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  2. List of jazz-influenced classical compositions - Wikipedia

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    Piano Concerto in G: Sergei Rachmaninoff: 1934 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Erwin Schulhoff: 1921 1927 1935 Suite for Chamber Orchestra Violin Sonata No. 2 H.M.S. Royal Oak Gunther Schuller: 1959 1960 1962 Concertino for jazz quartet and orchestra Variants for jazz quartet and orchestra Journey into Jazz for jazz quintet and chamber ...

  3. Patrick Williams (composer) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of compositions for harp - Wikipedia

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    Concerto for woodwinds, harp, and orchestra (1949) Anna Jalkéus. Concerto for jazz voice, harp and orchestra "The Rise of Estrogenia" (2017) [49] Lowell Liebermann. Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, Op.48 (1995) Frank Martin. Petite symphonie concertante for harp, harpsichord, piano and double string orchestra, op.54 (1944) Fabio Mengozzi

  5. Leroy Anderson - Wikipedia

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    Anderson's first work was the 1938 "Jazz Pizzicato", but at just over ninety seconds, the piece was too short for a three-minute 78 rpm single of the period. [5] Fiedler suggested writing a companion piece, and Anderson wrote '"Jazz Legato" later that same year. The combined recording went on to become one of Anderson's signature compositions. [6]

  6. Ferde Grofé - Wikipedia

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    The earlier Mississippi Suite along with the later Death Valley Suite are occasionally performed and recorded. Grofé conducted the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in his Grand Canyon Suite and his piano concerto (with pianist Jesús María Sanromá) for Everest Records in 1960; the recording was digitally remastered and issued on CD in 1997.

  7. Air on the G String - Wikipedia

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    In 1871, violinist August Wilhelmj arranged the second movement of Bach's third Orchestral Suite for violin and an accompaniment of strings, piano or organ (harmonium). [1] On the score he wrote auf der G-Saite (on the G string) above the staff for the solo violin, which gave the arrangement its nickname.

  8. Gustav Holst - Wikipedia

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    Holst was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the elder of the two children of Adolph von Holst, a professional musician, and his wife, Clara Cox, née Lediard. She was of mostly British descent, [n 1] daughter of a respected Cirencester solicitor; [2] the Holst side of the family was of mixed Swedish, Latvian and German ancestry, with at least one professional musician in each of the ...

  9. David Baker (composer) - Wikipedia

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    Suite from The Masque of the Red Death Ballet (2002) Jazz Band. An Evening Thought (1978) Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band (1987) Concerto for Violin and Jazz Band (1969) Honesty (1961) Soft Summer Rain (1977) Vocal. Give and Take for soprano and chamber ensemble (1975) Some Not So Plain Old Blues for Voice and Violin Soli with Mixed Sextet (1989)