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美国名人作曲家乔治格什文1GeorgeGershwin:RhapsodyinBlueplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:07repeatByShelleyGollust2005-6-4(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthelifeandmusicofoneofAmerica'sgreatestcomposers,GeorgeGershwin.(MUSIC:"RHAPSODYINBLUE")VOICEONE:Thatwastheopeningof"RhapsodyinBlue,"composedbyGeorgeGershwin.Gershwinlivedonlythirty-nineyears.Yet,inthatshorttime,hewrotehundredsofunforgettablepopularsongs.Hewrotesomeconcertworks,suchas"RhapsodyinBlue/'thatarestillperformedtoday.AndhewrotewhatmanyconsidertobethemostbeautifulAmericanopera,"PorgyandBess."VOICETWO:GeorgeGershwinwasborninNewYorkCityineighteenninety-eight.HisparentswereRussianJewswhohadimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.Georgeandhistwobrothersandsisterhadaclose,happyfamilylife.GeorgelikedplayinggamesonthestreetsofNewYork.Helikedexploringthecity.Hedidnotlikeschoolorstudying.Whileexploringthecity,Georgeheardjazzandbluesmusicspillingoutofpublicdrinkingplaces.However,hedidnotbecomeseriouslyinterestedinmusicuntilheheardanotherboyplayingtheviolininaconcertathisschool.Georgebegantotakepianolessons.Histeacherwasafineclassicalmusician.HeimmediatelyrecognizedGeorge'sunusualability.Theteacherwroteabouthimtoafriend:"Ihaveastudentwhowillmakehismarkinmusiczifanybodywill.Theboyisagenius,withoutdoubt.,VOICEONE:Georgestudiedclassicalpiano.Buthisstrongestinterestcontinuedtobejazzandpopularmusic.Attheageoffifteen,heleftschoolandwenttoworkinthemusicbusiness.TheNewYorkCitystreetwheremostmusicpublishershadtheirofficeswascalled"TinPanAlley."Thephonographandradiohadbeeninventedinthelateeighteenhundreds.Butitwouldbemanyyearsbeforethereweremusicalrecordingsorregularradiobroadcasts.TinPanAlleypublishersneededanotherwaytosellnewsongs.Soztheyemployedpeopletoplaythepianotodothis.VOICETWO:Thepianoplayersplayedthesongsalldaylongtointerestedsingersandotherperformers.GeorgeGershwinwasoneoftheyoungestpianoplayersinTinPanAlley.Soon,hewasconsideredoneofthefinestthere.Hewasalreadywritinghisownsongs.Hesucceededingettingonepublishedwhenhewasonlyeighteenyearsold.Ithadalongtitle:"WhenYouWant'Em,YouCan'tGet'Em,WhenYou'veGot'Em,YouDon'tWant'Em."VOICEONE:GeorgeGershwinwasnowarealcomposer.Therestofhislifewasanunbrokenrecordofsuccess.Hewrotesongaftersong.Hisideasweresoendlessthathewasnoteventroubledwhenheoncelostsomemusichehadbeenwriting."Thereisplentymorewherethatcamefrom,"hesaid.GeorgeGershwinhadhisfirstbighitinnineteennineteen,whenhewastwenty-oneyearsold.Itwasasongcalled"Swanee."Apopularentertainer,AlJolson,sangthesong."Swanee"wasmadeintooneofthefirstmusicalrecordings.GeorgeGershwinwassuddenlyfamous.HereisAlJolsonsingingwhatbecamehistrademarksong,"Swanee."(MUSIC:SWANEE)VOICETWO:Musiccriticsnotethat"Swanee"isnotlikemostofGeorgeGershwin'smusic.Later,hewrotetruelovesongs.Somewerelightandfunny.Somewerefullofintensefeeling.Manyofthesesongswerewrittenforthepopularmusicaltheater.Oneofhismostemotionallovesongsneverbecamepartofamusicalplay,however.Itiscalled"TheManIlove."HereisamodernrecordingbyMaureenMcGovern.(music：Themanilove)voiceONE:GeorgeGershwin'solderbrother,Ira,wrotethewordstothatsong.AsGeorgebecamefamous,Irawrotethewordstomoreandmoreofhissongs.Thetwobrotherswereverydifferent.Irazthewriter;wasquietandserious.George7themusician,wasoutgoing-thelifeofanyparty.ButGeorgewrotebettersongswithIrathanwithanyoneelse.ItisimpossibletoimaginemanyofGeorge'ssongswithoutIra'sperfectlychosen,oftensurprisingwords.Oneofmanyexamplesisthesong"TheyCan'tTakeThatAwayFromMe."TheGershwinswrotethesongfordancerandactorFredAstaireforthefilm"ShallWeDance."ThatwasGeorgeandIraGershwin'sfirstmoviemusical.HereisFredAstairezfollowedbyalaterversionsungbyEllaFitzgerald.(MUSIC:"THEYCAN'TTAKETHATAWAYFROMME")VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmBarbaraKlein.JoinusagainnextweekaswecontinuethestoryofthemusicofGeorgeGershwinonPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.(MUSIC:"THEYCAN'TTAKETHATAWAYFROMME"JAZZINSTRUMENTALBYDIZZYGILLESPIE)