Round Midnight
E513935
"Round Midnight" is a jazz standard composed by Thelonious Monk that has become one of the most recorded and celebrated pieces in the jazz repertoire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 'Round Midnight | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
jazz standard
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musical composition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
'Round About Midnight
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Round Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dizzy Gillespie repertoire
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Miles Davis repertoire ⓘ Thelonious Monk repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstRecordingArtist | Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Bill Evans trio recordings
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Dizzy Gillespie big band recordings ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald vocal recordings ⓘ Herbie Hancock solo recordings ⓘ Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight (1956) ⓘ Sarah Vaughan vocal recordings ⓘ Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
late-night introspection
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romantic melancholy ⓘ |
| includedIn | Real Book jazz standard collections ⓘ |
| influencedBy | bebop harmony ⓘ |
| inspiredAlbumTitle | 'Round About Midnight (Miles Davis, 1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredTitleOf | Round Midnight (1986 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | most recorded jazz standards ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bebop repertoire
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jazz ballad repertoire ⓘ modern jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| key | E-flat minor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Bernie Hanighen
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Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArranger |
Bernie Hanighen
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Cootie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
chromatic inner voice movement
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complex harmonic structure ⓘ memorable, melancholic melody ⓘ wide use of altered dominants ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
frequently reharmonized by jazz musicians
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often performed as a slow ballad ⓘ |
| publisher | Music Sales Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | ballad ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
32-bar form
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AABA form ⓘ |
| usedInFilm |
Round Midnight (1986 film)
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various jazz documentaries ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1940 ⓘ |
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'Round Midnight