Rhapsody in Blue

This edition shortens the original work from about 15 minutes to around 6 minutes and keeps the main themes in a playable piano arrangement.

Gershwin wrote Rhapsody in Blue in 1924 for piano and orchestra. The full score is long and technically demanding. This shortened piano version keeps the famous opening, the lyrical central theme and the closing drive, while reducing textures and figurations that would stop the musical flow. Melodies stay close to the original.

What’s included

• Piano solo sheet music, simplified and shortened
• Duration: about 6 minutes (original: about 15 minutes)
• 11 pages, professionally notated PDF
• Instant digital download – print or play on a tablet

For intermediate pianists, returning players and teachers who want a compact Rhapsody in Blue piano edition they can learn, teach or perform without the full concert score. Not a beginner “theme only” arrangement and not the complete virtuoso solo version.

• George Gershwin - Composer