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Was George Gershwin a child prodigy?
Yes, he was. He learned to play the piano instantly.
Did George Gershwin win any special awards?
George Gershwin was immensely famous during his lifetime, but he doesn't seem to have won any awards. He and his brother Ira were nominated, in 1938, for an Academy Award for the best song in a film, "They Can't Take That Away From Me," from the movie "Shall We Dance?". In 1932 the musical play "Of Thee I Sing" won the Pulitzer Prize for the author and the lyricist, Ira Gershwin. George's music was passed over. There was no Pulitzer Prize in music until 1943.
What role did George Gershwin play in the composition of Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries?
Composer!
Did George Gershwin ever play a concert in Russia?
Can't imagine that he would have, being Jewish during that time of history.
Why do people write music for composers?
They don't! Composers write thier own music.
Who wrote the musical Porgy and Bess?
'Porgy and Bess' is an opera first performed in 1935. The music for the 'Porgy and Bess' opera was written by George Gershwin. He is a brilliant musician that also wrote music for other operas.
What instruments did Gershwin play?
George Gershwin plays the piano!
Was George Gershwin a child prodigy?
Yes, he was. He learned to play the piano instantly.
Did George Gershwin win any special awards?
George Gershwin was immensely famous during his lifetime, but he doesn't seem to have won any awards. He and his brother Ira were nominated, in 1938, for an Academy Award for the best song in a film, "They Can't Take That Away From Me," from the movie "Shall We Dance?". In 1932 the musical play "Of Thee I Sing" won the Pulitzer Prize for the author and the lyricist, Ira Gershwin. George's music was passed over. There was no Pulitzer Prize in music until 1943.
What role did George Gershwin play in the composition of Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries?
Composer!
Did George Gershwin ever play a concert in Russia?
Can't imagine that he would have, being Jewish during that time of history.
Who did George fridric handel play music for?
George III
Why do people write music for composers?
They don't! Composers write thier own music.
Name the Ken Russell film about a famous musician which was eventually cancelled but would have starred Neil Diamond?
It's "The Gershwin Dream" - He was commissioned to make five music films about Mahler, Liszt, Gershwin, Vaugham Williams and two others by David Puttnam. Only Mahler and Lisztomania were made. Neil Diamond was attached to play Gershwin but the films were cancelled.
Did deep purple write and play their music?
yes
When would you need to read music?
You need to know how to read music to play music, transcribe music (write down a played song), transpose music (put music in a different key), and write music.
Porgy and Bess is based on a play by whom?
DuBose Heyward wrote the novel Porgy in 1925.In 1927, he and his wife, Dorothy, adapted it as a play which ran on Broadway for a year.Finally Heyward collaborated with George and Ira Gershwin on the opera in 1935.
