsody in Blue." ... Cole reinstated Gershwin's bracing tempos — documented in the composer's own recordings — and driving exuberance through the work ... At the end, a bowlful of Gershwin lovers hollered with approval."

3. Classical Net - Gershwin - Biography gershwin began making piano rolls (many under a pseudonym). george left Remick in 1917 to travel the vaudeville circuit as a pianist. http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/gershwin/biography.html

George Gershwin by Jane Erb Arnold Schoenberg . He never experienced a dry spell or the composer's equivalent of writer's block, and he was equally adept at composing music to which words were added or fitting music to book and lyrics already written, as he did in Porgy and Bess. He loved nothing more than parties where he could (and did) monopolize the evening at the piano, playing and singing his own works for the friends who adored him. George Gershwin (named Jacob Gershovitz at his birth September 26, 1898) was the second of four children born to Morris and Rose Gershovitz, Russians who had immigrated to New York and married in America. George's older (by two years) brother Ira was expected to be the musician in the family but George, who had discovered music at six listening to a piano roll of Rubinstein's Melodie in F and was overwhelmed at nine hearing a friend playing the violin, appropriated the piano his mother purchased when he was twelve and he, too, was given piano lessons. In 1912 he began studying with Charles Hambitzer, undoubtedly the strongest influence on the young student, who introduced him to the music of Debussy and Ravel, the early works of Arnold Schoenberg, and the classical piano literature. Gershwin admired Irving Berlin, and among his earliest musical heroes were Liszt and the great pianists then playing in New York, artists such as Josef Lhevinne, Josef Hoffmann, and composer-pianist

4. George Gershwin And The Rhapsody In Blue, Classical Notes, Peter Gutmann george gershwin's astounding 1924 record of his Rhapsody in Blue is set in the context of his brief but brilliant career. the greatest of the late acoustic recordings is george gershwin's own stunning performance of his Rhapsody in worked 3 years as a pianist demonstrating sheet music for Remick's http://www.classicalnotes.net/features/gershwin.html

It is amazing but true that every 30 years a new technology has revolutionized the process of recording music. In the mid-1890s Emil Berliner's flat disc became the medium of choice over the cylinder, in the mid-1920s electrical recordings swept aside the acoustic process, in the mid-50's stereo overrode mono, and in the mid'80s the CD pushed aside vinyl. It is no less amazing that all but one of these transitions was a smooth and gradual process, in which the predecessors coexisted with the improved newcomer for years, if not decades. Thus, cylinders persisted through World War I, mono discs sold quite well throughout the 'sixties and, notwithstanding the industry's efforts to kill vinyl outright, the fact remains that until quite recently CDs penetrated only a small fraction of the homes with turntables. The only exception was the replacement of the acoustic process with the electrical system. Perhaps the reason was the extreme difference in their quality. Early discs really sounded no different from cylinders (if anything, they sounded worse, as their inner grooves had lower fidelity and higher distortion) and there is little aesthetic difference between stereo and a good mono recording or between a CD and a well-preserved LP. But the difference between acoustic and electrical recordings is unmistakable. The acoustic process, it should be remembered, approached sound much like the human ear. A horn gathered the sound and concentrated it on a diaphragm, whose vibrations were transferred to a stylus, which made a corresponding engraving on a wax cylinder or disc. The process was purely mechanical; the original acoustic energy was transferred directly to the record.

5. SPECTRUM Biographies - George Gershwin gershwin was employed as a rehearsal pianist while also of the songs in the productionsof george White's Scandals La La Lucille had only gershwin's songs, and http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Gershwin,George.html

George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Researcher: Rachel Sahlman Artist: Dick Strandberg George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershwin on Sept. 26, 1898 in what is now Brooklyn, New York. He died in Hollywood, California on July 11, 1937. He parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants who had come to this country in search of a better life. The family name had been Gershovitz in Russia, but George anglicized it when he began school. He heard jazz first when he was six, and he was exposed to other forms of music as much as possible. When he was 12, George began to study piano. Gershwin had a significant impact on American music. He wrote the scores for several Broadway musicals, but he was also able to blend different styles of music into something that became totally new. Even after he was a successful composer, George continued to study with people who had a different focus on composition. In 1918, George began his professional career as a pianist/vocalist for the Jerome Remick music publishing company.

6. Modern George Gershwin Pianist - Music And Gershwin gershwin pianist performs Rhapsody in Blue and several other georgegershwin music songs in his concert pianist show. Conrad Askland http://www.conradaskland.com/gershwin_pianist.html

Conrad Askland Los Angeles, California Piano and Keyboards Hammond B3 Organ Music News and Shows Updated Monthly Pianist and Composer Biography From Seattle Opera to the Grand 'Ol Opry in Nashville, TN Discography of Music Producer Audio projects by record producer Conrad Askland Audio Samples MP3, Real Audio, WMF Piano Player Photo Gallery Conrad Askland Piano and Keyboard Pictures Contact Piano Player E-mail, Phone or Fax Links Music Web Sites Home Gershwin Pianist Conrad Askland is a Gershwin pianist and ensemble player. "The music of George Gershwin is some of the finest ever written", says Askland. "Learning Rhapsody in Blue and performing it for audiences has been a real highlight of my music career". Askland started as a child prodigy performer with the Seattle Opera and toured throughout Europe for music performances. For more information about this Gershwin pianist visit the Biography page.

7. GershwinFan.com - The George And Ira Gershwin Educational Fanpage gershwin, george Werkverzeichnis. Beschreibung george gershwin. Komponist, pianist, Dirigent. http://www.gershwinfan.com/biogeorge.html

Home About GershwinFan Biographies Forums ... Works - C o m p o s e r F a n - C h o p i n F a n L u d w i g F a n G e r s h w i n F a n W A M o z a r t F a n George Gershwin b. September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York d. July 11, 1937, Hollywood, California Early Professional Career (1916-1924) Rhapsody in Blue (1924) The Broadway Years (1924-1930) The Hollywood Years (1930-1937) ... Influences on Today's Music (1937 - ) George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershowitz on September 26, 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. The son of immigrant parents, George became one of America's first premier composers and his compositions are still used today as tool of teachers everywhere as examples of the American entrance to the musical world of Stravinsky, Chopin, Beethoven and Mozart. George had two brothers, Arthur and Ira, and one sister, Francis (Frankie). Although George is the most well known of the family, his brother Ira was also a succesful lyricist. In fact, if it weren't for Ira's interest in music, George's parents would not have purchased the family's first piano. Ira was going to study the piano when the instrument was brought into the family home, but it was George who took the immediate interest in it and immediately began to successfully play by ear. His parents invested some piano lessons in him and George began to study seriously at the young age of 12 years. Early Professional Career (1916-1924) George began his professional career in "Tin Pan Alley," a location in New York City where aspiring composers and song writers would bring their scores to a publisher in hopes of selling the tunes for a modest amount of cash. As a "song plugger" for the Jerome Remick Company, George was exposed to thousands of songs, which gave him a better idea for what songs had a successful quality.

8. The George & Ira Gershwin Festival - Kevin Cole, Featured Pianist The george Ira gershwin Festival is honored to have as its headlinerthe renowned pianist Kevin Cole. Cole is recognized as being http://www.gershwinfestival.com/cole/

A project of the Rotary Club of Oceanside sw A biography of Kevin Cole Festival events featuring Kevin Cole Gala reception , Thursday, Oct. 17 A Gershwin Primer , Friday, Oct. 18 An Evening with Kevin Cole , Saturday, Oct. 19 Festival Finale , Sunday, Oct. 20 What critics have said about Cole's performances Home Kevin Cole, featured pianist Directions ... Contact us Web site design and maintenance by The Web Site Maid , Oceanside, CA Kevin Cole Events Oct. 17-20 (For times and prices, please click the Events button above) Thursday, Oct. 17: Gala Rotary Reception honoring Renowned Pianist Kevin Cole Friday, Oct 18: Crest Theatre "A Gershwin Primer" Saturday, Oct. 19: Crest Theatre "An Evening With Kevin Cole" Headline event Sunday, Oct. 20: Oceanside Pier Amphitheatre Festival Finale

9. Fundus.org Referat. Titel. gershwin, george (18981937). Autor. Bianca Purnomo bibi_p@gmx.de endlich dahin, er bekam seinen ersten Job als Demo-pianist beim Musikverlag Jerome H. Remick. http://www.fundus.org/referat.asp?ID=3344

10. GERSHWIN, George : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia Of Popular Music gershwin, george (b Jacob gershwine, 26 Sep. 1898, NYC; d 11 July '37)US pianist, composer, songwriter; one of the greatest of all. http://www.musicweb.uk.net/encyclopaedia/g/G26.HTM

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11. GERSHWIN, George :Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary Of Composers gershwin, george b New York, 26 September 1898 d was a great lyricwriter with whomgeorge collaborated all intending to become a concert pianist- an ambition http://www.musicweb.uk.net/Classpedia/Gershwin.htm

GERSHWIN, George b New York, 26 September 1898 d Hollywood, 11 July 1937, aged thirty-eight Lullaby, for string quartet La La Lucille, musical Morris Gest Midnight Whirl, musical George White's Scandals of 1920, musical Broadway Brevities of 1920 (including song 'Swannee') A Dangerous Maid, musical George White's Scandals of 1921, musical George White's Scandals of 1922, musical Blue Monday Blues (also called 135th Street), opera Our Nell, musical The Rainbow, musical George White's Scandals of 1923, musical Rhapsody in Blue (arr Grofe), for piano and orchestra Sweet Little Devil, musical George White's Scandals of 1924, musical Primrose, musical Lady, Be Good, musical (including song 'Fascinating Rhythm') Novelettes, for violin and piano Concerto in F for piano and orchestra Tell Me More, musical Tip-Toes, musical Song of the Flame, musical Oh, Kay!, musical (including songs 'Do, Do, Do' and 'Someone to Watch Over Me') Preludes for piano Strike Up The Band, musical Funny Face, musical (including songs 'He Loves and She Loves' and 'Swonderful') An American In Paris, for orchestra

12. SPECTRUM Biographies - George Gershwin george gershwin was born Jacob gershwin on Sept. 26, 1898 in what is now Brooklyn, New York. this same time, gershwin was employed as a rehearsal pianist while also continuing http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Gershwin%2CGeorge.html

George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Researcher: Rachel Sahlman Artist: Dick Strandberg George Gershwin was born Jacob Gershwin on Sept. 26, 1898 in what is now Brooklyn, New York. He died in Hollywood, California on July 11, 1937. He parents were Russian-Jewish immigrants who had come to this country in search of a better life. The family name had been Gershovitz in Russia, but George anglicized it when he began school. He heard jazz first when he was six, and he was exposed to other forms of music as much as possible. When he was 12, George began to study piano. Gershwin had a significant impact on American music. He wrote the scores for several Broadway musicals, but he was also able to blend different styles of music into something that became totally new. Even after he was a successful composer, George continued to study with people who had a different focus on composition. In 1918, George began his professional career as a pianist/vocalist for the Jerome Remick music publishing company.

13. Songwriters Hall Of Fame Lillian Hellman, Edward G. Robinson, film director Rouben Mamoulian, pianist andcelebrity george gershwin was only 38 years old when he died during a brain http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=70

14. Songwriters Hall Of Fame specifically for a movie (still played by a house pianist, but with Fields, DorothyFischer, Fred Freed, Arthur Friml, Rudolf gershwin, george gershwin, Ira http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/genre_overview.asp?genreId=4

15. Dr. Duke Thompson, Pianist And Director Of The Maryland Conservatory Of Music As a pianist he has performed throughout Canada, the United States received numerousstrong endorsements including that from george gershwin's sister, Frankie. http://www.dukethompson.com/

Pianist Performer Recording Artist Educator Introduction Duke Thompson is a recognized teacher, performer and music administrator. His studies have taken him to New York City, France, University of Maryland, Peabody Conservatory, and Arizona State University where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree. As a pianist he has performed throughout Canada, the United States and in Japan to rave reviews. His playing has been featured on National Public Radio in Canada and the United States. Duke Thompson's CD "Greatly Gershwin" received numerous strong endorsements including that from George Gershwin's sister, Frankie. Its success has required a second printing and he is now working on his next CD. In 2001, Duke Thompson produced a live CD recording for the legendary harmonica player Harp Dog Brown which has found great success throughout North America. As a teacher Dr. Thompson has received awards for curriculum development and teaching effectiveness. He received the very rare "100% Positive Rating" from his students at Red Deer College (Alberta, Canada), many of whom have won scholarships and prizes. As chairperson of the music department there, he restructured the program to great effect and benefit for faculty, students, and the community. His mantra of The CPR Advantage (Clarity, Passion, Relevance) and the Community Performance Program he has developed are some of what Duke Thompson brings to Harford County.

16. ArtandCulture Reflections on Meeting george gershwin. pianist and composer Richard Glazier talksabout his meeting with gershwin, who was a major influence on his life and http://www.artandculture.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=360

17. George Gershwin http//rhino.com/features/72732p.html Popup Reflections on Meeting george gershwin,pianist and composer Richard Glazier talks about his meeting with gershwin http://www.artandculture.com/arts/artist?artistId=360

18. George Gershwin: The Highlights Of HisLife And Times 1920-1937 1913 young george gershwin lands a job as a pianist at a summer resortin the Catskills at $5/week. Jazz is the rage in music http://www.ffaire.com/gershwin/timeliney.html

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19. George Essihos And The Jazz CDs "Solo Journeys" "Live At Hermann's Jazz Club" An Biography of the jazz pianist and piano instructor from Victoria, BC; descriptions of his two independent Category Arts Music Bands and Artists E...... I were a singer perhaps I would think differently, but as a pianist I am SomeoneHappy Jule Styne How Long Has This Been Going On - george gershwin I Loves http://www.islandnet.com/~jshandro/essihos.html

George Essihos George Essihos lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He trained as a classical pianist but by the age of 40 had become fascinated by jazz. A chance meeting with Ahmad Jamal was the turning point in George's career, when he decided to re-invent himself as a jazz pianist. His style is unmistakable; he has a seemingly limitless capacity for improvisation and an amazingly active musical imagination. His concerts are fairly infrequent, so his devoted fans consider each to be a special event. This promted CBC Radio's Jurgen Gothe to say "George Essihos is the west coast's best kept jazz secret." In George's words: "My basic approach to jazz is classical: theme and variations, and use of extended patterns combined with impressionistic harmonies. Most players probably enter jazz through the blues, but many, including Bill Evans, Andre Previn, and Michel Petrucciani, started with intensive classical training. In jazz one is free to bend the melody and harmony to suit one's inventive whims. I don't believe in strict reference to the title or words of a song; these are usually added later anyway and they can limit one's imagination. So, I let the sounds carry me. If I were a singer perhaps I would think differently, but as a pianist I am searching for freedom and originality of expression." "Bill Evans has been my idol since the first time I heard his recordings in the early sixties. Listening to him made me realize that someday I had to learn to play jazz - I was strictly classical at the time. His lyricism and amazing technique (never flamboyant, always musical) impressed me just as much as the talents of my favorite classical pianists such as Gieseking, Horowitz or Glenn Gould. Gould, incidentally, was also an avid fan of Evans."

20. CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography Of George Gershwin Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI format.Category Arts Music Composition Composers G gershwin, george...... gershwin, george gershwin, Jacob (b Brooklyn, NY, 1898; d Hollywood,Calif., 1937). Amer. composer and pianist. Son of Russ. Jewish http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/gershwin.html

Click here to subscribe to the Archives for $25/year Link to the CMA Email this site to a friend Discussion Forum ... Enable Javascript JAVASCRIPT MUST BE ENABLED TO NAVIGATE THIS SITE. PLEASE ENABLE JAVASCRIPT AND BROWSER COOKIES AND REFRESH/RELOAD THIS PAGE Biography of George Gershwin Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 4th edition by Michael Kennedy and Joyce Bourne By permission of Oxford University Press Click to find the music of George Gershwin in the Archives! Click for the Index of Biographies or the Click here to see the Oxford University Press books we recommend below... Gershwin, George [Gershwin, Jacob] b Brooklyn, NY, 1898; d Hollywood, Calif., 1937). Amer. composer and pianist. Son of Russ. Jewish migrants who went to USA c. La La Lucille Swanee (1919), which became assoc. with Al Jolson. In 1924 he enjoyed success in a new genre, that of applying jazz idioms to concert works, when his Rhapsody in Blue for pf. and orch. had its f.p. From then until the end of his life he produced larger-scale works alongside the songs (many with words by his elder brother Ira (Israel)) he wrote for musicals and, after 1931, films. The Pf. Conc. of 1925 was followed by An American in Paris , a second Rhapsody , the Cuban Overture , and in 1935 by the opera Porgy and Bess which is still the only opera by an Amer. composer to become est. in the repertory.

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