Biography
George Gershwin was born in 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, and created as one of the first composers a synthesis of jazz, blues, and classical music. His opera Porgy and Bess (1935) is a milestone of American music history. Gershwin was also immensely successful as a Broadway composer. Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris belong to the core repertoire. His early death in 1937 from a brain tumour ended a genius at his zenith.
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