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The Concierto de Aranjuez ([konˈθjeɾ.to ðe a.ɾaŋˈxweθ], "Aranjuez Concerto") is a concerto for classical guitar by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.
His jazz-funk arrangement of the Beatles' "Get Back" was used as the longtime theme for the 1970s sports quiz show Sports Challenge, emceed by Dick Enberg. For clarinetist Eddie Daniels , Williams wrote A Concerto in Swing ; for saxophonist Tom Scott , he penned Romances for Jazz Soloist and Orchestra .
Michel Jean Legrand (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃]; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, [1] and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs. [2]
2009 Composed recorder concerto (Concerto Incantanto) for Michala Petri and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong; 2012–14 Conducted the score to Interstellar; 2015 Composed score for the French animated film The Little Prince (with Hans Zimmer) 2017 Had his music featured in the attraction "The Hall of Presidents" at Walt Disney World
Minaret Records, a record label founded in 2019 by Yousef Hilmy, aims to be a beacon of the local Los Angeles jazz community. Secret shows and a cult fandom are behind this jazz phenomenon in L.A ...
Included in this group were: Aaron Copland (Concerto for Piano, 1926), Maurice Ravel (Concerto for the Left Hand, 1929), Igor Stravinsky (Ebony Concerto for clarinet and jazz band, 1945) and George Gershwin (Concerto in F, 1925). [32] Still others called upon the orchestra itself to function as the primary virtuosic force within the concerto form.
Jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote that Hirsch "showed his ability as an accompanist and soloist at the out-of-tune piano". [4] He played with Farmer again in 1981. [ 5 ] In 1982, the album A Work of Art (Art Farmer Quartet, Concord Jazz CJ-179), was released, with Hersch on piano, including two of Hirsch's own compositions; Leonard Feather gave ...
Unsuk Chin (Korean: 진은숙 [tɕin ɯn.suk]; born July 14, 1961) is a South Korean composer of contemporary classical music, who is based in Berlin, Germany.Chin was a self-taught pianist from a young age and studied composition at Seoul National University as well as with György Ligeti at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg.