George Gershwin
George Gershwin
George Gershwinwas an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blueand An American in Parisas well as the opera Porgy and Bess...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth26 September 1898
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
men interesting done
Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.
writing blue three
It took me three weeks to write the 'Rhapsody in Blue.' I had always wanted to write something blue and Paul Whiteman inspired.
people today my-time
My people are Americans. My time is today.
love shining london
For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town The sun was shining everywhere...
writing symphony people
All these tales of people sitting down and composing symphonies just as though they were writing a letter are very much exaggerated; at least, it isn't that way in my work.
ideas use strange
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
emotional machines height
A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but its mass and proportions are the result of an emotion, as well as of calculation.
america musical age
Modern European composers...have very largely received their stimulus, their rhythms and impulses from Machine Age America. They have a much older tradition of musical technique which has helped them put into musical terms a little more clearly the thoughts that originated here. They can express themselves more glibly.
boys ideas dresses
The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up.
originals gershwin
It is always possible to create something original.
song inspiration two
Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never rely on inspiration. When we most want it, it does not come.
music heart noise
I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.
want limits should
Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?
inspiration hard-work writing
Writing music is not so much inspiration as hard work.