List of jazz-influenced classical compositions
The following is a list of jazz-influenced classical compositions. Classical music has often incorporated elements or material from popular music of the composer's time. Jazz has influenced classical music particularly early- and mid-20th-century composers including Maurice Ravel.
| Composer | Date | Work |
|---|---|---|
| George Antheil | 1925 | A Jazz Symphony |
| Malcolm Arnold | 1954 1959 1974 |
Concerto for Harmonica and Orchestra, Op. 46 Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Op. 67 Concerto No. 2 for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 115 |
| Larry Austin | 1960 1961 1971 |
Fantasy on a Theme by Berg, for jazz orchestra: 5 saxs, 5 tpts, 4 trbns, perc set, pno, db Improvisations for Orchestra and Jazz Soloists (tpt or alt sax; perc set, db) Agape Set, for jazz orchestra: 5 saxs, 5 tpts, 4 trbns, perc set, pno, db |
| Milton Babbitt | 1957 | All Set |
| Leonardo Balada | 2007 | Caprichos No. 4 "Quasi Jazz", for solo contrabass and chamber orchestra |
| Don Banks | 1962 | Trio for horn, violin, and piano |
| Leonard Bernstein | 1941–42 1944 1948–49/1965 1949 1954 |
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Fancy Free Symphony No. 2, The Age of Anxiety Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs Serenade after Plato's "Symposium" |
| Harrison Birtwistle | 1995 | Panic, for alto saxophone, jazz drum kit and orchestra |
| Boris Blacher | 1946 1958 1966 1972 1972 |
Concerto for Jazz Orchestra Die Gesänge des Seeräubers O'Rourke und seiner Geliebten Sally Brown, beide auf das Felseneiland En Vano Anhelar verschlagen, Op. 56 Plus Minus One for string quartet and jazz ensemble Blues, Espagnola und Rumba philharmonica for 12 cellos Stars and Strings, for jazz ensemble and string orchestra |
| Marc Blitzstein | 1936–37 1946–48 |
The Cradle Will Rock Regina |
| Aaron Copland | 1920–21 1925 1926 1946 1947–48 1961 |
Three Moods for piano Music for the Theater Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Danzón Cubano Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Something Wild, film score |
| Harold Farberman | 1980–83 | Concerto for Jazz Drummer and Orchestra |
| George Gershwin | 1924 1925 1928 1931 1933–34 1935 |
Rhapsody in Blue Concerto in F An American in Paris Second Rhapsody Variations on "I Got Rhythm" Porgy and Bess |
| Morton Gould | 1934 1938 1943 |
Chorale and Fugue in Jazz American Symphonette No. 2 Boogie Woogie Etude (for solo piano) |
| Hans Werner Henze | 1951 1956–57 1968 |
Boulevard Solitude Ondine Versuch über Schweine |
| Paul Hindemith | 1922 | Suite für Klavier |
| Arthur Honegger | 1921–22 1924 1929 |
Sonatine, for Clarinet (or Cello) and Piano Concertino for Piano and Orchestra Concerto for Cello and Orchestra |
| Ernst Krenek | 1926 | Jonny spielt auf |
| Constant Lambert | 1927 1927 1928–29 1930–31 |
Elegiac Blues The Rio Grande Piano Sonata Concerto for Piano and Nine Players |
| Rolf Liebermann | 1954 | Concerto for Jazzband and Symphony Orchestra |
| Frank Martin | 1940 1956 |
Ballade for trombone and piano Études for string orchestra ("Pour le pizzicato") |
| Bohuslav Martinů | 1927 | La revue de cuisine |
| Darius Milhaud | 1920 1922 1923 |
Caramel Mou, Op. 68, for piano Trois rag caprices, Op. 78, for piano La création du monde[1] |
| Robert Morris | 1973 | Not Lilacs |
| Krzysztof Penderecki | 1971 | Actions, for free-jazz orchestra |
| Walter Piston | 1954 | Symphony No. 5 |
| Maurice Ravel | 1923–27 1929–31 1929–31 |
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Piano Concerto in G |
| Gunther Schuller | 1959 1960 1962 |
Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra Variants for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra Journey into Jazz for Jazz Quintet and Chamber Orchestra |
| John Serry, Sr. | 1955 | American Rhapsody for solo Accordion, revised for Piano in 2002 |
| Dmitri Shostakovich | 1927 1934 1938 |
Tahiti Trot (based on Tea For Two) Suite for Jazz Orchestra Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestra |
| Elie Siegmeister | 1956 | Clarinet Concerto |
| William Grant Still | 1931 1937 |
Afro-American Symphony Blues from Lenox Avenue |
| Karlheinz Stockhausen | 1950 1951 1951 1955–57 1959 1959 1958–60 1965 1974–75 1983 |
Drei Lieder Sonatine for violin and piano Kreuzspiel Gruppen Zyklus Refrain Kontakte Mikrophonie II Tierkreis Luzifers Tanz |
| Igor Stravinsky | 1917–18 1918 1919 1936–37/53 1944 1945 |
Ragtime for 11 instruments Histoire du soldat Piano-Rag-Music Praeludium Scherzo à la russe Ebony Concerto |
| Michael Tippett | 1970–72 | Symphony No. 3 |
| Mark-Anthony Turnage | 1993–96 1996–2001 |
Blood on the Floor, for jazz quartet and large ensemble Scorched, for jazz trio and orchestra |
| Kurt Weill | 1928 | The Threepenny Opera |
| Alec Wilder | 1939–41 | Octets |
| Bernd Alois Zimmermann | 1954 1967 |
Trumpet Concerto: "Nobody knows de trouble I see" for trumpet in C and jazz orchestra Die Befristeten for jazz quintet |
References
- ↑ "Classical Arts". Center for Jazz Arts. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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