Don’t forget other music. I grew up with Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, and the overtures of von Suppé. Then there was Beethoven’s Third Symphony (the Eroica). And, of course, Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall (especially “Sing, Sing, Sing”, naturally). And there’s some important fusion, such as “Days of Future Past”, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, Chicago’s first album, and Jon Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”. (I’d add Kálmán’s 1928 “The Duchess of Chicago”, which I had the incredible good luck to have been in in its first performance in New York—sixty-odd years late—, but I think it’s a little heavyweight for beginners.)
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John W Kennedy Premium Member about 1 year ago
Don’t forget other music. I grew up with Rodgers and Hammerstein, Gilbert and Sullivan, and the overtures of von Suppé. Then there was Beethoven’s Third Symphony (the Eroica). And, of course, Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall (especially “Sing, Sing, Sing”, naturally). And there’s some important fusion, such as “Days of Future Past”, Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”, Chicago’s first album, and Jon Lord’s “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”. (I’d add Kálmán’s 1928 “The Duchess of Chicago”, which I had the incredible good luck to have been in in its first performance in New York—sixty-odd years late—, but I think it’s a little heavyweight for beginners.)