Historical eventFebruary 121924

George Gershwin

George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.

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Tuesday, February 12 1924102 years ago
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20th century · 1920s
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George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) and his Piano Concerto (1925), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".

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February 12 1924 — 102 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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