Ferde Grofé
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American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist (1892–1972)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1972
- Works
- 5
Top works
- National Symphony Orchestra, 7th season, 18th sunset symphony concert
- Mississippi
- Indigo
- Grand Canyon suite
- Grand Canyon suite
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- Total plays
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Ferde Grofé, (1892 – 1972) was an American pianist, arranger and composer. Born Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé on 27th March 1892 in New York City, of French Huguenot extraction, his family had four generations of classical musicians. His father, Emil von Grofé, was a baritone who sang mainly light opera and his mother, Elsa Johanna von Grofé, was a professional cellist. She was also a versatile music teacher who taught Ferde to play the violin and piano. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ferde+G
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Employer
- Juilliard School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Ferde Grofé.jpg
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- place of burial
- Inglewood Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1892-03-27
- date of death
- 1972-04-03
- Commons category
- Ferde Grofé
- pseudonym
- Ferde Grofé
- Commons gallery
- Ferde Grofé
- birth name
- Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Ferde Grofé
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