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Gershwin
[ gursh-win ]
noun
- George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
- Ira, 1896–1983, U.S. lyricist (brother of George Gershwin).
Gershwin
/ ˈɡɜːʃwɪn /
noun
- GershwinGeorge18981937MUSMUSIC: composer George, original name Jacob Gershvin. 1898–1937, US composer: incorporated jazz into works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) for piano and jazz band and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935)
- GershwinIra18961983MUSMUSIC: lyricist his brother, Ira, original name Israel Gershvin. 1896–1983, US song lyricist, noted esp for his collaboration with George Gershwin
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You write of George Gershwin, “A lot of his popularity came because he was white.”
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Most people never thought about how different it might have been if Gershwin were black.
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Can she interpret the works of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Cole Porter with plausibility?
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Feinstein, no slouch himself in the wunderkind department, began his career at the age of 20, working for Ira Gershwin.
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In Crazy for You, the "new" Gershwin hit, George-and-Ira standards have been loaded in from a half-dozen other shows.
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