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Encyclopedia > Ferde Grofé

Ferde Grofé (New York City, March 27, 1892 – Santa Monica, California, April 3, 1972) was an American composer, pianist, and arranger. City nickname: The Big Apple Location in the state of New York Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg Area  - Land  - Water 1,214. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in Los Angeles County, California USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ...


He did many arrangements for Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, the most notable being his arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 - December 29, 1967) was a popular United States orchestral leader. ... Rhapsody in Blue is a composition by George Gershwin which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. ...


His works include Grand Canyon Suite, Hollywood Suite, Niagra Falls Suite, Mississippi—A Tone Journey, Broadway at Night, A Symphony in Steel, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D, and Death Valley Suite.


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Ferde Grofe Orch. works (475 words)
Ferde GrofÈ (1892-1972) was of French Huguenot parentage, born into a musical family (his father a baritone and actor, his mother a cellist and music teacher).
GrofÈ went on to a distinguished many-faceted career composing many programmatic works, teaching orchestration and composition at Juilliard, fulfilling commissions and appearing as conductor.
It surely is Grofe's LOUDEST music, beginning with "Thunder of the Waves," describing the masses of cascading water, and continuing with "Devil's Hole Massacre" in which the Indian ambush of a British wagon train in September 1763 is described quite vividly.
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