Ferde Grofé Papers 1930-1969

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Ferde Grofé Papers 1930-1969

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Ferde Grofé was a twentieth century music arranger and composer who worked most of his musical career with the Paul Whitman Orchestra. He wrote the orchestral arrangement for Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and wrote several of his own compositions including the “Grand Canyon Suite” and the “Mississippi Suite.” This collection contains radio scripts from Grofé’s early years as an orchestra conductor on a variety of radio shows and his newspaper clippings from the 1930s to the 1960s. Some correspondence is also included in this collection.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937

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George Gershwin was a composer and pianist; his best-known works are Rhapsody in Blue (1924), An American in Paris (1928), "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937 of a malignant brain tumor....

Grofé, Ferde, 1892-1972

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American composer Ferde Grofe (1892-1972) is best known for his Grand Canyon Suite and for his orchestration of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. From the description of Ferde Grofé collection, ca. 1890-ca. 1960 (bulk ca. 1920-ca. 1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71128295 Composed 1933. First performance New York, Carnegie Hall, 25 January 1933, Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra, Paul Whiteman conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tabloid : ...

Whitman, Paul

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