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Duke Ellington's 'Black, Brown and Beige' fuses jazz with classical orchestration

Duke Ellington's 'Black, Brown and Beige' fuses jazz with classical orchestration

FromRhapsody in Black


Duke Ellington's 'Black, Brown and Beige' fuses jazz with classical orchestration

FromRhapsody in Black

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Length:
5 minutes
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Duke Ellington once said, “All arrangements of historic American Negro music have been made by conservatory-trained musicians who inevitably handle it with a European technique. It’s time a big piece of music was written from the inside.” That piece of music premiered in 1943 in Carnegie Hall, and it was titled ‘Black, Brown, and Beige.’ Find out more in the 'Rhapsody in Black' podcast.
Released:
Dec 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

Rhapsody in Black, from YourClassical, is an ecstatic exploration of classical music that’s aesthetically and uncompromisingly Black. Join host Tesfa Wondemagegnehu as he examines the impact of Black composers and performers on the genre.