Suite for jazz orchestra No. 1

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The suite for jazz orchestra No. 1 (above op. , Also known as Jazz Suite No. 1 ) is a composition by Dmitri Shostakovich .

Shostakovich composed the work in 1934 after he had agreed to participate in the Jazz Commission of the Soviet Union , the aim of which was to raise "Soviet jazz" to a professional level. His composition was intended to encourage other, less popular composers to contribute to this establishment. The initial spark for this new movement was a competition held in Leningrad that same year. The suite was on March 24, 1934 premiere .

The suite consists of three movements:

  1. waltz
  2. polka
  3. Foxtrot

The jazz suite No. 1 , like his suite for vaudeville orchestra (wrongly referred to as the suite for jazz orchestra No. 2 ) , is distinguished by its unusual and clever instrumentation. In spite of this, or perhaps because of this, it deviates significantly from common ideas of jazz. It has its roots in Shostakovich's tried and tested film and stage music and is intended to reflect the exuberance and decadence of the 1920s.

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