A Cuban clave rhythm and rubato are used within this work that calls for an accordion and banjo in an orchestration by the composer of the Grand Canyon Suite.
A Cuban clave rhythm and rubato are used within this work that calls for an accordion and banjo in an orchestration by the composer of the Grand Canyon Suite. Ferde Grofé orchestrated this piece and Paul Whiteman commissioned this piece to be played at a concert entitled An (*) Experiment in Modern Music. It accompanies a segment in Fantasia 2000 depicting a construction site and ice skaters in Depression-era New York. This piece by the composer of An American in Paris and Porgy and Bess opens with a trill and 17-note clarinet glissando. For 10 points, name this "jazz concerto" composed by George Gershwin.
A Cuban clave rhythm and rubato are used within this work that calls for an accordion and banjo in an orchestration by the composer of the Grand Canyon Suite.
Rhapsody in Blue