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“The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up.”

Quote by George Gershwin

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George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer known for his unique musical style and his integration of jazz into classical music. His works, including 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Porgy and Bess,' have had a profound impact on 20th-century music. more

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“A skyscraper is at the same time a triumph of the machine and a tremendous emotional experience, almost breath-taking. Not merely its height but its mass and proportions are the result of an emotion, as well as of calculation.”

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“Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.”

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“When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz is the result of the energy stored up in America.”

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“When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.”

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“A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.”

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“Syncopations are no indication of light or trashy music, and to shy bricks at 'hateful ragtime' no longer passes for musical culture.”

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