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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 9 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
Woman Is a Sometime Thing, A - Violin 2 — —— —— 0
Woman Is a Sometime Thing, A - Viola — —— —— 0
Woman Is a Sometime Thing, A - Cello — —— —— 0
Woman Is a Sometime Thing, A - String Bass — —— —— 0
Kongo Kate — —— Piano, Vocal— 0
A Gershwin Jazz Trio — —— A Cappella— 1
Rialto Ripples Rag — —— —— 0
Variations on 'I Got Rhythm' — —— —— —
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' See Note Re Wrtr .. — —— —— —
Summertime See Note Re Wrtr Credit — —— —— —
Fascinating Rhythm — —— —— 0
Prelude Ii — —— —— —
Prelude Iii — —— —— —
Andante and Finale from "Rhapsody In Blue" — —— —— —
An American in Paris [Transcribed by Jascha Heifetz] — —— —— —
My One And Only (What Am I Gonna Do) — —— —— 0
A Foggy Day — —— —— 0
Foggy Day — —— —— —
The Senatorial Roll Call — —— —Jazz, Classical 1
Rhapsody In Blue Other Piano — —— —— —
Rhapsody In Blue Richter Modified — —— —— —
Little Rhapsody In Blue — —— —— —
I Got Rhythm Variations — —— —— 0
Prelude II - "Blue Lullaby" — —— —— —
Prelude III - "Spanish Prelude" — —— —— —
The Man I Love [Arranged by Art Tatum, Text by Ira Gershwin] — —— —— —
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York — —— —— 0
S Wonderful/Funny Face — —— —— —
Strike Up The Band For U C L A — —— —— —
Cuban Overture For One Piano, Four Hands — —— —— —
Rhapsody In Blue Richter — —— —— —
Second Rhapsody — —— —— 0
Prelude - "Novelette in Fourths" — —— —— —
3. I got rhythm — —— —— —
Tuning — —— Flute, OboeJazz, Classical 1
Sweet and Low-down (from 'Tip-Toes') (No. 10 from Easy Gershwin for Flute) — —— —— —
Funny Face (No. 1 from Easy Gershwin for Flute) — —— —— —
Porgy and Bess: The Man I Love — —— —— —
"Do, Do, Do (from 'Oh, Kay!') (No. 11 from Easy Gershwin for Clarinet)" — —— —— —
"Fascinating Rhythm (from 'Lady, Be Good!') (No. 13 from Easy Gershwin for Clarinet)" — —— —— —
It Ain't Necessarily So (from 'Porgy and Bess') (No. 14 from Easy Gershwin for Clarinet) — —— —— —
Title But Not For Me — —— —— —
Title Embraceable You — —— —— —
Title Fascinating Rhythm — —— —— —
Title How Long Has This Been Going On — —— —— —
Title I've Got A Crush On You — —— —— —
Level 9 — —— violinJazz, Classical —
Overture (Porgy & Bess)gershwin — —— —— —

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.