- Classical Net - http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/gershwin.html
Biography, articles on American in Paris, I Got Rhythm, Porgy and Bess, Rhapsody in Blue and a select discography.
- Classical Music Pages - http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/gershwin.html
Summary from The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music.
- Karadar - http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/gershwin.html
Article of the composer that includes life, works, photo gallery, and MIDI audio files.
- Down Beat Magazine - http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?aid=222&aname=George+Gershwin
Includes vintage photos and a biography.
- Song Trellis - http://www.songtrellis.com/composers/Gershwin,George/changeslist
Chord sequences of many famous tunes in MIDI and printable GIF format available for study, practice and improvisation.
- George and Ira Gershwin - http://www.gershwin.com/
Official site. Celebrating and archiving the lives of the brothers with history, timeline, references, anthology of selected films and shows, sound clips by noted artists, jukebox, and events. [Requires Flash.]
- MSN Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761551803
Concise Encarta Encyclopedia article focuses on his musical and compositional career. Includes a photograph.
- Encyclopedia: George Gershwin - http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/g/gershwin.asp
Contains an article that includes a sketch about his brother Ira and a bibliography.
- Classical Music Archives: Gershwin - http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/gershwin.html
Biography from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. Complete files offered in MIDI format.
- WQXR: George Gershwin - http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=3604
Biography following him from self taught accompanist through composer of popular music, and on to more serious compositions; includes summary list of works. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music.
- Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=389&pt=George%20Gershwin
Biographical sketch, photographs, pictures of mausoleum, cemetery information, and virtual memorial.
- Gershwin Fan - http://www.gershwinfan.com/biogeorge.html
Biography divided into major periods of his life, including childhood, early career, Rhapsody in Blue, Broadway, Hollywood, and influences on later music.
- Songwriters Hall of Fame - http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibit_home_page.asp?exhibitId=70
Biography, photograph, discography, audio clips in WMA and MP3, and recommended recordings.
- George Gershwin: American Genius - http://www.carolinaclassical.com/gershwin/
A biography featuring information about his collaboration with Dubose Heyward on the opera Porgy and Bess, photograph, and audio samples.
- Humanities Web - http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=2
Brief biography, selected works, photograph, quotations, discography, suggested reading, additional resources, chronology, and related articles.
- Wikipedia: George Gershwin - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin
Article with biography, music style, classical credits, musical theater credits, musical films, internal references, external links, and photographs.
- Classical Composers Database - http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=gershwin
Biography of the composer with summary list of concert works, photograph, and links.
- Naxos: George Gershwin - http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/default.asp?pn=Composers&char=G&ComposerID=387
Brief biographical sketch, caricature, summaries of stage, orchestral, and piano works, and discography.
- New York City Opera - http://www.nycopera.com/learning/resource/biographies/gershwin_george.aspx
Biography covering most aspects of his musical life. Includes photograph.
- Record Hall: George Gershwin - http://www.recordhall.com/george-gershwin-biography.html
An analytical biography describing his works and style.
- Music Scores - http://www.music-scores.com/gershwin/composer.php
Some sheet music downloads and audio playback.
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