• Joy of Music – Over 250 years of quality, innovation, and tradition
  Services
Sign In
Language
english english
  • Search
  • 0
    Wishlist
  • Minicart
    Recommended products
PDF Preview
Lieferzeit
2-3 Tage
George Gershwin (Composer) | Ferde Grofé (Arranger)

Rhapsody in Blue

original jazz band version for Paul Whiteman
arranged by Ferde Grofé (1924)
Edition: Performance material
Product Type
Hire/performance material
Hire Order

Product Details

Description

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

More Information

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

Technical Details

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

Preview/Media Contents

Video:

Persons

George Gershwin (Composer)

→ More titles by George Gershwin

Ferde Grofé (Arranger)

→ More titles by Ferde Grofé

Performances

Set Ascending Direction

Page:

  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: David Robertson
    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    April 9, 2017 | St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Powell Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: David Robertson
    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    April 8, 2017 | St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Powell Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: David Robertson
    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
    April 7, 2017 | St. Louis, MO (United States of America) , Powell Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2017
    Conductor: HK Gruber
    Orchestra: Ensemble Modern
    March 12, 2017 | Dessau (Germany) , Marienkirche
    11:00
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Orchestra: Cambridge University Jazz Orchestra
    February 19, 2017 | Cambridge (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , West Road Concert Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: James Gaffigan
    Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
    January 6, 2017 | Cleveland, OH (United States of America) , Severance Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: James Gaffigan
    Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
    January 5, 2017 | Cleveland, OH (United States of America) , Severance Hall
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Joseph Sieber
    Orchestra: Zentralschweizer Jugendsinfonieorchester
    December 10, 2016 | Hergiswil (Switzerland)
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Joseph Sieber
    Orchestra: Zentralschweizer Jugendsinfonieorchester
    December 8, 2016 | Zürich (Switzerland) , ZKO Haus
    geschlossene Veranstaltung
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Mark Armstrong
    Orchestra: RCM Big Band
    December 8, 2016 | London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) , Royal College of Music
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Zoltán Rácz
    Orchestra: Budapest Concerto Symphony Orchestra
    November 25, 2016 | Budapest (Hungary) , Palace of Arts
    19:30
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Robert Spittal
    Orchestra: Gonzaga Wind Ensemble & GU Music Faculty and Friends
    November 17, 2016 | Spokane, WA (United States of America) , Hemmingson Center Ballroom
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Dr. John Anderson
    Orchestra: Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra
    October 16, 2016 | Santa Cruz, CA (United States of America) , Peace United Church of Christ
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Dr. John Anderson
    Orchestra: Ensemble Monterey Chamber Orchestra
    October 15, 2016 | Carmel, CA (United States of America) , St. Phillips Lutheran Church
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Orchestra: Orchester der Joseph-Matthias-Hauer-Musikschule
    October 8, 2016 | Wiener Neustadt (Austria) , Stadttheater
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Orchestra: Orchester der Joseph-Matthias-Hauer-Musikschule
    October 6, 2016 | Seibersdorf (Austria) , Schloss
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Jeffrey Kahane
    Orchestra: Ravinia Festival Association
    August 3, 2016 | Chicago, IL (United States of America)
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Erin Freeman
    Orchestra: Wintergreen Performing Arts
    August 3, 2016 | Roseland, VA (United States of America) , Dunlop Pavilion
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Lorenzo Antonio Iosco
    July 21, 2016 | Anfiteatro Romano (Italy) , Monte San Savino
  • George Gershwin
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Conductor: Lorenzo Antonio Iosco
    July 20, 2016 | Terranuova Bracciolini (Italy) , Villa Poggitazzi
    • Set Ascending Direction

    Page:

    Reviews

    Be the first to review this product.