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	Rhapsody in Blue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rhapsody in Blue is a composition by George Gershwin which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.
		Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned by Paul Whiteman for a 12 February 1924 concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music," which took place in Aeolian Hall in New York City.
		It is used to this effect in Woody Allen's film Manhattan and the Disney film Fantasia 2000; in 1991 the female barbershop quartet Ambiance recorded an a cappella version of Rhapsody in Blue with lyrics describing scenes in New York life.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhapsody_in_Blue (1033 words)

	Rhapsody in Blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody In Blue was commissioned by Paul Whiteman for a 1924 concert entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music", which took place in Aeolian Hall in New York City.
		Rhapsody In Blue was orchestrated by Whiteman's arranger, Ferde Grofe, originally for the instrumental complement of Whiteman's band, then later for full symphony orchestra.
		As of 2004, the copyright on Rhapsody in Blue expires in 2007 in the European Union and between 2019 and 2027 in the United States of America.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/rhapsody_in_blue (651 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rhapsody in Blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue has often been interpreted as a musical portrait of New York City.
		Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture.
		Woody Allen (born December 1, 1935), is an American short story writer, screenwriter, and film director whose large body of work and cerebral style have made him one of the most widely respected and prolific filmmakers in the modern era.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rhapsody-in-Blue (1655 words)

	Rhapsody in Blue: Fantasia 2000's Jewel in the Crown
		Rhapsody in Blue: Fantasia 2000's Jewel in the Crown
		Rachel, a tiny girl, is weary of being dragged to endless private lessons by her governess; John longs to be free of his battle-ax wife and her spoiled lapdog.
		But they're static works that show their subjects from a single perspective: "Rhapsody" required the animators to move the characters in three dimensions while maintaining his polished minimalism.
	www.awn.com /mag/issue4.09/4.09pages/solomonrhapsody.php3 (554 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		It is used to this effect in Woody Allen's film ''Manhattan (1979 movie) Manhattan'' and the Walt Disney Company Disney film ''Fantasia 2000''; in 1991 the female barbershop quartet Ambiance recorded an a cappella version of ''Rhapsody in Blue'' with lyrics describing scenes in New York life.
		As of 2005, the copyright on Rhapsody in Blue expires in 2007 in the European Union and between 2019 and 2027 in the United States United States of America.
		During the film "Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of SMiLE" Brian Wilson is shown playing the introduction of Rhapsody in Blue on the piano, then directly segueing into the SMiLE song "Heroes and Villians".
	www.mauspfeil.net /Rhapsody_in_Blue.html (1092 words)

	Rhapsody in Blue -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue was commissioned by (Click link for more info and facts about Paul Whiteman) Paul Whiteman for a 12 February 1924 concert at Aeolian Hall entitled "An Experiment in Modern Music," which took place in Aeolian Hall in New York City.
		Whiteman's (A single-reed instrument with a straight tube) clarinettist, Ross Gorman, showed Gershwin a virtuoso maneuver by which he could produce a smooth, unbroken multi- (A rhythmic group of eight lines of verse) octave (A rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale) glissando.
		Rhapsody in Blue has often been interpreted as a musical portrait of (The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center) New York City.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Rh/Rhapsody_in_Blue.htm (964 words)

	FANTASIA - A Film Review - INKPOT
		Rhapsody in Blue and The Sorcerer's Apprentice performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra.
		The music, performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under James Levine (except Rhapsody in Blue, which was conducted by Bruce Broughton), is electric, as was the animation.
		It tells the story of "a day in the life of" a steel worker aspiring to be a jazz drummer, an unemployed man, a man married to money and a chaperoned child forcibly separated from her parents by extra-mural pursuits (ballet classes, art lessons, etc), set in post-Depression 1930s New York.
	inkpot.com /classical/fantasia.html (1589 words)

	Rhapsody In Blue
		Almost everything in the piece is a variation of blue ranging from monochromatic to rich shades of green, purple, turquoise and lavender.
		According to Roy Disney, Rhapsody in Blue is simply one of the finest and best known pieces of American music ever written and has been a favorite with music-lovers for many generations.
		Rhapsody in Blue remains one of the most frequently played orchestral works written by an American.
	animated-features.tripod.com /features/fantasia2k/rhapsody/rhapsody.htm (2222 words)

	The Classical Free-Reed, Inc. -- The Accordion and Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue
		Rhapsody in Blue had its debut in New York on February 12, 1924 (featuring the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with Gershwin himself at the piano), in an event that was later dubbed "the emancipation proclamation of jazz." When it was over, the auditorium erupted in applause.
		Rhapsody in Blue came to represent the unmistakably optimistic, impulsive, and brazen sounds of America in the 1920's.
		Gershwin recorded the Rhapsody with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra for RCA Victor in 1924, and listeners across North America and beyond embraced Rhapsody in Blue as the quintessential sound of an era.
	www.ksanti.net /free-reed/essays/gershwin.html (3282 words)

	Rhapsody in Blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue Review: As a Hollywood biopic this is only average.
		Rhapsody in Blue Review: This is one of those films that seems WAY longer than it actually is, and it's not exactly short to begin with.
		The film is hampered by a few small points, one being that Gershwin's life doesn't readily lend itself to dramatic portrayal (until the very end, when he drops dead at a very young age, and your jaw just drops)...
	www.textkit.com /0_6302120543.html (513 words)

	Turner Classic Movies This Month Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		If what they ended up with was a fiction with the Gershwin name attached, at least Rhapsody in Blue (1945) featured 22 of his greatest songs and excerpts from five of his instrumental pieces, performed by such noted Gershwin interpreters as pianist Oscar Levant, singers Al Jolson and Anne Brown and conductor Paul Whiteman.
		When band leader Paul Whiteman, who had commissioned and conducted the first performance of "Rhapsody in Blue," showed up for his scenes, the makeup department had to shave off his mustache to put on a fake one more like the style he wore in 1924.
		Rhapsody in Blue was one of Warner Brothers' biggest hits of 1945.
	www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,24010\|24031\|24016,00.html (1014 words)

	aworks :: "new" american classical music: Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra (1924). George Gershwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra (1924).
		George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra (1924) is one of the best segments of the Disney film Fantasia 2000.
		Why me? was playing Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra during a public radio pledge drive when the first 9/11 attack occurred.
	rgable.typepad.com /aworks/2003/07/rhapsody_in_blu.html (389 words)

	PSO taking 'Rhapsody in Blue' back to its origins 01/23/03
		The form is exactly what it says it is: a rhapsody, based on five major piano cadenzas, with brilliant passages of concertante writing and all guaranteed to pack a punch.
		Originally called "American Rhapsody" and officially the "Rhapsody in Blue for Jazz Band and Piano," it was the undeniable hit of the 1924 Lincoln's Birthday program, with Gershwin himself at the piano.
		"Rhapsody" was used by Woody Allen in his 1979 film "Manhattan" as part of an all-Gershwin score, and snippets were used in a long-running series of United Airlines TV commercials in the 1990s.
	www.irvineworldnews.com /Bstories/jan23/rhapsody.html (1135 words)

	Manhattan - Review - Manhattan Woody's poetry of opposites, 17 year old lusts and Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
		As Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue plays over lusciously composed fl and white images of an idyllic Manhattan, we see picture postcards shots of Broadway, 42nd Street, Central Park, the Skyline and fireworks.
		And this is not a film where suddenly they open up and reveal themselves or transform into better people.
		Rhapsody in Blue, Someone to Watch Over Me, and S'Marvelous in particular are worked wonderfully into the film.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /vhs-title-m/manhattan/333053 (1029 words)

	Gershwin plays Gershwin (original recordings 1919-1931) : Film Music CD Reviews- May 2001 MusicWeb(UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Second Rhapsody is virtually unknown, and was intended as a sequel to Rhapsody in Blue.
		The work was premiered in January 1932 with Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony and Gershwin at the piano, but this recording predates that premiere by over seven months, being taken from a June 26 1931 NBC radio concert with a 55 piece studio orchestra.
		Rhapsody in Blue itself is more of a struggle and the Second Rhapsody, coming from a live radio recording is plagued by distortion and weak sound.
	www.musicweb-international.com /film/2001/May01/Gershwin.htm (605 words)

	Fantasia/2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Those sequences are in contrast to the Rhapsody in Blue number, which is an elemental kind of animation using stylized drawings on a flat plane; the rich classic 1940s' style animation of Donald Duck in Pomp and Circumstance; and the "painterly" look and traditional styling of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5.
		Fantasia made motion picture history in 1940 when it became the first film to be recorded and released in stereophonic sound.
		The process was called Fantasound and the film traveled from city to city in special roadshow engagements.
	history.acusd.edu /gen/filmnotes/fantasia2000.html (964 words)

	Film Music Recordings Reviews - September 1998 GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue; 2nd Rhapsody; Piano Concerto in F
		The September 1998 edition of Classic CD carried a feature on Gershwin and the available recordings of Rhapsody in Blue are compared.
		The Second Rhapsody, which, of course, has its roots in the forgettable Hollywood musical Delicious is impressive too; however, on balance, I marginally prefer the Telarc version reviewed above.
	www.musicweb-international.com /film/1998/sept98/chan9092.html (254 words)

	Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Piece Detail
		The success of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in Ferde Grofé's arrangement encouraged Grofé (1892-1972) and Paul Whiteman to create other pieces in this emerging "symphonic jazz" style, which Grofé broadened to include many styles of American popular music.
		He concentrated on radio work for most of the 1930s, but he also received commissions for several film scores and ballets.
		The scenario was a little morality tale about filming a dance scene with a talentless star and her double.
	www.laphil.org /resources/piece_detail.cfm?id=1785 (209 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal \| The King of Jazz
		We move to three close-harmony flappers (a blonde, a brunette, and a redhead) swathed in a forest of blue ostrich feathers, who later are joined by the Rhythm Boys.
		Unsurprisingly, The King of Jazz pulls out all stops for "Rhapsody in Blue." Whiteman himself introduces the number, which begins with a dancer dressed as a giant fl tree dancing on top of a huge drum.
		"Rhapsody in Blue" suffers a little because, as a classic, it had to be treated solemnly.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /26/kingofjazz.html (1579 words)

	The Goldbergs: Two Peas in a Pod
		Partnerships in any creative endeavor are a potential minefield, and collaborating on a film sounds like a formula for marital disaster.
		"A film needs to be tightly organized and tightly boarded, so the crew knows where they're going when they start work on it.
		With "Rhapsody" finished and already receiving high praise within the animation industry, the Goldbergs hope to continue working together.
	www.awn.com /mag/issue4.09/4.09pages/solomongoldbergs.php3 (527 words)

	Memo, 6-11-98; Ten Movies that Shook Wanniski: Rhapsody in Blue
		When I was a few years older, I asked for Rhapsody in Blue for Christmas, and my father by mistake bought me Gershwin’s Concerto in F for piano and orchestra.
		The heart of the film consists of the same event played out four different ways, according to the recollections of the four participants.
		This troubling film taught me that there is no such thing as objective fact or pure objectivity and built upon the lesson of The Ox-Bow Incident.
	www.polyconomics.com /searchbase/06-11-98.html (1751 words)

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		Told from the perspective of the pews, the film gives a realistic portrayal of people dealing with true life struggles and issues.
		In fusing some of the biggest names in gospel music today, with several of the most talented thespians in Hollywood, the film offers a helping of inspirationally uplifting entertainment for the entire family.
		In the film, Rebecca (McCarthy) is betrayed by her boyfriend and following a palm reader's prophecy goes in search of her perfect partner.
	www.moviesonline.ca /dvdB00005M91F.htm (813 words)

	Rhapsody in Blue (1945) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In this film's world, unfortunately, the Astaires (Fred and Adele) and so many others who brought Gershwin's music into popularity, don't exist -- presumably because it would have cost WB more than it was worth to them.
		Other things are misrepresented, like the placement of "Somebody Loves Me" much later in G's life (it was in fact written for George White's Scandals of 1924, I believe), presumably just because the songs were available or were the ones the producers wanted.
		This makes it seem like G lived in the teens and the early 20s, since they wouldn't pay for any of his associates from the 30s -- a very lopsided picture of the composer's life and his work that does not impress.
	us.imdb.com /Title?Rhapsody+in+Blue+(1945) (530 words)

	INKPOT CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: THE COMPLETE GERSHWIN (VoxBox)
		The work he is most well-known for, Rhapsody in Blue, opens the second disc, and what a fabulous version this is. From the unique clarinet swoop to the extremely catchy piano riff, this recording is mesmerising for start to end.
		It was the wide-ranging impact that Rhapsody in Blue made on the American music world that inspired Walter Damrosch, conductor of the New York Symphony Society, to ask Gershwin for a full piano concerto.
		One of the last films he worked on was Shall We Dance, and one of the sections was later published as Promenade.
	inkpot.com /classical/gershwincpte.html (1250 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Rhapsody in Blue : Plot
		The film traces Gershwin's rise from a "song plugger" for a Manhattan music publishing company to the heights of international fame and fortune.
		Gershwin responds with "Rhapsody in Blue", which debuts at Aeolian Hall in 1924 under the baton of bandleader Paul Whiteman (also playing himself).
		Morris Carnovsky and Rosemary DeCamp play George's parents, while Julie Bishop is cast as Ira's wife Lee, who is saddled with the film's silliest line: "Ira, promise me that you'll never become a genius." Alternately hokey and inspired, Rhapsody in Blue has weathered the years as one of Hollywood's most solid biopics.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/29124/plot.jhtml (432 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Rhap In Blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This plays like film music, and it's no wonder the conductor was at home.
		We feel the loneliness in "An American in Paris" and an almost adulation in "Rhapsody in Blue" unlike other famous interpretations and renditions.
		Like many other film composers born overseas, Previn born in 1926 Berlin, Germany seems to have been intoxicated by the feel for the multifaceted makeup of the American landscapes be they natural or man-made.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000040WS (578 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Gershwin Plays Rhapsody In Blue-First Recording 1924 From Rare Piano Rolls [IMPORT] [COMPILATION] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rhapsody in Blue for piano & jazz band (orchestrated by F. Grofe)
		"Rhapsody in Blue" stands up very well as a solo performance, mainly because as a composition it has such a succession of strong, memorable themes...
		The performance of the dramatic Rhapsody reveals a considerable pianist, one who was understandably respected by the ticklers of his day.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000003HLG (349 words)

	eastbayexpress.com \| Music \| Rhapsody in Blue Denim \| 2002-08-21
		Therieau and drummer John Kent were both members of the Loved Ones, the now-defunct Bay Area blues and R&B quartet that cut two CDs for HighTone and garnered a fervent following in Bay Area clubs and beyond during the early '90s.
		The members' pretty faces contributed to the band's popularity, as did the fact that they didn't so much sound like white musicians trying to sound fl, but more like whites trying to sound like whites in the '60s trying to sound fl.
		Early gigs by Gleason's band featured a similar repertoire of instrumental readings of soul and blues classics, but Kent and Stark had heard Gleason fooling around with some country songs at Rossi Set rehearsals and persuaded him to move in that direction.
	www.eastbayexpress.com /issues/2002-08-21/music/music.html (1721 words)

	New York Daily News - City Life - Big Town Songbook: Rhapsody in sort of blue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		According to "Rhapsody in Blue," the Warner Bros. version of George Gershwin's life story, made eight years after Gershwin's death, that's how composer George and songwriter brother Ira had come up in the world, rising from the depths of the lower East Side.
		The existence of Frances and a third Gershwin brother, Arthur, go unnoted in "Rhapsody in Blue." No point cluttering up the storyline, which takes off when Georgie drops out of Commerce High School in May 1914 to make his way on Tin Pan Alley.
		Sprightly numbers for George White's "Scandals." "Rhapsody in Blue," the signature jazz concerto.
	www.nydailynews.com /city_life/story/228984p-196642c.html (763 words)

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