I Got the Blues
Original title of Rhapsody in Blue.
What is "American Rhapsody"?
Name of Gershwin's brother who also wrote the lyrics to many of his songs.
Who is Ira?
Birthplace of George Gershwin
What is Brooklyn?
What is 500?
Name this song sung by Al Jolsen.
Swanee
Age of Gershwin when Rhapsody in Blue was written and performed.
What is 25?
Gershwin's father was a foreman at this place of manufacturing.
What is shoe factory?
Way Gershwin learned to play the piano.
What is a player piano?
First musical comedy to win a Pulitzer Prize.
What is "Of Thee I Sing"?
Name this tune featuring the sound of car horns.
An American in Paris
Greek word meaning "themes stitched together."
What is Rhapsody?
Who is Rose?
Job at Tin Pan Alley.
What is a song plugger?
Band Leader who organized the concert that featured Rhapsody in Blue.
Name this tune featuring a wa-wa mute.
What is Rhapsody in Blue?
The "blue" of "Rhapsody in Blue" stands for this musical genre.
What is jazz?
Theater named for George and Ira.
What is Gershwin Theater?
Cause of Gershwin's death.
What is a brain tumor?
Place in NY where Gershwin played the piano to sell music for song publishers.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
This aria from Gershwin's opera features a happy melody with ironic words.
What is "I Got Plenty of Nothin"?
The opening of Rhapsody in Blue features this French/Italian word meaning "slide."
What is "glissando"?
Other Gershwin siblings.
Who are Frances and Arthur?
Gershwin's birth date.
What is September 26, 1898?
Two types of music that Gershwin combined to create a unique sound to pieces like Rhapsody in Blue.
What is classical and jazz?
Name the opera which features this Gershwin hit.
Porgy and Bess