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George Gershwin (Composer) | Ferde Grofé (Arranger)

Rhapsody in Blue

original jazz band version for Paul Whiteman
arranged by Ferde Grofé (1924)
Edition: Performance material
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George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue uniquely describes the American spirit of the 1920s. Gershwin was one of the first composers who combined Jazz and classical music.
Rhapsody in Blue has earned worldwide renown since its world premiere in 1924, when Gershwin himself sat at the piano and impressed the audience with his innovative work. The conductor Paul Whiteman, who led this premiere, called the first performance of it an “Experiment in Modern Music.” The piece shows both melodic and rhythmic inventiveness, as well as a perfect handling of all technical parameters. This “Symphonic Jazz” diverges from the usual formal patterns and was exceptional in its time.

Orchestral Cast

0.1.2(2.bcl).2asax(1.ssax, 2.barsax).tsax(Ebcl).0-2.2.2.1(db)-timp.perc(tri, cym, turkish cym, bells, gong, s.d, b.d)-banjo.cel.orchestral pno-violins

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Title:
Rhapsody in Blue
original jazz band version for Paul Whiteman
arranged by Ferde Grofé (1924)
for piano and jazz band
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Gershwin Music
Year of composition:
1924
Duration:
16 ′0 ′′
Keywords:
#jazz-influenced

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Hire/performance material
Product number:
LSMC 20372-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

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  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
    January 29, 2010 | Leipzig (Germany) , Gewandhaus, Großer Saal
    20.00 Uhr
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
    January 28, 2010 | Leipzig (Germany) , Gewandhaus, Großer Saal
    20.00 Uhr
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Hans Graf
    Orchestra: Houston Symphony Orchestra
    January 17, 2010 | Houston, TX (United States of America) , Jones Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Hans Graf
    Orchestra: Houston Symphony Orchestra
    January 16, 2010 | Houston, TX (United States of America) , Jones Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Hans Graf
    Orchestra: Houston Symphony Orchestra
    January 15, 2010 | Houston, TX (United States of America) , Jones Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Marin Alsop
    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    November 15, 2009 | Balitmore, MD (United States of America) , Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Marin Alsop
    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    November 14, 2009 | Balitmore, MD (United States of America) , Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Marin Alsop
    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    November 13, 2009 | Balitmore, MD (United States of America) , Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Marin Alsop
    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
    November 12, 2009 | Balitmore, MD (United States of America) , Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Stephen Alltop
    Orchestra: Elmhurst Community Symphony
    October 17, 2009 | Elmhurst, IL (United States of America) , Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Ernst Theis
    Orchestra: Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden
    October 4, 2009 | Dresden (Germany) , Staatsoperette
    15.00 Uhr
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Orchestra: Orchester der Musikschule Fellbach und des Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasiums Fellbach
    October 4, 2009 | Fellbach (Germany) , Schwabenlandhalle
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Ernst Theis
    Orchestra: Orchester der Staatsoperette Dresden
    October 3, 2009 | Dresden (Germany) , Staatsoperette
    19.30 Uhr
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Janna Hymes
    Orchestra: Williamsburg Symphonia
    October 3, 2009 | Williamsburg, VA (United States of America) , Kimball Theater
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane
    Orchestra: Colorado Symphony Orchestra
    September 20, 2009 | Denver, CO (United States of America) , Boettcher Concert Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane
    Orchestra: Colorado Symphony Orchestra
    September 19, 2009 | Denver, CO (United States of America) , Boettcher Concert Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane
    Orchestra: Colorado Symphony Orchestra
    September 17, 2009 | Denver, CO (United States of America) , Boettcher Concert Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Musikfest Stuttgart 2009
    Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
    Orchestra: Bundesjazzorchester
    August 26, 2009 | Stuttgart (Germany) , Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle, Beethoven-Saal
    20.00 Uhr
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
    Orchestra: Bundesjazzorchester
    August 25, 2009 | Bonn (Germany) , Museumsplatz
    Solarworld Summer Stage
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    young.euro.classic 2009
    Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies
    Orchestra: Bundesjazzorchester
    August 23, 2009 | Berlin (Germany) , Konzerthaus, Großer Saal
    20.00 Uhr
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