Glenn Miller Orchestra

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big band

The Glenn Miller Orchestra is a famous American big band known for its swing-era hits and smooth, tightly arranged jazz sound led by trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra 2
Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band 1
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recording of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf big band ⓘ
activePeriod swing era ⓘ
associatedAct Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedGenreMovement big band era ⓘ
swing era ⓘ
associatedWith World War II era American popular music ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact iconic representation of American swing music ⓘ
founder Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre big band jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hasMemberType brass section ⓘ
reed section ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
hasNotableArrangementStyle close-harmony reed voicings ⓘ
melody in clarinet over saxophone section ⓘ
influenced later big band jazz ensembles ⓘ
popular dance bands of the mid-20th century ⓘ
instrumentation trombone-led ensemble ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
leader Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor smooth, tightly arranged jazz sound ⓘ
notableInstrumentationFeature clarinet-led reed section voicing ⓘ
notableSong Chattanooga Choo Choo NERFINISHED ⓘ
In the Mood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Moonlight Serenade NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennsylvania 6-5000 NERFINISHED ⓘ
String of Pearls NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tuxedo Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ
performanceContext ballrooms ⓘ
dance halls ⓘ
radio broadcasts ⓘ
primaryBandleaderInstrument trombone ⓘ
recordLabel Bluebird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ
reputation one of the most popular and successful big bands of the swing era ⓘ
styleCharacteristic dance-oriented swing music ⓘ
tight ensemble arrangements ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Betty Hutton → performedWith → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
The Andrews Sisters → associatedAct → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Story → featuresBand → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Benny Goodman Orchestra → influenced → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Glenn Miller → formedBand → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Glenn Miller → notableBand → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
At Last → firstPopularizedBy → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
That Old Black Magic → hasNotablePerformer → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Temptation → hasNotablePerformer → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" → hasNotableRecording → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
subject surface form: A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
this entity surface form: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recording of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Billy May → associatedAct → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Johnny Desmond → memberOf → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
Johnny Desmond → memberOf → Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band