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 a DIFFERENT question about that rhapsody
Author: IHL 
Date:   2002-04-02 07:30

What does the 'in blue' part mean in the title, if it has any significance? Blues scale? Or was Gershwin just being creative?
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 RE: a DIFFERENT question about that rhapsody
Author: William 
Date:   2002-04-02 17:07

R & B was a serious attempt to bridge the "gap" between the classic and jazz idioms. The "Blue" in the title was probably a refference to the generous use of jazz chords (dominate 7ths) as well as the traditional "blue note" or the lowered major third--Eb in a C major seventh harmonic setting, for ex. Thusly, it is a "Rhapsody in Blue(blues style)" Blue does not reffer to the color of your face as you attempt to play the opening gliss. Good Clarineting!!!!!
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 RE: a DIFFERENT question about that rhapsody
Author: JMcAulay 
Date:   2002-04-02 17:29

And all this time I thought it was named after my eyes. :(
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