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elleng

(130,914 posts) Sat Jan 1, 2022, 07:57 PM Jan 2022

George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue

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George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (Original Post) elleng Jan 2022 OP

Ahh... PJMcK Jan 2022 #1

PJMcK

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Sat Jan 1, 2022, 08:05 PM

Jan 2022

Great tunes and a flashy piano part.

Leonard Bernstein wrote a wonderful analysis of this composition in, I think, his book, “The Joy of Music.” It’s possible to move sections of Rhapsody around and the piece still works!

I think Bernstein’s point was that Gershwin was learning composition very quickly but was influenced by his experiences with Tin Pan Alley song forms.

Anyway, thanks for posting the link. I’m going to listen to the piece tomorrow.

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