George Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue

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World War II was not only a time of destruction, but also a time of creation. Many new music styles appeared during this time period. One of these great innovators was George Gershwin, who created Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin’s introduction of a new music style in his first performance sent waves around the country that pulled in people of all music preference.
The musical genius, Gershwin, created a new rhythm and style by combining Classical and Jazz music. In the time before Gershwin rose to fame for his song Rhapsody in Blue, Jazz was constantly changing with the time period. Jazz first arose as an exciting new beat that was carefully composed to create rise, fall, transition, and organization of rhythm. As time went on, Jazz began to become

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