Strike Up the Band

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"Strike Up the Band" is a popular George and Ira Gershwin show tune that has become a jazz standard frequently interpreted by big bands and vocalists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
show tune
song
associatedAct George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED
composer George Gershwin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
hasForm popular song form
hasGenre big band
jazz
show tune
hasInfluenced arrangements for jazz orchestras
hasInfluenceOn big band jazz repertoire
hasNotableCreators George Gershwin GENERATED
Ira Gershwin GENERATED
hasStyle Broadway-style song
hasSubject music and celebration
isAssociatedWith American musical theatre
swing era arrangements
isStandardIn big band repertoire
jazz
language English
lyricist Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED
notableFor being frequently interpreted by big bands
being frequently interpreted by vocalists
partOf American popular song repertoire

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13th Academy Awards bestSoundRecordingWinner Strike Up the Band
Gershwin estate hasRightsOver Strike Up the Band
Genius + Soul = Jazz includesCoverVersionOf Strike Up the Band