Composer & arranger
Ferde Grofé
Orchestrated Rhapsody in Blue, and wrote the Grand Canyon Suite.
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem the Grand Canyon Suite, and for orchestrating George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for its 1924 premiere.
- Born
- 1892-03-27, New York City, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1972-04-03, Santa Monica, USAA Monday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1892-03-27, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 7°29′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 25°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 25°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 20°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 8°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 2°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 25°56′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 5°09′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 7°06′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1972-04-03, Santa Monica, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 14°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 8°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 8°08′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Taurus | 29°52′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 7°37′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 3°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 16°23′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 5°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 0°20′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ferde Grofé was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.