Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin, George)
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Version for 2 pianos
Orchestral version for 2 pianos. [B]
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New York: New World Music Corp., ©1924
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Arrangement for piano solo
Complete Score (Solo Piano) [B]
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New York: New World Music / T. B. Harms, 1927. Plate S-109-29
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Complete Score (Solo Piano) [B]
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Complete Score (Solo Piano) [B]
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New York: New World Music / T. B. Harms, 1927. Plate S-109-29
Reissue - Midland Park: The University Society, ca.1990
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Abridged version (solo piano) [B]
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New York: New World Music / T. B. Harms, 1925
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Derivations
Gershwin Canon, complete score in C [B]
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Gershwin Canon, set of parts in C [B]
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Gershwin Canon, set of parts in Bb [B]
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Josef Irgmaier
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Canon per tonos con continuo super George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
for 12 variable, high instruments and continuo by Josef Irgmaier
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General Information
| Work Title | Rhapsody in Blue | ||
| Alternative Title | |||
| Composer | Gershwin, George | Genre | Piano piece |
| Opus/Catalogue Number | Librettist | ||
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1 | Language | |
| Dedication | Piece Style | Early 20th century | |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1924 | Instrumentation | Piano / Orchestra |
| Year of First Publication | 1927 (piano score) 1942 (Grofe orchestration FS) | Discuss this piece | |
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Misc. Comments
Ferde Grofe's orchestration is created in 1924 but not published in full score until 1942, and therefore not in the public domain in either Canada or the US.
- I BELIEVE that grofe did a total of 3 different orchestrations for this work (i may be wrong here though) the original 1924 orchestration for whiteman's jazz band, a rarely heard 1926 orchestration for a more classical, but fairly small, orchestra, and the 1942 orchestration for full orchestra which is the one usually heard today. --Matthew 15:48, 12 March 2007 (EDT)
Grofe authored 5 orchestrations, of which 4 are published. First was the Whiteman orchestration from 1924. The one a couple of years later was basically a theater orchestration, slightly expanded and without the doubling of the first. Later he published an orchestration for piano and concert band (which is really interesting in that he also orchestrated the piano part in cues so that if you wanted to perform it sans piano you could--I've never heard it done this way though), and then finally his full orchestra version. He also wrote a version for Novachord orchestra that he played at the NY World's Fair. The Novachord was an early kind of synthesizer that made sounds similar to orchestral instruments. This version was not published but the MS is at Library of Congress. --Jim
The Grofe orchestration is copyright in the USA until Jan. 1, 2038.
