About a Quarter to Nine
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"About a Quarter to Nine" is a popular song from the 1930s American big band and swing era, widely performed and recorded by dance orchestras of the time.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithSongwritersTeam | Dubin and Warren GENERATED ⓘ |
| composer | Harry Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPopularity |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| era |
big band era
ⓘ
swing era ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInFilm | Go into Your Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasApproximateYearOfComposition | 1934 ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | popular song form ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Al Jolson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bing Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Lombardo NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Tormé NERFINISHED ⓘ Ozzie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingFormat | shellac disc GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
danceable rhythm
ⓘ
swing feel ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic love ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhraseReferringTo | time of day ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Al Jolson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
big band repertoire
ⓘ
dance orchestra repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Al Dubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Al Dubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | film musical ⓘ |
| partOf | American songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedInFilmBy |
Al Jolson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruby Keeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| recordingEra | 78 rpm era ⓘ |
| usedAs |
dance band standard
ⓘ
swing standard ⓘ |
| writtenFor | Warner Bros. film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.