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George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Jazz in Classical Music
George Gershwin was just one composer who used jazz in music that was written for the classical concert hall. So did Leonard Bernstein, Igor Stravinsky, Dmitri Shostakovich, and others.
1. Which of these classical composers did NOT use jazz in their compositions?
Igor Stravinsky
Leonard Bernstein
Felix Mendelssohn
Dmitri Shostakovich
2.Duke Ellington wrote pieces for the concert hall and ballet stage.
True
False
3. Chick Corea wrote a piano concerto after he heard those of
Johannes Brahms
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Aaron Copland
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