George Antheil (1900-1959)

A Jazz Symphony (1925)

for orchestra

  • General information
    • Composition date: 1925
    • Duration: 12 mn
    • Publisher: Schirmer
    • Commission: Paul Whiteman
Detailed formation
  • 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 percussionists, 3 pianos, 2 banjos, strings

Premiere information

  • Date: 10 April 1927
    Location:

    États-Unis, New York, Carnegie Hall


Observations

Il existe une version révisée en 1955 : A Jazz Symphony.