History and Analysis of “Autumn Leaves”History“Les feuilles mortes” (literally. The copyright is dated February 2. Enoch (Paris, France) in 1. Figure 1. First sheet music with words. Marcel Carn. In the movie, it is played by the whole orchestra, then.
Yves Montand, then sung by. Ir. Singer Cora Vaucaire was the first to sing it in public. Since then. the song has been adapted into countless languages and sung by a wide variety of artists, ranging from pop and rock singers to jazz musicians, while not being overlooked by classical performers such as Placido Domingo and trumpet virtuoso Maurice Andr. It took some time, however, for it to become a hit in America.
Figure 2. Dutch sheet music. Michael Goldsen, who was in charge of Capitol’s music publishing department, fell in love with this song and, in 1.
Johnny Mercer to write the English lyric (“The falling leaves drift by the window..”). Mercer agreed — and soon forgot about it. Goldsen recalls: I waited a couple of months. I’ll write it on the train and send it to you from New York. Pick me up and take me to the train station.’. They lived on De Longpre.
I was delayed. I was fifteen minutes late, but we had. I saw Johnny on the porch, and he’s nailing something to the door. While I was waiting, I wrote the. We got into the car and he read me the lyric. Tear came to my eyes. The verse is a 2.
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AA'B form, though originally it was written in twelve bars. The AA'BC form chorus was originally written in sixteen bars, but is now commonly seen as a 3. The tune is usually played in 4/4 at a medium tempo in the key of G minor, although the original edition is in A minor.
The following analysis adopts the usual G minor key. The chorus melody spans a minor tenth and starts (A and A' sections) with a four- note ascending motif — three steps and a fourth (G A B. This pattern is then repeated three times, forming a. The piece is built on exemplary harmonic progressions and is often analyzed and played in jazz schools.
Verse and chorus use only two keys: G minor (the main key) and B- flat major. The chorus is one of the rare themes starting in the relative major of the ending key which is in minor (the opposite is very common). In the A and A' sections, a ii — V — I in B- flat major is followed by a ii — V — i in the relative minor (G minor).
In the B. section, the process is reversed. Below I have made a chord analysis showing the perfect harmonic balance in the first eight bars: the pivot chords help in getting a very smooth modulation on bars 4–5, and 8–9. A section). Figure 3. The couplet (verse) and the chorus. A minor. The 2. 4- bar verse is in 6/8.
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If you do not see the score, get. Scorch plug- in here. Example 4. Chord symbols have been added to the first two lines. Example 6. A similar progression can also be found later in the first movement of Mozart’s Sonata in F (K 3.
Kosma no doubt realized that his. This change was kept and from then on it works perfectly.
For the purposes of swing, the. AA'BC. form, usually in G minor. Later French sheet music. Example 8. Notice that in the first measure. R. 8), the chorus is 1. E minor. The same features can be found in my copy of the American sheet music published by Ardmore Music, with Roger Williams on the cover (fig.
Johnny. Mercer wrote no words for it. However, in the Australian version from J. Albert and Son (fig. Geoffrey Parsons. Figure 1. 0. American sheet music.
Figure 1. 1. Australian sheet music. In addition to its harmonic. H. The chord structure of the. Are You Real?” (composed. Benny Golson in 1.
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It is also the title of a 1. Sir John. Everett Millais, now at the Manchester City Art Gallery, and a Danish death metal. Simpletv 0.4.7 R4 Download. Autumn Leaves.” There are also three. Words and music by James E. An earlier recording of his (on. September 1. 3) was rejected. Two versions were hits in France.
Yves Montand, and the second was in 1. Juliette Gr. In America, Roger Williams’s piano instrumental was a number. The piece was a favorite of jazz musicians Miles Davis, . Among the many excellent jazz versions recorded over the years, some of the greatest are those by: Erroll Garner (1. Cannonball Adderley, featuring Miles Davis (1. Bill Evans (1. 95.
Bobby Timmons (live in 1. Miles Davis (live at Antibes in 1. Mc. Coy Tyner (1.
Eddie Louiss (1. 97. Wynton Marsalis (1. Keith Jarrett (live in 1. One oddity is a 1. Duke. Ellington live performance on which Ozzie Bailey sings the song in French. The following list still does not approach completeness, as about 1. Cannonball Adderley 1.
Nat Adderley 1. 99. Jamey Aebersold 1.
Toshiko Akiyoshi 1. Monty Alexander 1. Carl Allen 1. 98. Henry Red Allen 1. Karrin Allyson 1.
Franco Ambrosetti 1. Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt 1.
Louis Armstrong 1. Aurex Jazz Festival 1.
Chet Baker 1. 97. Kenny Ball 1. 99. Patricia Barber 2.
Joe Beck & Red Mitchell 1. Richie Beirach 1. Tony Bennett 1. 96. Bob Berg 1. 99. 0Warren Bernhardt 2. Acker Bilk 1. 98. Cindy Blackman 1.
Hamiet Bluiett 1. Stephano Bollani & Franco D’Andrea. Jean Bonal 1. 97.
Earl Bostic 1. 95. Dee Dee Bridgewater 1. Les Brown 1. 95. 7Ray Bryant 1. Kenny Burrell 1. 99. Don Byas 1. 96. 7Conte Candoli 1. Benny Carter 1. 96.
Ron Carter 2. 00. Hubert Clavecin (alias G.
Johnson 1. 96. 3; 1. Hank Jones 1. 97. Thad Jones 1. 97. Mel. Lewis)Duke Jordan 1.
Stanley Jordan 1. Wynton Kelly 1. 96.
Stan Kenton 1. 95. Barney Kessel 1. 95. David Kikoski 2. 00. Lee Konitz 1. 96. Enrico. Pieranunzi); 1. L. A. Four 1. 97. Bireli Lagrene 1.
Michel Legrand 1. Al & Stella Levitt 1. John Lewis & Albert.
Mangelsdorff 1. 96. David Liebman & Franco D'Andrea. Limelight Dance Orchestra 1. Charles Lloyd 1. 96. Didier Lockwood 1. Eddie Louiss 1. 97.
Michel. Petrucciani)Mike Mainieri 1. Manhattan Jazz Orchestra 1. Manhattan Jazz Quintet 1. Herbie Mann 1. 96.
Charlie Mariano 1. Wynton Marsalis 1. Les Mc. Cann 1. 96. Bobby Mc. Ferrin & Chick Corea. Helen Merrill 1. 96. Red Mitchell 1. 98. James Moody 1. 95.
Frank Morgan 1. 95. Lewis Nash 2. 00. Oliver Nelson 1. 97. Joe Newman 1. 97. NHOP 1. 97. 7Marty Paich 1.
Joe Pass 1. 97. 3; 1. Bernard Peiffer 1. Art Pepper 1. 96. Oscar Peterson 1. St. He was successful as composer for the movies (Jean. Renoir, Marcel Carn.
Germain des Pr. Kosma also composed several. Editions. 1. 99. 0, 1. Paris in 1. 94. 9, the very year when she recorded “Les feuilles mortes”. Could this explain why Davis favored the tune, and repeatedly played it between 1.