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-Which George Gershwin composition has become synonymous with New York City?

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George Gershwin's 1924 composition Rhapsody in Blue is among the esteemed composer's great works, and it has become indelibly linked to New York City. Gershwin was a New York native and lived there most of his life, but his quintessentially New York work was actually first conceived on a train ride to Boston. Gershwin wrote several different types of music, from orchestral compositions like Rhapsody in Blue, to musicals like Porgy and Bess, to popular jazz songs like "I've Got Rhythm." His brother, Ira, served as George's principal lyricist when a composition called for words. Rhapsody in Blue has been played countless times in romanticized scenes of New York on film and television, most notably in Woody Allen's film Manhattan.

Artists -Which George Gershwin Composition Has Become Synonymous with New York