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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pop standard
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
surface form: United States
firstAppearanceIn One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED
genre jazz
traditional pop
hasInfluenceOn postwar jazz repertoire
hasRecordingType instrumental performance
vocal performance
hasTheme passing of time
transience of love
urgency in romance
introducedInMusical One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED
isStandardIn cabaret repertoire
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"
"Speak low when you speak, love"
notablePerformer Anita O’Day NERFINISHED
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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Kurt Weill notableSong Speak Low
LoveMusik includesSongByKurtWeill Speak Low
this entity surface form: “Speak Low”