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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 16 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
Oh, Lady Be Good!: 4th Trombone — —— Trombone— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: String Bass — —— —— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: Flute — —— Flute— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: 1st F Horn — —— —— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: Baritone T.C. — —— —— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: 2nd Baritone T.C. — —— —— —
Oh, Lady Be Good!: 3rd Baritone T.C. — —— —— —
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra — —— —— —
Promenade — —— PianoJazz 1
Jazzbo Brown Blues — —— PianoJazz 1
Swiss Miss — —— PianoJazz 1
Love Walked In from — —— Piano, VoiceJazz 1
Fun To Be Fooled — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
Gotta Have Me Go With You — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
It's A New World — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 2
The Saga Of Jenny — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 1
Tschaikowsky — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalBroadway 2
Gone, Gone, Gone — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Here Comes The Honeyman — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Jasbo Brown Blues — —— VoiceBroadway 1
They Pass By Singin' — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Oh Little Stars — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Overflow — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Buzzard Song — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Can't Sit Down — —— VoiceBroadway 1
I Ain't Got No Shame — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Oh, Doctor Jesus — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Strawberry Woman — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Oh, Hev'nly Father — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Oh, De Lawd Shake De Heavens — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Oh,Dere's Smbdy Knockin At De Do — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Clara, Clara — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Good Mornin', Sistuh! — —— VoiceBroadway 1
Gershwin Prelude Suite — —— —Pop 1
A Tribute to Gershwin — —— —— 1
I Got Plenty of Nuttin — —— —— 1
T-Bones in Swing — —— —— 2
Gershwin Fantasy — —— Flute, Oboe, Tenor Saxophone— 1
Porgy and Bess Medley — —— —— 1
The Symphonic Gershwin — —— —— 1
Catfish Row — —— —Broadway 1
Will You Remember Me? — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
Demon Rum — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
Three Note Waltz — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1

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.