Rhapsody in Blue Paul Whiteman Featuring George Gershwin

Any of the orchestrations by Ferde Grofé (d.1972) cannot be uploaded here as they are all under copyright worldwide

Contents

• 1 Performances
  • 1.1 Recordings
    • 1.1.1 For Piano and Orchestra (Gershwin)
    • 1.1.2 For Piano (Bar-Niv)
  • 1.2 Naxos
• 2 Sheet Music
  • 2.1 Scores
  • 2.2 Arrangements and Transcriptions
    • 2.2.1 Complete
      • 2.2.1.1 For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (Sauter)
      • 2.2.1.2 For 2 Pianos (Gershwin)
      • 2.2.1.3 For Piano (Gershwin)
      • 2.2.1.4 For Piano (Wasserman)
    • 2.2.2 Selection: 4 measures before rehearsal 16
      • 2.2.2.1 For Piano and Orchestra (Manookian)
• 3 Free Recordings
• 4 General Information

Performances

• Recordings (2)
• Commercial 💿 (0)
• Accompaniments (0)
• Synthesized/MIDI (0)

Recordings

For Piano and Orchestra (Gershwin)

For Piano (Bar-Niv)

Sheet Music

• Scores (1)
• Parts (0)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (14)
• Other (0)
• Source Files (0)

Scores

Publisher . Info. Holograph manuscript, 1924. Copyright Public Domain[tag/del] Misc. Notes (Notes from LOC): - Holograph in pencil; includes additional markings in red and blue pencil. - Caption title. - 2-piano score; upper grand staff labeled as jazz band; lower grand staff as piano. - Notated music ends on page 56; pages 57-62 have no music. - Date appearing on caption may have had the day of the month added at a later time. - Manuscript bound in blue leather. - Gift; Estate of Rose Gershwin; 19531016 - Part of the George and Ira Gershwin Collection. - Began January 7th as dated on manuscript. Purchase Javascript is required for this feature.

Free Recordings

• Arrangement for piano and string quintet, performed at Carnegie Hall

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General Information

Work Title	Rhapsody in Blue
Alternative . Title
Name Translations	蓝色狂想曲; 藍色狂想曲; Błękitna rapsodia; רפסודיה בכחול; Рапсодия в стиле блюз; Rhapsodie en bleu; 랩소디 인 블루; แรพโซดีอินบลู; Rapsodia in blu; ラプソディ・イン・ブルー; Rapsodie v modrém; راپسودی در بلو; Rapsodija u plavom; Rapsódia v modrom; 蓝色仙人掌; Բլյուզի ոճով ռասպոդիա; Rapsodio en Bluo; افتتان باللون الأزرق; Γαλάζια Ραψωδία
Name Aliases	רפסודיה בנוסח בלו; Голубая рапсодия; Rapsodia en azul; Rapsodia en blue; Sininen rapsodia; ラプソディー・イン・ブルー; 藍色仙人掌
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177809918; LCCN: n81081332; GND: 4428204-7; BNE: XX2242077
Composer	Gershwin, George
I-Catalogue Number I-Cat. No.	IGG 15
Movements/Sections Mov'ts/Sec's	1 rhapsody
Year/Date of Composition Y/D of Comp.	1924
First Performance .	1924-02-12 in New York, Aeolian Hall. Concert - An Experiment in Modern Music George Gershwin (piano), Paul Whiteman Band (Palais Royal Orchestra), Paul Whiteman (conductor) Orchestration by Ferde Grofé (1892-1972)
First Publication .	1924 (2-piano score) 1927 (piano solo, Grofé's theatre orchestra arrangement) 1942 (Grofé's symphonic orchestration)
Copyright Information	Ferde Grofé's (1892-1972) orchestrations are under copyright worldwide Currently the 1924 Jazz Band Setting by this contributor is in the Public Domain in the USA and can be uploaded onto the USA server
Average Duration Avg. Duration	15 minutes
Composer Time Period Comp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	piano solo, jazz band (later orchestra)
InstrDetail	Jazz Band (1924 orchestration by Grofé) oboe, 2 clarinets (2nd also E♭ clarinet, bass clarinet), 3 saxophones* 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba (also double bass) timpani, percussion**, piano (also celesta), tenor banjo, 8 violins *2 alto saxs (1 also soprano, 2 also bass, tenor), tenor sax (also E♭ clarinet) **drum set, glockenspiel, triangle, gong, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals (crash, suspended, turkish cymbal) Theatre Orchestra (1926 orchestration by Grofé) flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 3 saxophones (AAT) 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone timpani, percussion*, tenor banjo, strings *bass drum, snare drum, cymbals (crash, suspended), glockenspiel, triangle, gong Symphonic Orchestra (1942 orchestration by Grofé) 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 3 saxophones (AAT) 3 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, percussion*, tenor banjo, strings *bass drum, snare drum, cymbals (crash, suspended), glockenspiel, triangle, tam-tam
External Links	Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information	Grofé's 1942 orchestration was the one most widely performed and recorded until recently. About the Grofé orchestrations

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