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George Gershwin

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  • How old was George Gershwin when he died?
    58
    40
    36
    38
  • George Gershwin died from what?
    heart attack
    stroke
    lung cancer
    brain tumor
  • What composition did he write while in Paris?
    An American in Paris
  • Which famous Gershwin work was played during the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
    I Got Rhythm
    Porgy and Bess
    Rhapsody in Blue
    An American in Paris
  • The area of 28th Street in NYC where there were many music publishers was known as:
    Tin Pan Alley
    Tin Pin Street
    Music Row
    Music City
  • Gershwin was born in:
    1998
    1877
    1938
    1898
  • Gershwin's first published song was when he was:
    22
    24
    16
    18
  • A song plugger is someone who:
    fixes music
    sells music
    plays music for performers
    demonstrates music for a music publisher
  • George teamed up with his brother _____________ to write several Broadway musicals.
    Geoffry
    Irving
    Greg
    Ira
  • True or False: George Gershwin was an only child.
    False
  • George Gershwin was born to Jewish immigrants from:
    New Jersey
    Russia
    Poland
    Lithuania
  • Gershwin's first big hit that he wrote in about 10 minutes on a bus was:
    Swanee
    Rhapsody in Blue
    I Got Rhythm
    American in Paris
  • In addition to being a great musician, George Gershwin was also a good:
    artist
  • True or False: George Gershwin began piano lessons when he was in high school.
    True
  • When he went to Paris to study with other musicians, they turned him down. Why?
    He couldn't stay long enough
    They didn't like his music
    He couldn't afford them
    They feared it would ruin his style
  • George Gershwin was born in:
    Brooklyn
    Russia
    Boston
    Chicago
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