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Gatsby’s Playlist
This great American novel is very much a product of its time, and nowhere is this more pointed or unmistakable than in its use of music. The story’s parties and goings-on make frequent reference to music, usually citing real compositions popular in the contemporary "Jazz Age." Touring a selection of compositions named in Fitzgerald's story will heighten our familiarity with this book and the world it inhabits.