What was his most important contribution to music? Explain.
George Gershwin composed music for both Broadway and the classical concert hall, as well as popular songs that brought his work to an even wider public. His composition have been used in numerous films and on television, and many became jazz standards recorded in numerous variations. Countless singers and musicians have recorded Gershwin songs.
What were the most famous musicals he composed music for?
" Of Thee I sing", " George White's Scandals"
Name some of his most famous songs.
His most famous songs include "Rhapsody in Blue","An America In Paris", "Piano Concerto In F", "Summertime" and he received Oscar nomination for for" They Can't Take That Away from Me" at 1937
How influential was he? Who were some of the people he influenced?
He had influence countless singer and musician
How deeply rooted into society was this music or person at the time it was created(or when the person was alive and producing?)
His music become Jazz standard recorded. Many films and television use his music.
How important or relevant is this music now in 2009?
Many singer and composer use this kind of music and develop another kind of music
Is this music universal in appeal or is it very specific to a particular time, place,and culture, of audience?
George Gershwin's popular melodies are universally familiar
Is it easy to hear that his music is directly related to music that came before it, or is it difficult to find a connection to the past
It is hard to hear because before George Gershwin's music, The music are Romanticism, but George Gershwin's most of the music are classical music
Is this music related or influenced by other art forms, or is it's content related to non-musical things(such as politics, society, race, class)
His music is influenced by classical music,It is related to concert and folk opera
