What's your Gershwin IQ?
What's your Gershwin IQ?
Test your knowledge of the iconic American composer in honour of his birthday..
Test your knowledge of the iconic American composer in honour of his birthday..
Born in Brooklyn in 1898, the man audiences knew as George Gershwin was actually born with which name?
Gershwin published his first song at age 17 and it earned him 50 cents. What was the piece titled?
In 1931, Gershwin composed the score for this musical -- the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
Composed in 1924, Rhapsody in Blue was originally commissioned by which bandleader?
Based on a melodic fragment written in 1926 as a thank you to his hosts after his first visit to Paris, Gershwin's jazz-influenced symphonic poem "An American In Paris" included which unusual piece of instrumentation?
In 1932, Gershwin returned to Paris and applied to study composition under Nadia Boulanger. He was rejected by Boulanger and a number of other notable tutors including this famous composer.
Though a flop when it premiered in 1935, Gershwin's ambitious "folk opera" Porgy and Bess is now considered one of the best/most important musicals of the 20th century. It's famous aria Summertime has become one of the most covered songs of all time with approximately how many recordings (as of 2011)?
In 1936 Gershwin moved to Hollywood. Which Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film marked his first foray into film composition?
Gershwin's last public appearance saw him perform his Piano Concerto in F with which orchestra in February 1937?
Eight years after his death in 1937 at just 38 years old, Hollywood commissioned a Gershwin biopic starring which young actor as the composer?