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George Gershwin
American composer George Gershwin working on the score for Porgy and Bess, 1935.
Rhapsody in Blue, the iconic musical composition by George Gershwin, premiered on February 12, 1924.1
The piece debuted during bandleader Paul Whiteman’s "An Experiment in Modern Music" concert held at New York’s Aeolian Concert Hall.1