Like Darius Milhaud's La création du monde, this composition makes extensive use of the "Good evening, friends" riff. One famous feature of this piece was originally improvised by Ross Gorman during a rehearsal. One of its themes is sometimes known as the "Train" theme, and it was supposedly inspire
Like Darius Milhaud's La création du monde, this composition makes extensive use of the "Good evening, friends" riff. One famous feature of this piece was originally improvised by Ross Gorman during a rehearsal. One of its themes is sometimes known as the "Train" theme, and it was supposedly inspired by the "steely rhythms" and "rattle-ty bang" of a train ride to Boston. It was commissioned by the bandleader Paul Whiteman, and it is usually heard in an orchestration by the composer of the Grand Canyon Suite, Ferde Grofé. It opens with a trill and glissando for a solo clarinet. For 10 points, name this piece for solo piano and jazz band by George Gershwin.
Like Darius Milhaud's La création du monde, this composition makes extensive use of the "Good evening, friends" riff.