Gershwin brothers
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The Gershwin brothers, George and Ira, were an iconic American songwriting duo known for their influential contributions to jazz-influenced popular music and Broadway standards in the early 20th century.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Gershwin | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American musical siblings
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songwriting duo ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Ethel Merman
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Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| divisionOfLabor |
George Gershwin composed music
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Ira Gershwin wrote lyrics ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway musical theatre
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jazz-influenced popular song ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
Tin Pan Alley song
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jazz standard ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| hasMember |
George Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Jewish-American ⓘ |
| influenced |
American musical theatre
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jazz musicians ⓘ popular songwriters ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legacy | key contributors to the Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| movement | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creating Broadway standards
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integrating jazz elements into popular song ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An American in Paris
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Embraceable You NERFINISHED ⓘ Fascinating Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ I Got Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhapsody in Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Someone to Watch Over Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Summertime NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man I Love NERFINISHED ⓘ They Can’t Take That Away from Me NERFINISHED ⓘ ’S Wonderful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkType |
Broadway musical
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film musical songs ⓘ |
| siblingRelationship |
George Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Gershwin