Arts: George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) — that fusi…

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Did you know? George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) — that fusion of classical and jazz — was written in just 3 weeks. The famous opening glissando (the rising clarinet wail) was actually a joke by the clarinettist during rehearsal; Gershwin liked it so much he kept it in the piece.

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George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" (1924) — that fusion of classical and jazz — was written in just 3 weeks. The famous opening glissando (the rising clarinet wail) was actually a joke by the clarinettist during rehearsal; Gershwin liked it so much he kept it in the piece.

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