On Sept. 26, 1898, one of America's most important composers was
born. George Gershwin of Brooklyn, N.Y., alone and with his brother,
Ira, wrote many of the finest American popular songs and orchestral
pieces. The premiere institution for Gershwin studies is the Library
of Congress Music Division, which this year [1998] celebrates the Gershwin
legacy. In March, the Gershwin room opened in the Library's Jefferson
Building, where it serves as a permanent exhibition area for
materials relating to the brothers. The following was written by the
curator of the George and Ira Gershwin Collection [Raymond A. White]. ... https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9809/gershwin.html
außerdem dazu: Porgy and Bess
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/september-02#porgy-and-bess
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