Ferde (Ferdie) Grofé was an American composer, arranger, and pianist from New York City. During the 1920s, he was a pianist and arranger for Paul Whiteman's orchestra, where he composed many jazz-style classcial pieces. Today, he is best known for the third part of his "Grand Canyon Suite". "On the Trail", was used as a musical signature tune for Philip Morris cigarettes for many years.
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Samuel Barber
Year
1936
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Adagio for Strings
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A gifted American composer Samuel Osborne Barber II was the first charter student of the Curtis Institute. In 1936, he composed his greatest work, String Quartet No.1, Op.11, and its 2nd movement "Adagio for Strings", which became a popular play at the funeral and commemorate ceremonies. In 2005, it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Registry at the United States Library of Congress.
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Carl Orff
Year
1937
Song
Carmina Burana
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Carl Orff was an German composer from Munich, Germany. His works has its root in Baroque - with Baravian folklore influence. His fame derives from only one single work. His musical composition "Carmina Burana" became immensely popular since its premiere in 1937. Although he wrote many other compositions, none could match the success of that one piece.
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Richard Addinsell
Year
1941
Song
Warsaw Concerto
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Richard Addinsell was a British composer who wrote many film scores during 1930s to 1960s. In 1940, he composed "Warsaw Concerto" for the film 'Dangerous Moonlight'. This lush, faux-Rachmaninov one-movement soon became his most famous work - and the only work he would be remembered for today.
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Aram Khachaturian
Year
1942
Song
Sabre Dance (from the Gayaneh Ballet)
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An Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian was called one of the three "titans" of the Soviet music. His most famous work was the movement in the final act of his ballet Gayane, known as "The Sabre Dance". First published in 1942, and became a concert staple and a common theme in circuses around the world.
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Remo Giazotto
Year
1958
Song
Adagio in G minor
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Remo Giazotto was an Italian music critic/editor of Rivista Musical Italiana, and a well-known major attributor to Tomaso Albinoni's works. The most famous piece of all was "Adagio in G minor", in which Giazotto claimed to have translated from Albinoni's lost manuscript. However, he later changed his story and claimed it as his own original composition, thus gained the copyright of the song.
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