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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781570917004
Lexile
620L

Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite

Written by Anna Harwell Celenza and Illustrated by Don Tate
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 members 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.

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Age Range
6 - 9
Genre
biography
Copyright Year
2011-01-01
Page Count
32
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Grade Level
1st - 4th
ISBN
9781570917004
Lexile
620L
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