Gershwin
Americannoun
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George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
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Ira, 1896–1983, U.S. lyricist (brother of George Gershwin).
noun
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George, original name Jacob Gershvin. 1898–1937, US composer: incorporated jazz into works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) for piano and jazz band and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935)
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his brother, Ira, original name Israel Gershvin. 1896–1983, US song lyricist, noted esp for his collaboration with George Gershwin
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These were the years of Carlo Maria Giulini’s music directorship, and MTT brought currency — new music, Gershwin, flashy showstoppers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Pieces by 19th-century Ukrainian composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky and excerpts of Mozart and Gershwin rang out across the vast waiting room hall.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Works by Leonard Bernstein, Duke Ellington and George Gershwin are performed alongside recently discovered scores and new commissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
He won two Emmy Awards, first in 1972 for producing and directing Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna, then in 1988 for the Great Performances episode Celebrating Gershwin.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
“You and Immie were lucky the uniforms changed. Did you do music at Greenbriar? You sounded so passionate about Gershwin the other day.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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