Speak Low
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"Speak Low" is a popular jazz and pop standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Ogden Nash, first introduced in the 1943 musical "One Touch of Venus."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Speak Low” | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLyricist | Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | line from William Shakespeare’s play "Much Ado About Nothing" ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstAppearanceIn | One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | postwar jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| hasRecordingType |
instrumental performance
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vocal performance ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
passing of time
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transience of love ⓘ urgency in romance ⓘ |
| introducedInMusical | One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
cabaret repertoire
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modern jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricAlludesTo | "Speak low if you speak love" from "Much Ado About Nothing" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ogden Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLyricLine |
"Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon"
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"Speak low when you speak, love" ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Anita O’Day
NERFINISHED
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Barbra Streisand NERFINISHED ⓘ Bill Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dianne Reeves NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurt Weill NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage musical ⓘ |
| originalProduction | Broadway musical "One Touch of Venus" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| typicalForm | AABA song form ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | ballad ⓘ |
| usedAs | jazz improvisation standard ⓘ |
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“Speak Low”