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Composer

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

1898–1937

764 works in the index

Born
1898
Died
1937
Birthplace
Brooklyn
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Gershwin left school at 15 to get into the music business. His first job in that business was to play newly composed scores on the piano to interested singers or performers, helping the composers find their market. As he developed his own skill as a composer, he asked Maurice Ravel for lessons. Ravel refused, saying that he feared damaging Gershwin’s own unique style. Arnold Schoenberg, similarly, told him: “I would only make you a second-rate Schoenberg, and you are such a good Gershwin already.” Gershwin’s legacy includes the opera “Porgy and Bess,” with songs such as “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” as well as “Rhapsody in Blue,” a jazz pianist’s concert work, and “An American in Paris,” a more fully orchestrated piece that inspired the 1951 movie musical of the same name. Gershwin, who had become the wealthiest composer of his time, died suddenly of a brain tumor in 1937. He was interred in Hudson, New York.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Vocal, Voice, Guitar, Choir
Genres represented
Jazz, Classical, Pop, Broadway, pop
Works with composition dates
13 of 764

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 14 of 16

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
I Loves You Porgy - Trombone 1 — —— —— —
I Loves You Porgy - Bass — —— —— —
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Conductor's Score — —— —— —
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York - Violin 1 — —— —— —
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Violin 2 — —— —— —
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York - Viola — —— —— —
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Cello — —— —— —
There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York - String Bass — —— —— —
I Got Plenty O'nuttin — —— Guitar, KeyboardJazz, Classical —
Embraceable Rhythm — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
Prelude For Piano 1 — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
Prelude For Piano 2 — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
Prelude For Piano 3 — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
Waltz (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
You Is My Woman — —— GuitarJazz, Classical —
They Can't Tak That Away From Me — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
I Got Plenty Of Nothing — —— —— —
Veritables Preludes Flasques — —— ViolaJazz, Classical —
He Loves Ans She Loves — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Rhapsody In Blue [Gershwin, George] — —— —— —
A Foggy Night — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Ive Got Rhythm — —— Tenor SaxophoneJazz, Classical —
An American In Paris [Gershwin, George] — —— —— —
I Got Rhtyhm — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Blues Themes From An American In Paris — —— —— —
Blues Themes From I Got Rhythm Variations — —— —— —
Theme From Lullaby — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Themes From Blue Monday — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Themes From Concerto In F — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Rhapsody In Blues — —— —— —
American Woman [Kravitz, Lenny] — —— Piano, violin, VoiceJazz, Classical —
How Long Has This Been Goin' On — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Love Wlaked In — —— —Jazz, Classical —
[Unknown] — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
2nd Rhapsody — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Complete Preludes — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Prelude Melody #17 — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Prelude Sleepless Night — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Fascinating Rhythm: I Got Plent Of Nuttin' — —— —— —
For You, For Me, For Ever More (The Shocking Miss Pilgrim) — —— PianoJazz, Classical —
Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) (Show Girl) — —— —— 0
The Man I Love: Nice Work If You Can Get It (A Damsel In Distress) — —— —— —
I Love You Porgy — —— —Jazz, Classical 0
That Lost Barbershop Chord — —— —Jazz, Classical —
Summertime And A Wonam Is A Sometime Thing — —— —— —
It Aint't Necessarily So — —— Piano, VoiceJazz, Classical —
Someone To Watch Over Mer — —— —— —
I Was Doing Alright — —— KeyboardJazz, Classical —

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61554329. Portrait: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.