Early Modern American · 1924
Rhapsody in Blue — opening
G. Gershwin
- Key
- Bb
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=100
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Single-movement concert piece for piano + orchestra. Iconic clarinet glissando opening.
Teaching points
- Iconic clarinet glissando
- Jazz + classical fusion
- AO3: 1920s American crossover
Full score ↓Public domain
Harms 1924, PD via 95-year rule.