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Fantasia 2000 "Pomp and Circumstance", "The Carnivale of Animals, Finale" and "Rhapsody and Blue" Donald Duck, Flamingo, and Duke Animation Drawing Group of 3 (Walt Disney, 2000).
56 x 50 in. (142.2 x 127 cm.) ...
The New York Times1y
No, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Is Not ‘the Worst’
A couple of weeks ago in The Times, a seasoned musician and composer proposed that George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” was “corny ... But Iverson thinks Duke Ellington gets short shrift ...
The New York Times1y
The Worst Masterpiece: ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ at 100
to call “Rhapsody in Blue” naïve and corny. But, to be fair, it was still very early in the timeline of jazz and swinging Black music on record. Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington were just ...
Houston Chronicle1y
Gershwin’s 'Rhapsody in Blue' swaggers into Houston for its 100th birthday
George Gershwin wrote “Rhapsody in Blue” on deadline and in a hurry ... As such it has drawn the admiration and chops of jazzmen from Duke Ellington to Chick Corea to Roberts, who first ...
New York Sun1y
Composed in 1924, George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Stands Tall to This Day
In 1924, when George Gershwin composed “Rhapsody in Blue,” virtually no one used the term “classical ... including very stylish big band treatments by Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller, a snappy-peppy ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution11d
Béla Fleck to perform banjo rendition of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with ASO
The 18-time Grammy Award-winning musician will play with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as part of the Neranenah series, which honors Jewish musicians like George Gershwin.
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'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates
It was the opening salvo that introduced George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, a piece teeming with possibilities not only for the composer but for what American music could sound like. "Gershwin is ...