Duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. In the 1920s, ellington performed in broadway nightclubs as the bandleader of a sextet, a group which in time grew to a 10piece ensemble. In a sentimental mood duke ellington, mills et kurtz things aint what they used to be mercer, duke ellington et ted persons reflections in d duke ellington who knows duke ellington melancholia duke ellington all too soon duke ellington et carl sigman prelude to a kiss ellington, gordon et mills b. It was covered by noah preminger, bobo stenson trio, wynton marsalis, kenny barron with roy haynes and charlie haden and other artists. Work jazz relaxing saxophone music for work and study. Duke ellington piano, vocal, guitar, voice, guitar music of the stars volume 10. Melancholia written by duke ellington secondhandsongs. We currently dont have any genres associated with this song.
Duke s parents enrolled him in piano lessons at the age of eight. The duke plays ellington is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington featuring trio sessions recorded for the capitol label in 1953. Edward was nicknamed duke by a classmate who admired him. Ellington melancholia full score free download as pdf file. Duke ellington and the world of jazz piano chapter the. The duke plays ellington duke ellington, piano core. This period is known to be the golden age of the duke ellington s orchestra. Azure arr will hudson duke ellington 4324vln atab opt vocal eb 24pgs. During the years, duke ellington established as a major figure of jazz, exploiting a whole range of sonorities in his orchestra, mixing blues elements, swing rhythms, african music as well as contemporary classical music.
Knowledge of ellington s music prepares you to play any big band music. Melancholia duke ellington from the duke plays ellington 1953 slowly, rubato 3 transcribed by thomas mueller 20161010 3 7 3 3 3 3 3 19 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 bowed bass. The life and music of duke ellington lessons 023 024 th. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Melancholia pdf on the nature of melancholia by comparing it with the normal affect of mourning. Melancholia 1953 an interviewer once asked duke ellington where he got his ideas. Choose from duke ellington sheet music for such popular songs as stormy weather, take the a train, and dont get around much anymore.
The teacher will play a selection of music from duke ellington it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing or satin doll mp3 itunes. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. The duke plays ellington 1953, capitol records transcribed by ear by me. Ellington, duke swampy river acoustic recording, 1928 video score pdf. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords, and singer pro in eb major. The literary ellington one of the main assumptions in thinking about african american creative expression is that musicmore than literature, dance, theater, or the visual artshas been the paradigmatic mode of black artistic production and the standard and pinnacle not just of black culture but of american culture as a whole. Partitions, tablatures et lead sheets pour duke ellington. Learn how to play duke ellington songs for piano online. Print and download solitude sheet music composed by duke ellington.
Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. A comparative analysis of three selected works edward kennedy duke ellington s compositions are significant to the study of jazz and american music in general. Terry, who left count basies band to join duke ellington, said, count basie was college, but duke ellington was graduate school. Introduced in early 1941 by duke ellington, the bandleader made it his theme song the following year, and so it remained for the rest of ellington s life. Scott yanow, rovi thanks to bob freedman berklee college of music, arranger and composer who arranged so well this album. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals on the sunny side. The following is a list of performance conventions for the great majority of ellington s music. The second comes from ellington s vault of recorded masters and unmixed sessions during the. Dont miss you at all original lyric written to melody of duke ellington s melancholia i used to hate those people who put words to old charlie parker songs. Duke ellington was born edward kennedy ellington in washington, d. Work jazz relaxing saxophone music for work and study calm cafe. Prelude to a kiss ellington, irving gordon, irving mills 3. From the gnarly swing of janet to the aching lyricism of melancholia, this whole album is a gem, but i have a particular soft spot for this soothing, harmonically and melodically rich composition. So i would never go into a situation saying, im going to write words to duke ellington.
You know i cant listen to him on this album without getting a lump in the throat, and in some cases he is completely devastating. Indeed, shes at her most relaxed and introspective, those shifts and flourishes adroitly done. Transcriptions duke ellington melancholia submitted. The duke plays ellington is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke. Songs jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. Take the a train duke ellington song info allmusic. Top 10 favorite duke ellington tracks noah baerman.
This melancholy meditation, i think, must have come straight from his dreams. Billy strayhorn achieved musical immortality through his composition take the a train. Sull ellington pianista trascrivo quanto ne ha scritto gunther schuller, qui nella traduzione di marcello piras. The arrangements by robert freedman generally keep the strings from sounding too sticky and wyntons tone is consistently beautiful.
Melancholia, for piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Check out melancholia by duke ellington on amazon music. Duke ellington melancholia more information home about fji departments linear jazz improvisation. The correlation of melancholia and mourning seems justified by. One of the originators of bigband jazz, ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of western music. Duke ellington from the duke plays ellington 1953 slowly, rubato. American again dorian sono luminus dm classical music. Original versions of melancholia written by duke ellington. Song information for melancholia duke ellington on allmusic. Dont get around much anymore by duke ellington 18991974 and bob russell. Wendells part has been omitted since its barely audible and he plays the same bass line as the piano. Take the a train california state university, sacramento.
Watch the video for dont miss you at all from norah joness feels like home for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. There is no steady beat, ellington changes freely time and tempo. His royal nickname seemed appropriate for duke because his elegant manner and dapper dress gave him the character of a young aristocrat. Transcriptions duke ellington melancholia submitted by thmu51. Ellington, duke swampy river acoustic recording, 1928 video score pdf black beauty acoustic recording, 1928 video score pdf reflections in d from the album duke ellington plays ellington, 1953 video score pdf melancholia from the album duke ellington plays ellington, 1953 video score pdf lotus blossom billy strayhorn live television. Transcription of duke ellington s tune melancholia for solo piano. The song melancholia was written by duke ellington and was first recorded and released by duke ellington in 1955. The cambridge companion to duke ellington edited by edward green january. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site.
Come sunday from black, brown and beige, 1958 duke ellington orchestra with mahalia jackson. Duke ellington s melancholia, and im confessin that makes this recording special. The album was rereleased with additional tracks on cd as piano reflections in 1989. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. But if its melting musicianship youre after downess account of duke ellington s melancholia is hard to beat.
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