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
powerful blood people
Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and feeling of the American people more than any other style of folk music.
song new-york essence
Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of their kind, part of the 20th-century folk-song tradition in the sense that they are popular music which has been spread by oral tradition (for many must have sung a Gershwin song without having any idea who wrote it).
piano white differences
Look at the piano. You'll notice that there are white notes and black notes. Figure out the difference between them and you'll be able to make whatever kind of music you want.
piano littles talent
I didn't even start playing the piano until I was about 13 or 14. I guess I must have had a little talent or whatever-you-call-it, but I practised regularly, and that's what counts.
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Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend.
ideas use originality
Originality is the only thing that counts. But the originator uses material and ideas that occur round him and pass through him. And out of his experience comes the original creation.
inspiration waiting doe
The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.
thinking emotional gershwin
I like to think of music as an emotional science.
music inspiration people
True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.
vibrations found certain
Music sets up certain vibration which unquestionably results in a physical reaction. Eventually the proper vibration for every person will be found and utilized.
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Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.