GEORGE GERSHWIN, American composer (1898-1937). George Gershwin free midi downloads.

GEORGE GERSHWIN
26^thSeptember 1898 --- 11^thJuly 1937

George Gershwin a American composerwas born in Brooklyn, New York city, on September 26th 1898, and was prominently
identified with bringing classical style of music with a Jazz learning. George went through a few piano teachers over a
couple of years, before being introduced to Charles Hambitzer by Jack Miller.

One of Gershwin first job was as a "song plugger". His first big hit was in 1919 when he wrote a big national hit "Swanee"
it was not until 1924 that he composed his first classical piece Rhapsody in Blue, an elaborate composition for the piano
and orchestra in the Jazz style, that first drew to him serious attention as a composer. Gershwin most successful opera he
composed was a very ambitious piece "Porgy and Bess" which he did in 1935, he called this his "Folk Opera".

Though he had already written the music for eight musical comedies, Later compositions are Concerto in F (1925), a suite of
preludes for piano, 1926, he also did various music for film like Shall We Dance, for example in 1936.

Sadly from 1937 Gershwin health began to decline and his metal state deteriorated and it was not until it was to late that
doctors found that he had a brain tumor and in July they tried to remove the tumor but were unsuccessful and Gershwin died
a few days late on the July 11, 1937, at the age of 38.
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And now for the Music

Thanks to Boris Miagkov for the music below. Email (boris_myagkov@mail.ru)
"Rhapsody In Blue". Sequenced by Boris Miagkov
Thanks to Gary Goldberg for the music below. Email (GaryG@ix.netcom.com)
"Concerto in F, 1st mov". Sequenced by Gary Goldberg

"Concerto in F, 2nd mov". Sequenced by Gary Goldberg

"Concerto in F, 3rd mov". Sequenced by Gary Goldberg

Thanks to Emily Gray for the music below. Email (HappyMusician@opendiary.com)
(2678)"It Ain't Necessarily So". Sequenced by Emily Gray.

(2420)"Lullaby". Sequenced by Emily Gray.

Thanks to Frankie Ho for the music below. Email (frankyho@netvigator.com)
(2221)"Medley from An American in Paris". Sequenced by Frankie Ho

(2132)"Prelude 1: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso". Sequenced by Edwin Sirko

(2133)"Prelude 2: Andante con moto e poco rubato". Sequenced by Edwin Sirko

(2134)"Prelude 3: Allegro ben ritmato e deciso". Sequenced by Edwin Sirko

(2130)"Swanee". Sequenced by Mark Gomez

Thanks to Yu Nakajima for the music below. Email (GCD02321@nifty.ne.jp)
(1964)"Piano Concerto in F, 1st mov". Sequenced by Yu Nakajima

Thanks to Victor Waldo for the music below.
(624)"American in Paris, Done in real time". Sequenced by Victor Waldo

(2131)"Porgy and Bess". Sequencer Unknown

(2129)"Someone To Watch Over Me". Sequencer Unknown

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