George Gershwin
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HIS BEGINNINGS
- George Gershwin was born into a Russian/Jewish immigrant family as a kid in Brooklyn, NY, USA
- As a kid George loved theatre and appeared on stage many times as extra.
- George played his older brother’s piano with his family all the time.
- His parents changed their last names from Gershvin to Gershwin to sound more American.
- Later in life George Gershwin composed many songs with his brother Ira.
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HIS SCHOOLING
- George Gershwin dropped out of school at the age of 15 to pursue his music career.
- George did not find his education as important as playing and learning music
- George started musical school at the age of 11 and absolutely loved it.
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INFLUENCERS TO HIS MUSIC
- One influencer George Gershwin had was Henry Cowell, he liked the way his music was modern.
- Another influence to his music was Wallingford Riegger, he liked the way his music was modern as well.
- George also enjoyed Irving Berlin’s music as a child for the sound of jazz and classical together.
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HIS DEATH
- George Gershwin was 38 years old when he died.
- George died on July 11, 1937.
- He died young due to a brain tumor.
- His grave is in Hollywood California to symbolize how much time he spent their making shows and music.
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INCOME
- George Gershwin made most of his money by recording piano rolls.
- George Gershwin also made money by making broadway musicals and operas.
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INSTRUMENTS
- George Gershwin first learned how to play the piano and is mostly known for that.
- He is also known for playing the saxophone and other jazz instruments.
- He liked putting completely different topics of music with different instruments and smashing them together. (Such as jazz and classical.)
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RHAPSODY IN BLUE
- https://youtu.be/iknlsojYjy4
- I chose Rhapsody in Blue because I loved the song as a kid and used to listen to it a lot.
- Rhapsody in Blue was made for Jazz instruments and piano.
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FACTS
- George Gershwin died young due to a brain tumor.
- George could write up to 6 songs a day!
- He started writing broadway musicals at the age of 20.
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FACTS, PT.2
- George Gershwin stayed in Paris for a short amount of time and wrote a song titled “An American in Paris” while there.
- Gershwin enjoyed playing tennis in his free time with his friends.
- Gershwin also loved painting and it ended up becoming his hobby and he started to paint more and more and absolutely loved it.
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