Rhapsody in Blue
This guide follows Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (1924) in one part.
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Follow all 6 sections as they play
0:16–17:25
One long, free that begins with the clarinet's rising slide (A). The labelled sections B, C, D, E and F follow. Listen for the same blues-scale ideas coming back in new settings, from quick, stride-style piano playing (a jazz style with a bouncing left hand) to broad orchestral passages. The varies widely, with a lot of , and the music finally to its home , B-flat major, at the end.
- A
- B
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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