The Grand Canyon Suite is a symphony composed by Grofi with the theme of the Grand Canyon in Colorado. This poetic scenery undoubtedly stimulated the composer's desire to create, and at the same time provided him with rich and colorful musical materials. The famous contemporary American composer Grofi has traveled to the Grand Canyon many times. With excitement, he determined to use music to describe the ever-changing beauty of the Grand Canyon. Groffy's "Grand Canyon" suite is a painterly work. The composer appropriately incorporated some jazz techniques into the music, which not only enriched the connotation of the music, but also brought a relaxed and lively atmosphere to the music. More importantly, it added to the "American temperament" of the music itself. The first movement

This is a landscape painting of sunrise in the desert. The morning glow sprinkled the dark night with colorful spots of dawn. As the sun rises from the horizon, its radiant light announces the arrival of a new day.

Second Movement

The desert is silent and mysterious, but also beautiful and charming. When the sun's bright rays reflect off the majestic rock walls, colorful rays of light pour onto the sand near the Grand Canyon, as if a huge canvas is thickly coated with nature's own mixed paints. The second movement of the suite expresses this artistic conception.

Third Movement

A tourist rides a donkey on the mountain trail of the Grand Canyon. The "clack" sound of the donkey's hooves provides an unusual context for the shepherd boy's singing. rhythm background. Suddenly, the little donkey, which was walking faster and faster, slipped, which really startled the tourists. Then the clarinet imitated the donkey's braying vividly, and the humorous atmosphere made people laugh. Visitors continue riding donkeys, and the sound of gurgling water depicts the beauty of the Colorado River Falls. Soon, a lonely hut came into view. When the tourists approached the hut, they could hear the tinkling sound of the music box. After resting for a while in front of the hut, the tourists continued to move forward at a more brisk and active pace, and finally disappeared in distance.

Fourth Movement

A shadow of night passed across the golden sky. The peace and darkness of dusk slowly descended on the canyon. And when night enveloped the canyon in its dark cloak, several shrill cries of wild beasts were heard in the distance.

Fifth Movement

The heavy rain in the Grand Canyon is particularly spectacular. In an instant, lightning pierced the dark night sky, outlining the outline of the canyon walls; deafening thunder was heard; and the storm swept over the sky with overwhelming power. After the rain, the sky clears, and the Grand Canyon shows a new and heroic appearance in the moonlight. The author describes this scene with an idyllic melody.

In George Gershwin's masterpiece "Rhapsody in Blue", you can find the best expanded use of American jazz music and sentimental music in rhythm, melody and harmony. Gershwin dreamed of bringing sentimental songs based on jazz into American concert halls. His first concert-type work, "Rhapsody in Blue", was modeled on Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsody", that is, it was written for solo piano accompanied by a full symphony orchestra.

Gershwin later learned orchestration so that he could write what he considered the most effective instrumental parts for his musical works, but for "Rhapsody in Blue" he hired a skilled arranger Come compile the score. This arranger was the famous American composer Ferde Grof'e, who later used his orchestration talents to compose some of his own works - mostly music and pictures of American scenes. His "Grand Canyon Suite" is a dazzling exhibition of instrumental palettes used to express the colors and moods of nature.