Portrait in Blue
Featuring: Birth of the Blues / Am I Blue? / Blues in the Night
Arr. Kirby Shaw
SAB Choral Octavo
Item: 00-25158
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Description
Kirby Shaw has crafted an extraordinary medley of three "blue" songs: "Birth of the Blues," "Am I Blue?," and "Blues in the Night." It swings, it sings, and it showcases three great songs from the golden age of American songwriting.
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Contents
| Title | Composer |
| Unit 1: Establishing Keys with V7 to I Cadences | |
| Unit 2: Hearing Tendency Tones and Resolution | |
| Unit 3: Learning the IMA7 and V7 Chords | |
| Unit 4: Getting to Know the Scales Involved in V7--I | |
| Unit 5: Chord Changes to NO JIVE | |
| Unit 6: Taking the "Jazz Turns" | |
| Unit 7: Moving Ahead with the Be-Bop Dominant | |
| Unit 8: Getting Down with Blue Notes and Scales | |
| Unit 9: Putting It All Together | |
| Unit 10: Coming to Terms | |
| Unit 11: NO JIVE | |
| Unit 12: Hearing the Sound of the iimi7--V7 Progression | |
| Unit 13: Learning the iimi7 Chord and Connecting to V7 | |
| Unit 14: Moving Through the Scales for ii--V | |
| Unit 15: Learning the Changes to WAY COOL | |
| Unit 16: Finding the ii--V Line | |
| Unit 17: Nailing the Changes---3rds and 7ths | |
| Unit 18: Getting More Chromatic | |
| Unit 19: Putting It All Together | |
| Unit 20: Coming to Terms | |
| Unit 21: WAY COOL | |
| About the Author | |
| Am I Blue? (from "On with the Show") | Harry Akst (composer); Grant Clarke (lyricist) |
| Blues in the Night | Harold Arlen (composer); Johnny Mercer (lyricist) |
| The Birth of the Blues (from "George White's Scandals") | Lew Brown (lyricist); Buddy DeSylva (lyricist); Ray Henderson (composer) |
Additional Information
| Series: | Alfred Pop Choral Series |
| Arranged by: | Kirby Shaw |
| Ensemble: | Choir |
| Voicing: | SAB |
| Format: | Choral Octavo |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Item Number: | 00-25158 |
| UPC: | 038081266503 |
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