Moonlight Serenade
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"Moonlight Serenade" is a famous 1939 big band jazz standard composed and popularized by American trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moonlight Serenade canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gone with the Dawn
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ⓘ
Now I Lay Me Down to Weep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World War II home-front culture ⓘ |
| basedOn | instrumental theme by Glenn Miller ⓘ |
| composer | Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | iconic American popular song of the swing era ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
various commercials
ⓘ
various films ⓘ various television programs ⓘ |
| form | instrumental ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasChartSuccess | hit recording in 1939 ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | lyrical ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Bobby Vinton
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ⓘ
Carly Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boston Pops Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | 1939 studio recording by Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicStyle | slow foxtrot feel ⓘ |
| hasSignatureElement |
romantic, nostalgic mood
ⓘ
sustained clarinet lead over saxophone harmony ⓘ |
| hasVersion | vocal version with lyrics by Mitchell Parish ⓘ |
| includedIn | Glenn Miller’s repertoire ⓘ |
| influenced | later big band ballads ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
big band repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| key | A-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Mitchell Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
brass section
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clarinet-led reed section ⓘ saxophone section ⓘ trombone lead ⓘ |
| originalLabel | Bluebird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Glenn Miller Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Mutual Music Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow swing ⓘ |
| usedAs | theme song of Glenn Miller Orchestra ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1939 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.