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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.
English: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, orchestrated by Ferde Grofé, 1924 Jazz Band Version. Bramwell Tovey, piano soloist. Bramwell Tovey, piano soloist. Performed by the United States Marine Band.
Rhapsody in Blue" from the civilian band is not the entire work, but rather a section of the work arranged to fit on a 10" 78 rpm record. It was released as Victor 20-1529-A. [82] "Blue Rain" – written by Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen, [83] Civilian band-arrangement with Ray Eberle vocal, unknown arranger. Army Air Force band ...
The film contains many factual errors about Gershwin's life, but also features many examples of his music, including an almost complete performance of Rhapsody in Blue. In 1965, Movietone Records released an album MTM 1009 featuring Gershwin's piano rolls of the titled George Gershwin plays RHAPSODY IN BLUE and his other favorite compositions ...
The piece Rhapsody in Blue composed by George Gershwin played an important role during the rise of third stream music. Its "Playful riffs, embellishments, and an extension of the central cadenza in the Rhapsody capture the listener's imagination". [17] The piece combines elements of jazz and classical music, making it sound distinctive and unique.
The recording of Rhapsody in Blue used in the film is an edited version of Ferde Grofé's orchestration of the piece performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Bruce Broughton. The shortened version was made by cutting 125 bars of piano solo in three different places. [ 14 ]
Abrams initially developed this composition as a short companion to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, [9] then following a discussion with Wang about her recording the Rhapsody with the orchestra, the work transformed into a standalone orchestral showpiece and was dedicated to Wang. [10] [11] [5]
Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin is the eighth studio album by Brian Wilson, released on August 17, 2010 by Walt Disney Records as part of the Disney Pearl Series. The album consists of covers of ten George and Ira Gershwin songs, bookended by passages from Rhapsody in Blue, along with two new songs completed from unfinished Gershwin fragments by Wilson and band member Scott Bennett.