An American in Paris (Gershwin, George)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
Composition Year 1928
Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance (EU)
#708928 - 13.42MB - 17:44 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/58/V - 1557×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

Performer Pages Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Publisher Info. Victor, 1947. C 3881-2.
Copyright
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#708927 - 36.79MB - 16:04 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/45/V - 588×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/6/16)

Performer Pages New York Philharmonic (orchestra)
Artur Rodzinski (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia, 1944. MX-240.
Copyright
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#442568 - 12.78MB, 108 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 43369×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2016/10/11)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1928.
Reprinted Los Angeles: Warner Bros., 1987.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 9.455 x 12.542 inches. Removed pp.2-5 with one of the authors: "Jeff Sultanof" for the preface, being potentially under copyright in the CA and the EU.
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 Complete Score
#440327 - 14.59MB, 96 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49938×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2016/9/24)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. New York: New World Music Corp., 1930*.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes *Registered in 1929. 600 dpi. Page size is 10.273 x 13.702 inches.
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Parts

 Flute 1
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⇒ 32 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Baritone Saxophone (E♭) • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Horn 3 (F) • Horn 4 (F) • Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trumpet 3 (B♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 (Bass) • Tuba • Timpani • Percussion • Celesta • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 2
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 Flute 3/Piccolo
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 Oboe 1
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 Oboe 2
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 English Horn
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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
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 Bassoon 1
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 Bassoon 2
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 Alto Saxophone (E♭)
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 Tenor Saxophone (B♭)
#613502 - 0.31MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3001×⇩ - David73

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 Baritone Saxophone (E♭)
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 Horn 1 (F)
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 Horn 2 (F)
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 Horn 3 (F)
#613490 - 0.34MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1992×⇩ - David73

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 Horn 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
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 Trumpet 2 (B♭)
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 Trumpet 3 (B♭)
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 Trombone 1
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 Trombone 2
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 Trombone 3 (Bass)
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 Tuba
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 Timpani
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 Percussion
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 Celesta
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 Violins I
#599690 - 0.47MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 6716×⇩ - David73

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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor David Hume (b. 1987)
Publisher. Info. David Hume
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano (Daly)

 Complete Score
#10292 - 3.09MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72898×⇩ - Sissco

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Arranger William Merrigan Daly (1887–1936)
Publisher. Info. New York: New World Music Corp., 1929. Plate N.W. 78.
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General Information

Work Title An American in Paris
Alternative. Title
Name Translations 一个美国人在巴黎; 一個美國人在巴黎; Amerykanin w Paryżu; 파리의 미국인; Un Américain à Paris; אמריקאי בפריז; Un americano en París; แอนอเมริกันอินปารีส; Un americà a París; Amerikkalainen Pariisissa; Egy amerikai Párizsban; Un americano a Parigi; Ein Amerikaner in Paris; パリのアメリカ人; Un american la Paris; Amerikanac u Parizu; En amerikaner i Paris; Американец в Париже; Американець у Парижі (п'єса); Ένας Αμερικανός στο Παρίσι; Ամերիկացին Փարիզում; Американец во Париз (Гершвин)
Name Aliases Un Americain a Paris; אמריקני בפריז; Un americano en Paris; An American in Paris (Gershwin)
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176398837; LCCN: no92006894; GND: 300057830
Composer Gershwin, George
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGG 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 movement
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1928
First Performance. 1928-12-13 in Carnegie Hall, New York
New York Philharmonic, Walter Damrosch (conductor)
First Publication. 1929
Copyright Information The revised orchestration by Frank Campbell-Watson (1898-1980) cannot be uploaded here in any form (even though it's credited as an "edition") as it remains under copyright in Canada and elsewhere. Campbell-Watson made significant changes to the original orchestration.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail 3d1, 2+1, 2+1, 2 - 4, 3, 3, 1, tmp, 4prc, cel, strs
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
3 saxophones (alto/soprano, tenor/soprano/alto, baritone/soprano/alto)
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, snare drum, bass drum, triangle, wood block, cymbals, low and high tom-toms,
xylophone, glockenspiel, 4 taxi horns (A, B, C, D)*, celesta, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Scores at Sheet Music Plus
Extra Information *letters on taxi horns are for order purposes not for pitches.
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