[DOC] [TLE] Rhapsody in Blue - Wikipedia [PAR] Paul Whiteman asked Gershwin to write a "jazz concerto", which became the 
Rhapsody in Blue; like a concerto, the piece is written for solo piano with 
orchestra:... [DOC] [TLE] Paul Whiteman - Wikipedia [PAR] Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890  December 29, 1967) was an 
American bandleader, ... After the war, he formed the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. 
... In all, the "King of Jazz" wrote more than 3000 arrangements. ... In 1924 
Whiteman commissioned George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was 
premiered by... [DOC] [TLE] Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue - the story behind a hastily composed ... [PAR] It was about a concert of new American music to be given by Paul Whiteman and 
his ... band; rather it was a large dance orchestra that used jazz musicians from 
time to time. ... Why not call the new piece Rhapsody In Blue instead, he 
suggested. ... as the composer Rachmaninov , the violinist Fritz Kreisler and the 
conductor... [DOC] [TLE] The Birth of 'Rhapsody in Blue' | The Saturday Evening Post [PAR] Feb 6, 2014 ... George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue turns 90 years old this week, and is 
barely ... music critics, composers, conductors, and self-appointed moral 
guardians. ... One of the people helping to develop jazz was Paul Whiteman. ... 
written for a solo instrument and a jazz orchestraThe Rhapsody In Blue.. [DOC] [TLE] Classical Notes - George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue", Classical ... [PAR] title - George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue ... solo in his own peerless style, 
accompanied by the musicians for whom he wrote the work. ... his desire to write 
a serious piece incorporating jazz and pop elements to Paul Whiteman, ... 
Whiteman went on to proclaim that Gershwin was at work on a jazz concerto 
which would... [DOC] [TLE] When Blue Was New  Gershwin [PAR] Feb 12, 2016 ... When Blue Was New: Rhapsody in Blue's Premiere at An Experiment in Modern 
Music. In the Roaring Twenties, American bandleader Paul Whiteman embarked 
on an ... and after 1918 he formed a band of his own, the Paul Whiteman 
Orchestra. ... In his 1926 book titled, succinctly, Jazz, Whiteman wrote:. [DOC] [TLE] WHITEMAN, Paul: Music for Moderns (1927-1928) - Naxos [PAR] PAUL WHITEMAN and his CONCERT ORCHESTRA ... style from that most 
seminal of all symphonic jazz compositions, Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue. ... 
under the baton of Victor Studios' resident conductor Nat Shilkret (1895-1982). ... 
He wrote songs for revues and his hits include "The Voice Of The Southland", "
Truckin"',... [DOC] [TLE] GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto - Naxos [PAR] With some tuition in the techniques of composition he turned his attention, ... from 
Paul Whiteman, an exponent of symphonic jazz, for a concerto for piano and jazz 
band. ... Gershwin's jazz concerto was given its first performance at Whiteman's 
first ... conductor of the New York Symphony Orchestra, for another concerto. [DOC] [TLE] Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra An American in Paris ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2014 ... time in the future, but that a rival conductor had suddenly announced ... sical and 
jazz styles, a development that ... Whiteman also reminded Gershwin that he ... 
when he wrote of the George White's Scandals: ... Rhapsody in Blue for Piano 
and Orchestra ... Aeolian Hall, New York City, with Paul Whiteman. [DOC] [TLE] Rhapsody in Blue - Naxos Music Library [PAR] Gershwin only discovered that he was working on a 'jazz concerto' when he read 
about it in ... The band leader Paul Whiteman had approached Gershwin with the 
idea the ... It was premiered by the New York Philharmonic, and the orchestra's ... 
wrote 'is to portray the impression of an American visitor in Paris as he strolls. [DOC] [TLE] Paul Whiteman -- American Music - University at Albany [PAR] Whiteman, Paul, 1890-1967. Jazz Music - Jazz American Music Conductors ... 
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Question: He wrote "Rhapsody In Blue" for jazz conductor Paul Whiteman's orchestra
Answer: George Gershwin