GLENN MILLER

Glenn Miller created one of the most recognizable big-band sounds of the swing era. A bandleader from the USA, he became famous for clarinet-led saxophone textures and arrangements such as In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, and Chattanooga Choo Choo. His music belongs to the dance-band culture of the 1930s and wartime jazz.

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Big band

Begin the Beguine: discovering origin and meaning

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Trombone

Moonlight Serenade got its name to contrast the sun

Glenn Miller, American big band leader, composer, and trombonist, is considered the primary musical symbol of the World...
SONGWRITER

There were no bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover

(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover is an iconic song composed in 1941 by the American songwriting... 4 comments
ORCHESTRA

Defining Gershwin rhapsody was conceived on a train trip

Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most performed of all American concert pieces, and its opening clarinet glissando is the...