Walking the Dog (Gershwin)

Walking the Dog (Gershwin)

"Walking the Dog" is a musical number written in 1937 by George Gershwin for the Fred Astaire - Ginger Rogers film "Shall We Dance". Originally a piece for piano, it was later orchestrated with a part for the clarinet. In the film, the music accompanies a sequence of walking a dog onboard a luxury liner. In 1960, the piece was published as "Promenade".

ee also

*List of compositions by George Gershwin


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