George Gershwin
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- Born:
- September 26, 1898 New York City New York
- Died:
- July 11, 1937 (aged 38) Los Angeles California
- Awards And Honors:
- Pulitzer Prize
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George Gershwin, original name Jacob Gershvin, (born September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died July 11, 1937, Hollywood, California), one of the most significant and popular American composers of all time. He wrote primarily for the Broadway musical theatre, but important as well are his orchestral and piano compositions in which he blended, in varying degrees, the techniques and forms of classical music with the stylistic nuances and techniques of popular music and jazz. Gershwin was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Although his family and friends were not musically inclined, Gershwin developed an early interest in music through his ...(100 of 3105 words)