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George Gershwin

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