<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Orchestral jazz, solo piano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composed </Th> <Td> 1924 </Td> </Tr> <P> Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz - influenced effects . </P> <P> Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the composition was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé several times, including the original 1924 scoring, "theater orchestra" setting published in 1926, and the symphony orchestra scoring published in 1942, though completed earlier . The piece received its premiere in the concert, An Experiment in Modern Music, which was held on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Whiteman and his band with Gershwin playing the piano . </P>

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