An Analysis and Interpretation of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

• Main Authors: HSIUNG, KUAN-TING, 熊冠婷
• Other Authors: LIN, SHIN-JIE
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/d9j5nu

碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 音樂學系 === 105 === George Gershwin is one of the representative composer in America. He applied jazz element that is popular in middle and lower classes in the 20th century to compose the classical music, which is different from European music. It became the music with unique American character. Gershwin was born in the times that enabled him to cultivate a variety of composition styles. It integrated with classical, jazz, pop, soul, country, Latin music and other different elements, which reflects that the America was a big mingle pot. Jazz, originated in New Orleans, which is an American national characteristic music. It presents the music style of African American, which is based on improvisation. Gershwin was imbued with this obsession. He blended the jazz music into orchestral music and opera. Rhapsody in Blue is one of the representative work. He integrated the classical and jazz music into this piece. This piece has a variety of thematic transformation, the unique rhythm and the jazz harmony that made this music become more characteristic. The main purpose of this thesis is to discuss the piano solo version of Rhapsody in Blue, which was published by Warner Bros. Publications. In this essay, we will discuess the growth background and the music style of Gershwin. Further, we will analyze the structure of Rhapsody in Blue.