Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé (March 27, 1892 – April 3, 1972) (pronounced /ˈfərdiː ˈɡroʊfeɪ/) was an American composer, arranger...

composition and passed the score, titled A Rhapsody in Blue, to Ferde Grofé, Whiteman's arranger. Grofé finished orchestrating the piece on February 4—a mere eight...

Another familiar piece in Whiteman's repertoire was Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofé. Whiteman hired many of the best jazz musicians for his band, including...

region has found its way onto the classical music concert stage. Composer Ferde Grofé depicted the birthplace of the Mississippi River and the Native Americans...

Program music is a term applied to any musical composition on the classical music tradition in which the piece is designed according to some preconceived...

playing alongside them. One of the first prominent big band arrangers was Ferde Grofé, who was hired by Paul Whiteman to write for his “symphonic jazz orchestra”...

composer Ferde Grofé. Grofé had died fifteen years prior to the making of the film, but Russell was given access to numerous recordings by Grofé's son in...

The Grand Canyon Suite is a suite for orchestra by Ferde Grofé, composed between 1929 and 1931. It was initially titled Five Pictures of the Grand Canyon...

Warkill is a 1968 American drama film written and directed by Ferde Grofé Jr. and starring George Montgomery, Tom Drake, Conrad Parham, Eddie Infante...

being jailed for a time and the song was given to John Boles. Composer Ferde Grofé, best known for his Grand Canyon Suite, was, in these early years, a...