An American in Paris (1928 orchestral composition)
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An American in Paris (1928 orchestral composition) is a jazz-influenced symphonic tone poem by George Gershwin that evokes the sights and sounds of an American visitor strolling through the streets of Paris.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert work
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symphonic tone poem ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 18 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | none (uncatalogued tone poem) ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
Parisian atmosphere
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street scenes in Paris ⓘ urban traffic noises ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| follows |
Concerto in F
NERFINISHED
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Rhapsody in Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-influenced classical music
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orchestral jazz ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
An American in Paris (1951 film)
NERFINISHED
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An American in Paris (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
blues episode
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fast concluding section ⓘ |
| inception | 1928 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American jazz
ⓘ
French popular music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Gershwin’s experiences in Paris ⓘ |
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | an American tourist strolling in Paris ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentationFeature | use of taxi horns ⓘ |
| partOf |
20th-century orchestral repertoire
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standard concert repertoire ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Walter Damrosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1928-12-13 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | New World Music Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Boston Pops Orchestra
NERFINISHED
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Cleveland Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement tone poem ⓘ |
| style | fusion of jazz and symphonic idioms ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | modernism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis ⓘ |
| uses | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| venueOfPremiere | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1928 ⓘ |
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