Suite_for_Jazz_Orchestra_No._1_(Shostakovich)

<i>Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1</i> (Shostakovich)

Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (Shostakovich)

1934 instrumental suite by Dmitri Shostakovich

The Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 (commonly known as Jazz Suite No. 1) by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed in 1934.[1]

Structure

The suite has three movements:

It is scored for 3 saxophones (soprano, alto and tenor), 2 trumpets, trombone, wood block, snare drum, cymbals, glockenspiel, xylophone, banjo, Hawaiian guitar, piano, violin and double bass.[2] The premiere was on March 24, 1934.[2] A performance takes about 8 minutes.[1]

Shostakovich used the waltz in his 1935 ballet The Limpid Stream.[3]

Notable recordings

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Dave Kopplin. "Jazz Suite No. 1". Hollywood Bowl. On the occasion of the work's first performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel in March 2011.
  2. [2]
    Alex Burns (22 January 2020). "Dmitri Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 1". classicalexburns.com.
  3. [3]
    Richard Whitehouse (2004). Shostakovich: Ballet Suits Nos. 1–4 (PDF) (Liner notes). Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky. Naxos. 8.557208.
  4. [4]
    "Lightweight fare from Shostakovich done by a suitably characterful Russian band", Gramophone, August 2002
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