
Portrait in Blue
Featuring: Birth of the Blues / Am I Blue? / Blues in the Night
Arr. Kirby Shaw
SAB Choral Octavo
Item: 00-25158
$3.50
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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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