Gershwin

[ gursh-win ]

noun

1. George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
2. Ira, 1896–1983, U.S. lyricist (brother of George Gershwin).

Gershwin

/ ˈɡɜːʃwɪn /

noun

1. GershwinGeorge18981937MUSMUSIC: composer George, original name Jacob Gershvin. 1898–1937, US composer: incorporated jazz into works such as Rhapsody in Blue (1924) for piano and jazz band and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935)
2. GershwinIra18961983MUSMUSIC: lyricist his brother, Ira, original name Israel Gershvin. 1896–1983, US song lyricist, noted esp for his collaboration with George Gershwin

Example Sentences

Hannigan said in an interview that she was drawn to the inventiveness of the Iceland Symphony, which she first conducted in 2022 in a program of Ives, Schoenberg, Berg and Gershwin.

From New York Times

This concerto, completed in 1931, is something like a French sibling of Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” which Ravel asked to hear the American composer play when he visited New York in 1928.

From New York Times

The duo took inspiration from George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and other songwriters.

From Seattle Times

He and Gormé won several Emmy Awards for starring in televised tributes to the Gershwins, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin.

From Los Angeles Times

“It forces me to make the bed,” Gershwin jokes.

From Los Angeles Times