Victor Herbert contributed to some of the transitional material in this composition, whose success led Walter Damrosch to commission its composer to write a piano concerto in F.
Victor Herbert contributed to some of the transitional material in this composition, whose success led Walter Damrosch to commission its composer to write a piano concerto in F. After a muted trumpet plays a blues theme in its first movement, the full orchestra joins in before an extended piano solo; that solo was played by its composer at its premiere. Later orchestrated by Ferde Grofé, this piece was commissioned by the bandleader Paul Whiteman for 1924's Experiment in Modern Music. Beginning with a notable clarinet glissando, this is, for 10 points, what jazz composition by George Gershwin?
Victor Herbert contributed to some of the transitional material in this composition, whose success led Walter Damrosch to commission its composer to write a piano concerto in F.
Rhapsody in Blue