Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

It's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did.

Ellington's band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a cool-cat jazz number. But Duke and Billy, inspired by their travels and by musical styles past and present, infused the composition with Vegas glitz, Hollywood glamour, and even a little New York jazz.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 09/25/2018
ISBN: 9781570917011
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.60w x 0.20d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145815 / Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite
Reading Level: 3.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5