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
work want hell
What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!
frequently music
I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.
music people repeat time true
True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.
mother modest extraordinary-things
The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.
roots track tragedy
Gershwin's tragedy was not that he failed to cross the tracks, but rather that he did, and once there in his new habitat, was deprived of the chance to plunge his roots firmly into the new soil.
summer baby sky
Summertime And the living is easy Fish are jumpin' And the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich And your mama's good lookin' So hush little baby now don't you cry One of these mornin's You're gonna rise up singin' Then you'll spread your wings And take to the sky But til that mornin' Ain't nothin' can harm you With your daddy And your mammy standin' by.
america energy jazz
Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.
simple thinking tasks
It sounds simple, of course, but personally I can think of no more mentally arduous task than making music.
jazz composition written
An entire composition written in jazz could not live.
country america energy
When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.
jobs past men
All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique.
differences genius talent
Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.
beautiful song believe
I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite cameos of perfection, and each one of them is as beautiful as its neighbor. Irving Berlin remains, I think, America's Schubert.
normal mood fingers
When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.