The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiratio… - George Gershwin

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The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.

George Gershwin

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About George Gershwin

Jacob Gershowitz (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), better known as George Gershwin, was an American songwriter and composer who worked in both popular and classical styles. Most of his songs were written to words by his brother Ira Gershwin.

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Pen Names: Gershwin

Birth Name: Jacob Gershwine • Jacob Gershwin

Alternative Names: Jacob Gershvin • Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz • George Jacob Gershwin • Dzhordzh Gershvin

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