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Article: Gershwin's centennial is a poignant reminder of what could have been.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- September 23, 1998
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Mozart died at 35; the quality and quantity of his music would indicate a life of many more decades. Schubert died at 31, yet his symphonies and songs seem the product of a long, full life. Mendelssohn died at 38, having defined the oratorio and saying all he needed to say. Chopin, dying at 39, left an unmatched body of piano music. Even Bizet, who died at 36, left us with one work, ``Carmen,'' that seems enough for one lifetime.
But there is one composer whose life's work was obviously left unfinished. George Gershwin, whose 100th birthday is Saturday, was just starting out when he died at 38.
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