Rhapsody In Blue: Gershwin May 2026

: Representing the mechanical, rhythmic pulse of 1920s urban life. Stride : A nod to the Harlem stride piano style. Shuffle : A jazz-inflected rhythmic section.

The work is characterized by five primary musical themes that repeat and expand in a call-and-response style: : The main opening theme. Rhapsody In Blue: Gershwin

: Gershwin claimed the piece's full construction came to him during a train journey from Boston to New York, where the "steely rhythms" and "rattlety-bang" of the train inspired the work's momentum. : Representing the mechanical, rhythmic pulse of 1920s