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100 years ago, 'Rhapsody in Blue' changed the classical game. Was it for the better?

First there was a clarinet trill — like a cat shaking off sleep. Then the cat stret-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tched itself — from a low F to a high Bb. And the world of concert music changed forever. That shock ...
The New York Times

Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’?

An early draft of the lyrics to one of rock’s most famous songs contains a secret. When Freddie Mercury wrote Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” he originally seemed to have toyed with another title, which ...
NPR

'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

It was cold and snowy in New York City 100 years ago today, and Aeolian Hall, across from Bryant Park, was packed. Composers Sergei Rachmaninov and John Philip Sousa were in the audience, along with ...
The New York Times

No, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ Is Not ‘the Worst’

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