樂曲解說

直到 1972 年 4 月 3 日去世前，格羅菲創作了數十首作品，包括電影配樂、爵士樂隊編曲和一些“自然組曲”，喚起了他所感知的美國豐富的音樂精神。他對這一流派最受歡迎的貢獻是他的大峽谷組曲（1931 年）和密西西比組曲（1926 年）。密西西比組曲以四個樂章描繪了浩瀚的河流。荷蘭編曲家斯特凡·奧傑斯為管樂團改編了這首典型的美國特色作品。

Till his dead on 3rd April 1972 Ferde Grofé produced dozens of compositions including film scores, jazz band arrangements and some ‘nature suites’, evoking the rich musical spirit of America as he percieved it. His most popular contributions to this genre are his Grand Canyon Suite (1931 ) and the four-movement Mississippi Suite (1926). The Mississippi Suite is a portrait of the mighty river in four movements. Dutch arranger Stefan Outjes transcribed this typical American characteristic work for concert band.