41. Library Opens New Gershwin Room With Symposium poets of Tin Pan Alley, and composer Ned Rorem read from his book about the worldof george gershwin. Other musical offerings came from pianist Alicia Zizzo http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9804/gershwin.html

LC INFORMATION BULLETIN April 1998 Library of Congress Home Page ''S Wonderful' The Gershwins Come Alive in Symposium by Helen Dalrymple The Library's Music Division celebrated the March 17 opening of the new George and Ira Gershwin Room located across the hall from the Jefferson Building's Coolidge Auditorium with a March 13-16 event that explored "The Gershwins and Their World." With songs, dances, lectures and panel discussions by personal friends of the Gershwins, musicians, performers and scholars of their music, George (1898-1937) and Ira Gershwin (1896-1983) lived again for the participants and audience of some 300 people. In his opening remarks, Jon Newsom, chief of the Music Division, explained how the almost 60-year-long association between the Library of Congress and the Gershwin family began in 1939: "Harold Spivacke, chief of the Music Division from 1937 to 1972, developed a strong friendship with Ira and Leonore [his wife]. Out of the warm personal ties of this friendship we have seen the growth of an institution within the Library that has fostered the building of our collections and the expansion of our public programs in unprecedented ways, consistent with the broad vision of Ira and George. It was during Harold Spivacke's tenure at the Library that many of the great treasures in the Gershwin Collection came to us, and not only from Ira and Leonore, but from other family members, including George's sister, Frances Gershwin Godowsky." The George and Ira Gershwin Room is a permanent exhibition area for materials from the Library's George and Ira Gershwin Collection, which includes George's piano and desk, Ira's typing table and typewriter, self-portrait oil paintings of each brother, as well as music manuscripts and other documents that chronicle the lives and careers of the two brothers. An interactive audio-video kiosk allows visitors to view film footage and additional materials from the Gershwin Collection and hear recordings of Gershwin music.

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44. Gershwin, George (1898-1937). Translate this page endlich dahin, er bekam seinen ersten Job als Demo-pianist beim Musikverlag 1922 wollteGeorge gershwin Neuland betreten, er plante zusammen mit einem Kollegen http://www.georgegershwin.de/

Titel: Gershwin, George (1898-1937). Beschreibung: George Gershwin wäre, wenn er heute noch leben würde, genau 100 Jahre alt, denn er ist am 26. Sept. 1898 in New York zur Welt gekommen. Autor: Bianca Purnomo George Gershwin Neben dem Klavierunterricht brachte ihm Hambitzer auch Harmonielehre, Theorie und Instrumentation bei. Im selben Jahr schrieb Gershwin zusammen mit einem Freund, Irving Caesar, den Hit Swanee Scandals 1920 zu schreiben. Nach diesem Musical folgten vier weitere, die der Reihe nach Scandals 1921 bis Scandals 1924 Zwischen 1920 und 1923 wirkte George neben den Scandals aber auch noch an anderen Musicalproduktionen mit. anspruchsvolle Rhapsody In Blue Noch ein paar Worte zur Entstehung: Scandals Lady Be Good! ist The Man I Love The Man I Love Concerto in F Aber die Mehrheit zeigte sich sehr angetan von Gershwins Concerto in F Concerto in F An American In Paris Am 1. August war die Klavierfassung von An American in Paris An American In Paris An American In Paris im internationalen Konzertrepertoire behauptet. Gershwin schrieb in den Jahren 1928/29 noch weitere Musicals, die aber nicht so viel interessantes Material vorweisen.

45. GershwinFan.com - The George And Ira Gershwin Educational Fanpage The Young pianist's Library / 14a gershwin Recital Pieces / Level 1-2 - ByGeorge gershwin. Arranged by Denes Agay. Piano - Agay method supplement. http://www.gershwinfan.com/pianomusic.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 Pop Classical Want to purchase Choral Octavos for your choir/ensembles? No problem...visit our online Choral Octavos Section Piano Music for Sale Gershwin / Summertime (from "Porgy And Bess") - By George Gershwin. Piano/Vocal/Chords (arranged for piano and voice, with guitar chords). 6 pages. Published by Warner Brothers. (VS5985) List $3.95. Our price $3.95. Usually ships in 24 hours. Gershwin Complete Keyboard Works - By George Gershwin. Advanced Piano. Grade: advanced. 276 pages. Published by Warner Brothers. (AF9668) List $29.95. Our price $28.45. You save 5%. Usually ships in 24 hours. Lee Evans Arranges George Gershwin - As performed by George Gershwin. Lee Evans Piano Education. 9x12 inches. 56 pages. Published by Hal Leonard. (9070) List $7.95. Our price $7.15. You save 10%. Usually ships in 24 hours. Linda Ronstadt / Someone To Watch Over Me - As performed by Linda Ronstadt. By George Gershwin. Piano/Vocal/Chords (arranged for piano and voice, with guitar chords). 6 pages. Published by Warner Brothers. (VS4207) List $3.95.

46. GershwinFan.com - The George And Ira Gershwin Educational Fanpage Peter Nero the Ultimate Pops pianist! Other gershwin Sites george gershwin enEspañol Adissi's gershwin Page SummertimeWeb Classical Net gershwin Page http://www.gershwinfan.com/relatedsites.html

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47. Jamesarts director, Wayne Shirley of the music division of the Library of Congress, composerand pianist Leopold Godowsky III, nephew of george gershwin and pianists http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/jan03/AZ_nws_010503.htm

Rhapsody The Newsletter of Pianist/Musicologist Dr. Alicia Zizzo Volume I Number I Winter 2002 In early 2003, Warner Bros. Publications will be issuing Dr. Alicia Zizzo's transcription for solo piano of George Gershwin's 'I Got Rhythm' Variations. This will be the first such published edition of this piece The composer wrote his variations for piano and orchestra in 1934. Dr. Zizzo has written the following, "The task of transcribing a piece as complex as 'I Got Rhythm' Variations was enormous. I felt obliged to maintain the integrity of the interrelated group of variations with their individual ideas as they formed an integrated whole. In order to successfully reduce the thousands of notes an entire orchestra plays in this work to two hands, I had to develop a deep understanding of the intricate and elegant weaving of Gershwin's harmonies as he continually reworked four little notes. I determined that I would preserve as many chordal, verbal and dynamic directives as ten fingers would allow. For this I relied heavily on his original manuscripts." You can read the entire Forward Dr. Zizzo has written for the Warner Bros. publication at

48. Jamesarts 6 PM ­ Dinner featuring an address by composer and pianist Leopold GodowskyIII, nephew of george gershwin. 830 PM ­ Jeffrey Biegel Concert. http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/march02/GS_032702.htm

March 27, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting 516-797-9166 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net I Hear A Rhapsody: The Classical Music of George Gershwin One-Day Symposium on April 6 at Hofstra University Features International Group of Gershwin Performers and Scholars HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, NY ­ The Hofstra University Cultural Center will present I Hear A Rhapsody: The Classical Music of George Gershwin on Saturday, April 6, in celebration of the rediscovered classical music of one of America's greatest composers. Panel discussions, lecture-demonstrations and concerts will be presented during this one-day event. Gershwin's recently expanded classical solo piano repertoire will be featured during this symposium. These rediscovered and reconstructed works have brought him even more recognition around the world as a major American classical composer. It is the musicological research of the Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Symposium Scholar Dr. Alicia Zizzo that led to the publication of solo piano editions of The Annotated Rhapsody in Blue, The Complete Seven Preludes, Blue Monday, Lullaby and others by Warner Bros. Publications under the auspices of the Gershwin estate. The day-long event will conclude with a concert by pianist Jeffrey Biegel, an internationally renowned Gershwin specialist, who will perform the solo piano Rhapsody in Blue and other Gershwin works at 8:30 that evening in the University's Monroe Lecture Center Theater. Symposium highlights include:

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50. Columbia Berkshire Regional Net - Lincoln Mayorga pianist Lincoln Mayorga, admired worldwide for his expertise in both classicaland popular music, presents a unique concert featuring george gershwin's http://www.lincolnmayorga.com/mayorga_sergershwin.html

Solo Pianist with Orchestra Pianist Lincoln Mayorga, admired worldwide for his expertise in both classical and popular music, presents a unique concert featuring George Gershwin's complete works for piano and orchestra. Mr. Mayorga, who has played Gershwin since childhood, created this program out of the desire to give Gershwin's most important music the serious attention it deserves, by presenting it in full symphonic evening. Unlike most all-Gershwin concerts, which usually feature his songs along with one or two orchestral pieces, The Serious Gershwin is a feast of the composer's finest concert works: Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F, the "I Got Rhythm" Variations and the Second Rhapsody, supplemented by two of his most colorful orchestral works, the Cuban Overture and Catfish Row (the suite from Porgy and Bess ). A scholar of Tin Pan Alley and classical piano literature, Mr. Mayorga is uniquely qualified to perform Gershwin. His heartfelt playing captures the bittersweet romanticism, as well as the spontaneity, the rhythm, and the snap. He has performed this music all over the world, both with orchestras and in recital. Recently, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra invited him to play Rhapsody in Blue and the "I Got Rhythm" Variations in their first concert devoted entirely to American music.

51. Diahann Carroll: Porgy And Bess (album) being the work of george gershwin, Porgy and ultimate justification would have greatlypleased gershwin. of the brilliant arranger pianist - conductor André http://www.diahann-carroll.com/discography/porgy.html

CLICK TO ENLARGE DIAHANN CARROLL and the ANDRE PREVIN Trio PORGY AND BESS (1959) Summertime (DuBose Heyward / George Gershwin) My Man's Gone Now (DuBose Heyward / George Gershwin) I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward / George Gershwin) Porgy, I Is Your Woman (Bess, You Is My Woman) (Ira Gershwin / DuBose Heyward / George Gershwin) Oh, I Can't Sit Down (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) It Ain't Necessarily So (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) What You Want Wid Bess DuBose Heyward / George Gershwin I Loves You Porgy Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin There's Somebody Knockin' Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin There's A Boat That's Leavin' Soon For New York Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin Produced and directed by Jack Lewis Here follows a short segment from the original back sleeve notes: Opera is a dirty word (at least in some quarters). Yet this is the word that George Gershwin liked to apply to his masterpiece, Porgy and Bess . Now, jazz (in other quarters) is also a dirty word, and, Porgy and Bess has been called, with some accuracy, a "jazz opera". The semantic don't really matter much, but the fact is that being an opera, and being the work of George Gershwin

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Home COMPOSERS: G Index Gade, Jacob Compositions used in films on Class Act: Jealousy (aka "Jalousie") Gaines, Charles Compositions used in films on Class Act: I Can't Dance (I Got Ants in My Pants) Galindo, Pedro Compositions used in films on Class Act: Viva Mexico Gallagher, Ed Compositions used in films on Class Act: Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean Gallop, Sammy Compositions used in films on Class Act: Elmer's Tune That's the Moon, My Son Gamse, Albert Compositions used in films on Class Act: Amapola (English lyric) Gannon, Kim Compositions used in films on Class Act: Don't Let the Rainy Days Get You I Go for You Moonlight Cocktail So Dumb But So Beautiful ... Who's Your Honey Lamb Gardel, Carlos Compositions used in films on Class Act: Amargura Apure delantero buey Gardner, William Compositions used in films on Class Act: Can't You Hear Me Calling Caroline Garland, Joe Compositions used in films on Class Act: In the Mood Gaskill, Clarence Compositions used in films on Class Act: I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me Minnie the Moocher Gasparre, Dick Compositions used in films on Class Act: I Hear a Rhapsody Gaunt, Percy

53. In New York information on Jack Gibbons's CD series, The Authentic george gershwin , and other Chopin’sless well known contemporary, virtuoso pianist/composer Charles http://www.jackgibbons.com/In New York.htm

JACK GIBBONS MAKES A "TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE NEW YORK STAGE" (Time Out NY) PERFORMING LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL FOLLOWING THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF HIS PREVIOUS SELL-OUT CONCERTS AT NEW YORK'S LINCOLN CENTER AND CARNEGIE HALL, ACCLAIMED BRITISH PIANIST JACK GIBBONS RETURNED TO NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER 2001, PERFORMING ANOTHER SELL-OUT CONCERT TO STANDING OVATIONS AT CARNEGIE HALL. THE EVENT WAS HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN THE BIG APPLE SINCE HIS HORRIFIC CAR ACCIDENT in MARCH 2001. READ ON FOR MORE DETAILS: "The vivacious British Gershwin specialist makes his triumphant return to the New York stage after spending most of the year convalescing from a terrible automobile accident. Welcome back, Jack" (Time Out New York, November 2001) Tuesday, November 20th 2001 at 8 PM Carnegie Hall, New York JACK GIBBONS PLAYS GERSHWIN George Gershwin described himself as a "Modern Romantic" and the exuberance, vitality and warmth of his music epitomises the exciting and heady days of New York and America in the 1920s and 30s. In this special tribute programme Jack Gibbons

54. Jack Gibbons, Award-winning Virtuoso Pianist And World-renowned Gershwin Special to the Official Site of the awardwinning virtuoso pianist JACK GIBBONS recordings,including his award-winning series, The Authentic george gershwin , can be http://www.jackgibbons.com/

"Jack Gibbons is a unique phenomenon in the musical world of today" (Humphrey Burton) - "Jack Gibbons is THE Gershwin pianist of our time" (BBC Prom concerts) - "Jack Gibbons is an awe-inspiring and prodigiously gifted classical pianist" (The London Times) JACK GIBBONS Welcome to the Official Site of the award-winning virtuoso pianist JACK GIBBONS, acclaimed interpreter of the music of Gershwin, Chopin, Alkan, and other great composers. "THE VIVACIOUS BRITISH GERSHWIN SPECIALIST MAKES HIS TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE NEW YORK STAGE" (Time Out New York, November 2001) After surviving a near-fatal auto accident Jack Gibbons returned to the concert platform in London and New York Read rave reviews of his sold out "Gershwin Party" concert at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday July 28th. Follow this link to read about forthcoming concerts For more information of the accident, and Jack's recovery click on this link Read about Jack Gibbons' concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall and elsewhere on the Forthcoming Concerts pages Details of Jack Gibbons' acclaimed recordings, including his award-winning series, "The Authentic George Gershwin", can be found by visiting the

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56. George & Ira Gershwin Festival Schedule - 10/9/02 - North County Times - Preview george Ira We've Got a Crush on Them A gershwin Primer ‹ Noted gershwin pianospecialist gershwins; Oceanside singer Kitty Kelly and pianist Phil Burns http://www.nctimes.net/news/2002/20021009/preview/123253.html

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57. From Gershwin's Time - The Original Sounds Of George Gershwin, 1920-1945 1998 marked the 100th Anniversary of the birth of george Gerswhin. In that roleGershwin himself is heard as pianist in four songs from his Oh, Kay http://www.sonyclassical.com/releases/60648/main.htm

From Gershwin's Time - The Original Sounds of George Gershwin, 1920-1945 "The engineering is flawless, the choice of material consistently smart, the liner notes short but sweet, the packaging trendy but tasteful. Point for point, this is the best historical-reissue line to be launched... since the introduction of the compact disc." -Fi , October 1997, on the Masterworks Heritage series 1998 marked the 100th Anniversary of the birth of George Gerswhin. As a special tribute during this centenary year, Sony Classical is exploring the genius of the most-performed American composer of this century. We have mined our extensive vaults and unearthed recordings and performances we are proud to present in this special Masterworks Heritage release featuring twenty-eight of Gershwin's songs for Broadway shows and Hollywood films, and select classical scores in recordings made at the time of their first hearing, often by artists who premiered them. This collection will provide unique insight into the "original" sound of Gershwin as heard when these songs were new and Gershwin's popularity was immense, not least as a performer. In that role Gershwin himself is heard as pianist in four songs from his Oh, Kay!

58. Encyclopædia Britannica george gershwin Culture Finder Biographical sketch of this American pianist, composer,and conductor. Includes information on some of his important works. . http://search.britannica.com/search?query=gershwin

59. George Gershwin (1898-1937) george gershwin was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. From an impoverishedchildhood he quickly rose to achieve wealth and popularity. http://www.geocities.com/hamo_2000/gg.htm

George Gershwin (1898-1937) George Gershwin [Jabob Gershvin] (1898-1937) Piano Birthdate: 26th November 1898 Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA Death: 11th July 1937 (Hollywood, California, USA) Works: A Foggy Day ; An American In Paris (1928); Concerto in F (1925); Fascinating Rhythm ; I Got Rhythm; I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise Liza (1929); Of Thee I Sing (1932); Our Love is Here to Stay (with Ira Gershwin); Porgy and Bess (1934-5); Prelude No.1 ; Prelude No.2; Prelude No.3; Promenade also: Walking the Dog Rhapsody in Blue Rialto Ripples (with Will Donaldson; 1917); Someone to Watch Over Me Strike Up The Band Swanee (with Irving Caesar; 1919); Sweet and Low Down (with Ira Gershwin); That Certain Feeling Walking the Dog also: Promenade ; 1958); When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em, When You Got 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em (with Murray Roth; 1916) Groups: The Paul Whiteman Orchestra George Gershwin was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. From an impoverished childhood he quickly rose to achieve wealth and popularity. He became known as one of the country's most gifter composers of popular songs, musicals, operas, piano works and orchestral works. George's music had a wide impact on an international audience who have accepted it as the embodiment of musical Americana. George enjoyed writing popular songs, which he improvised quickly and easily at the piano. He wrote pleasing, memorable tunes. Within his Tin Pan Alley style George incorporated jazz elements such as 'blue' notes (usually flattened 3rds and 7ths), syncopations, and 'walking' bass lines of parallel 6ths and 10ths. Some Jewish elements may also be identified, such as the minor 3rd used often in Jewish folk music, parlando and melismatic passages similar to those in synagoggue chant, and the scalic rhythmic repetitions of the

60. Famous Classical Composers - George Gershwin 1898-1937 Inspired by his teacher's enthusiastic approach to both old and modern classics,george pondered the idea of becoming a concert pianist. gershwin 18981937. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Choir/3228/Gershwin/early.html

Introduction Early Life Tin Pan Alley The lure of Broadway Into the Concert Hall The Depression Years Porgy and Bess Return to Hollywood Death Conclusion Famous Pieces Home Sign Guestbook Gershwin's parents, Rosa and Moishe Gershovitz migrated from St. Petersburg in Russia to New York in 1891 and the family name was Americanised as Gerwvin and later adapted to Gershwin. Their first son Israel (Ira) was born in 1896 and George, their second son, was born on the 26th September 1898. In 1910, his mother purchased a piano for Ira, but it was George who quickly took to it, playing popular melodies on it. George's exceptional natural ability on the piano was soon recognised and his parents arranged for him to have lessons. After suffering from the hands of several bad teachers, he became a pupil, in 1912, of Charles Hambitzer. Inspired by his teacher's enthusiastic approach to both old and modern classics, George pondered the idea of becoming a concert pianist. Given his lack of interest in the academic fields, his parents made a last ditch attempt to give him a stable career and arranged for him to go to an accountancy school. However in 1914, the 15yr old persuaded his mother to allow him to leave school to take up a job as a song salesman. Bach Beethoven Chopin Gershwin Haydn Mozart Sibelius Tchaikovsky

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