Song of India
E490482
"Song of India" is a popular jazz and big band standard, adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Sadko," that became widely known through Tommy Dorsey’s recording.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band standard
ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ |
| adaptationType | classical-to-jazz adaptation ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sadko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfSourceWork | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSourceWork | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | aria from the opera Sadko ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasArrangementTradition |
dance band arrangements
ⓘ
instrumental jazz versions ⓘ |
| hasMelodicOrigin | Russian classical music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | song ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
lyrical melody
ⓘ
romantic character ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romantic-era Russian orchestral style ⓘ |
| instrumentationInFamousRecording | trombone-led arrangement ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalMelody | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIn | big band discography of Tommy Dorsey ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingPerformer | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkComposer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkGenre | opera ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Sadko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American jazz repertoire
ⓘ
big band repertoire ⓘ |
| popularizedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| usedAs | showcase for trombone soloists ⓘ |
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