The song "The Man I Love" shares a melodic fragment with this piece, in which a B-flat half note, the triplets A, G-flat, A / G-flat, A, G-flat, and the eighth notes F, E-flat, D, D-flat begin its ritornello theme.
This composition premiered at an afternoon concert that Maurice Peress recreated 61 years later. The song "The Man I Love" shares a melodic fragment with this piece, in which a B-flat half note, the triplets A, G-flat, A / G-flat, A, G-flat, and the eighth notes F, E-flat, D, D-flat begin its ritornello theme. Commissioned by Paul Whiteman, this piece was orchestrated by Grofe [GROH-fey] and was conceived in 1924 on a train ride. Ross Gorman came up with the famous clarinet glissando that opens this piece. For 10 points, name this George Gershwin composition.
This composition premiered at an afternoon concert that Maurice Peress recreated 61 years later.
Rhapsody in Blue