Rhapsody in Blue – The Write Stuff

It’s a Wrap

Happy Thanksgiving to all. And don’t be afraid to go Vegan this year.
The turkeys of the future will thank you.

Here is the updated version (May 2022) of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

This doesn’t look complicated at all, right?

Part Two

Here are two versions of one section of the second movement of Rhapsody in Blue.
I should be able to finish it over the weekend, just as soon as I get the feeling back in my hands.

Space Version

Earth Version

There is a slow piano section in Rhapsody in Blue which I find very interesting. It is nothing but dominant chords. You remember what those are, right? This section of music has a bass line that descends chromatically (a half step at a time.) Also, the third section is the same as the first. But for some reason they sound different. Maybe it is because one is at the beginning, and one is at the end.