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American Modern composer Ferde Grofé (1892-1972) was born to a baritone and actor father and a cellist and music teaching mother. After many non-musical jobs, he was only 17 when he wrote his first commissioned work. He played violin for the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and jazz piano with the Paul Whiteman orchestra. His music is usually considered light classical, and has a strong jazz influence. Along with Grand Canyon Suite, his most known works include Mississippi Suite and the orchestration of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

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• Ferde Grofe

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=423&pt=Ferde+Grofe
  Birth and death information, portrait photograph, pictures of crypt, cemetery links, and virtual memorial from Find a Grave.

• Ferde Grofé

  http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/composers/grofe.html
  Detailed biography, major works and genres, trivia, and links from Silver Burdett Making Music.

• Ferde Grofé

  http://musicalics.com/en/node/79791
  Birth and death dates, portrait photograph, and major works from Musicalics.

• Ferde Grofé Sr.

  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342928/
  Filmography noting movies he scored or which used his songs and orchestral works, trivia and familial associations, and related material from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).

• Grofé, Ferde (1892 - 1972), United States

  http://www.stevenestrella.com/composers/index.html?composerfiles/grofe1972.html
  Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.

• Grofe, Ferde (1892-1972)

  http://www.naxos.com/person/Ferde_Grofe/26084.htm
  Biographical sketch, portrait, summary of works, and Naxos discography.

 

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