Rumba

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Rumba is a lively Cuban musical composition by George Gershwin, later known as the "Cuban Overture," that blends Afro-Cuban rhythms with symphonic orchestration.

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Rumba canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ
basedOnExperienceIn Havana ⓘ
composer George Gershwin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo New York Philharmonic ⓘ
form single-movement work ⓘ
genre Latin-influenced classical music ⓘ
classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasAlternativeTitle Cuban Overture ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Cuban-inspired American concert music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation Latin percussion instruments ⓘ
percussion section ⓘ
symphony orchestra ⓘ
hasKey G major ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle Afro-Cuban rhythms ⓘ
rumba rhythms ⓘ
hasRhythmicFeature clave-based patterns ⓘ
syncopation ⓘ
hasSection fast outer sections ⓘ
slow middle section ⓘ
hasTempoCharacteristic lively ⓘ
influencedBy Afro-Cuban music ⓘ
Cuban popular music ⓘ
languageOfLaterTitle English ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
laterKnownAs Cuban Overture ⓘ
laterTitle Cuban Overture ⓘ
notableFor early example of Latin influence in American classical music ⓘ
fusion of Afro-Cuban rhythms with symphonic orchestration ⓘ
orchestrationFeature colorful orchestral effects ⓘ
prominent percussion writing ⓘ
originalTitle Rumba ⓘ
partOfComposerOutput George Gershwin orchestral works ⓘ
premiereConductor Albert Coates ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premiereType open-air concert ⓘ
premiereVenue Lewisohn Stadium ⓘ
publisher Harms Inc. ⓘ
usesMusicalMaterialFrom Cuban popular songs ⓘ

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