
Ferde Grofé
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 52 years ago |
Date of birth | March 27,1892 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | New York City |
New York | |
United States | |
Date of died | April 3,1972 |
Died | Santa Monica |
California | |
United States | |
Spouse | Anna May Lampton |
Ruth Grofé | |
Mildred Grizzelle | |
Albums | Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite & Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Transferred from the original Everest Records master tapes) |
Children | Ferde Grofé, Jr. |
Robert Grofé | |
Delight Grofé | |
Anne Grofé | |
Job | Composer |
Arranger | |
Books | Grand Canyon Suite |
50 Years of the People's Republic of China | |
Parents | Elsa Johanna Bierlich von Grofé |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
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ID | 451249 |
Ferde Grofé Life story
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement tone poem, Grand Canyon Suite, and for having orchestrated George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue prior to its 1924 premiere.