[DOC] [TLE] The River | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [PAR] The River shows Mr. Ailey at his inventive best, declared The New York Times. 
... by the music, which was Duke Ellington's first symphonic score written for 
dance. ... Ailey's admiration for classical ballet, but retains the modern and jazz ... 
Music: Original Score by Duke Ellington ("The River"); Original Music 
Coordination by... [DOC] [TLE] Dance Performances - The River | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [PAR] Original Score by Duke Ellington ("The River"); Original Music Coordination by 
Martha Johnson ... First performed by American Ballet Theatre in 1970; First Ailey 
performance in 1976. Run Time. 34 minutes. Musical Style. Jazz ... Ailey II 
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00pm - "Ailey/Ellington" - Night Creature, Pas de Duke / The River / ... Since 2008
, Moses has composed original scores for several of his dances. [DOC] [TLE] alvin ailey american dance theater returns to lincoln ... - Opus 3 Artists [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... Alvin Ailey was a pioneer in creating an American modern dance repertory ... de 
Duke, and The River, three of the 14 ballets founder Alvin Ailey created ... Ballet 
Theatre to Ellington's first symphonic score written specifically for dance, ... two 
great art forms  modern dance and jazz music  in Alvin Ailey's... [DOC] [TLE] The River (1970) (Ailey Company Premiere- 1980) Choreography ... [PAR] Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Jamar Roberts and Alicia Graf ... Original 
Score: Duke Ellington. Original ... The River was Ellington's first symphonic score 
written ... Combining classical ballet, modern dance and jazz, the ... The River [is
] Ailey at his best, a piece ambitiously structured and wonderfully dynamic The. [DOC] [TLE] Alvin Ailey - Wikipedia [PAR] Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931  December 1, 1989) was an African-American 
choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 
in New York City. He is credited with popularizing modern dance and 
revolutionizing ... Ailey's choreographic masterpiece Revelations is believed to 
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de ... Ailey's admiration for classical ballet, but retains the modern and jazz ... 
The River shows Mr. Ailey at his inventive best, declared The New York Times. ... 
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Creature and Pas de Duke; as well as Ailey's personal masterpiece, 
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the ballet The River 1970 ... Duke Ellington is best known for the thousands of 
big band jazz tunes he penned during ... Early that year he was commissioned to 
create a ballet score in collaboration with the acclaimed choreographer, Alvin 
Ailey. [DOC] [TLE] Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Upcoming

Question: This duke of jazz composed an original score for Alvin Ailey's brilliant modern ballet "The River"
Answer: Duke Ellington