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George Gershwin at the Piano - Rhapsody in blue (with sheet music)
George Gershwin at the Piano - Rhapsody in blue (with sheet music)
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by the American composer
George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of
classical music with jazz-influenced effects.
The composition was commissioned by the bandleader Paul Whiteman. It was
orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924
scoring, the 1926 "theater orchestra" setting, and the 1942 symphony
orchestra scoring, though completed earlier. The piece received its
premiere in the concert, An Experiment in Modern Music, which was held
on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City, by Whiteman and
his band with Gershwin playing the piano.
The editors of the Cambridge Music Handbooks opined that "The Rhapsody
in Blue (1924) established Gershwin's reputation as a serious composer
and has since become one of the most popular of all American concert
works.https://youtu.be/qIGmMo44ONQ
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