American popular music standards repertoire

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The American popular music standards repertoire is a canon of widely recognized, frequently performed songs—primarily from the early to mid-20th century—that have become enduring fixtures in jazz, Broadway, and popular music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical repertoire ⓘ
song canon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs American popular songbook ⓘ
American standards repertoire ⓘ
characteristicFeature enduring popularity across decades ⓘ
frequent reinterpretation by different artists ⓘ
songs often originate from stage and screen ⓘ
strong emphasis on melody and harmony ⓘ
use as common repertoire for jazz musicians ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalRole foundation of many jazz education curricula ⓘ
shared repertoire for jazz improvisation ⓘ
source material for vocal performance and interpretation ⓘ
developedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ
hasPart Broadway standards ⓘ
Hollywood film songs ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley songs ⓘ
cabaret songs ⓘ
jazz standards ⓘ
influencedBy Broadway musical theatre ⓘ
Hollywood film musicals ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley tradition ⓘ
linked to: Tin Pan Alley era

jazz ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ
notableUseContext Broadway revivals ⓘ
jazz jam sessions ⓘ
nightclub performances ⓘ
vocal recitals ⓘ
relatedConcept Great American Songbook ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ
selectionCriterion frequency of performance and recording ⓘ
long-term popularity ⓘ
recognition by musicians and audiences ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
typicalForm 32-bar AABA form ⓘ
verse-chorus form ⓘ
typicalHarmony functional tonal harmony ⓘ
use of jazz-influenced chord progressions ⓘ
typicalLanguage English ⓘ
usedInGenre cabaret music ⓘ
easy listening ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ

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Get Happy → hasInfluenceOn → American popular music standards repertoire ⓘ
Thou Swell → associatedWithMovement → Tin Pan Alley tradition ⓘ
subject linked to: Thou Swell (jazz standard)
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
My Heart Stood Still → isStandardOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
The Sweetest Sounds → partOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
No Other Love → partOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
American popular music standards repertoire → alsoKnownAs → American popular songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe → isPartOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
My Mammy → partOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Some Other Time → associatedWith → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town → isStandardIn → American popular songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Jerry Livingston → partOf → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Ralph Rainger → influenced → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
I'll Never Smile Again → isStandardIn → American popular songbook ⓘ
subject linked to: I’ll Never Smile Again
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
It Had to Be You → partOf → American popular music canon ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Eddie DeLange → hasPartIn → American popular songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
I'll Be Around → isStandardIn → American popular songbook ⓘ
subject linked to: I’ll Be Around
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Beautiful Dreamer → partOf → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Hoagland Howard Carmichael → hasPartIn → American popular songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Sentimental Journey → partOf → American popular music canon ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Susannah McCorkle → influencedBy → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
About a Quarter to Nine → partOf → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Mule Train → partOf → American popular song repertoire ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
It’s Too Soon to Know → partOf → American popular song repertoire ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee → partOf → American popular song repertoire ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Daddy → associatedWith → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
That Lucky Old Sun → isStandardIn → American songbook ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire
Ann Ronell → partOf → American popular song tradition ⓘ
linked to: American popular music standards repertoire