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Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra, Op. 46 Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 67 Concerto No. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 115 Larry Austin: 1960 1961 1971 Fantasy on a Theme by Berg, for jazz orchestra: 5 saxs, 5 tpts, 4 trbns, perc set, pno, db Improvisations for Orchestra and Jazz Soloists (tpt or alt sax; perc set, db)
An American Concerto, composed in 1976, was one of the first successful attempts to combine jazz elements with traditional symphonic writing. In addition to An American Concerto his compositions include Gulliver, Romances, Earth Day, Adagio, and August, as well as Suite Memories for trombone and symphony orchestra, which won a 1986 Grammy ...
Concerto for violin and orchestra op.50 'dedicated to Ivry Gitlis' (1958) 3 Bagatelles for string orchestra op.51 (1958) Art for Art's Sake – A Fantasia for Jazz Orchestra op.52 (1959) Concertino for trombone and orchestra op.53 (1960) Marijuana – Variations non sérieuses op.54 (1960) Sinfonietta da Camera op.55 (1961)
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE (29 March 1936 – 24 December 2012) was an English composer and pianist. He was noted for his musical versatility, drawing from such sources as jazz, romanticism, and avant-garde; and for his use of twelve-tone technique and serialism.
Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band by George Gershwin.Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects and premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City.
Debussy c. 1900 by Atelier Nadar Achille Claude Debussy [n 1] was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the ...
Mozart also wrote the Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola, and orchestra. Beethoven wrote only one violin concerto that remained obscure until revealed as a masterpiece in a performance by violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim on 27 May 1844. [15] C.P.E. Bach's keyboard concertos contain some virtuosic solo writing.
Dukelsky's concerto for piano, orchestra, and soprano obbligato, titled Dédicaces (1935–1937), was premièred by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in January 1939 in New York. His oratorio, The End of St. Petersburg, was premiered a year earlier by Schola Cantorum and the New York Philharmonic under Hugh Ross.