Zodiac Suite

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Zodiac Suite is a pioneering 1945 jazz composition by pianist and composer Mary Lou Williams, structured as a series of character pieces inspired by the twelve astrological signs.

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Zodiac Suite canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
suite ⓘ
associatedPerformer Mary Lou Williams ⓘ
composer Mary Lou Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creatorOccupation composer ⓘ
jazz pianist ⓘ
dedicatedTo friends and colleagues associated with each sign ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1945 ⓘ
form through-composed suite ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
hasArrangedVersionFor chamber ensemble ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later jazz suites ⓘ
hasPart Aquarius ⓘ
Aries ⓘ
Cancer ⓘ
Capricorn ⓘ
Gemini ⓘ
Leo ⓘ
Libra ⓘ
Pisces ⓘ
Sagittarius ⓘ
Scorpio ⓘ
Taurus ⓘ
Virgo ⓘ
hasRecording Zodiac Suite (1945 recordings by Mary Lou Williams) ⓘ
inception 1945 ⓘ
inspiredBy astrology ⓘ
zodiac signs ⓘ
keyCharacteristic programmatic conception based on astrology ⓘ
use of advanced harmony for its time ⓘ
use of contrasting moods for each sign ⓘ
languageOfWork instrumental ⓘ
mainSubject zodiac ⓘ
movementStyle modern jazz ⓘ
notableFor character pieces based on astrological signs ⓘ
early example of extended jazz composition ⓘ
integration of classical and jazz elements ⓘ
numberOfMovements 12 ⓘ
originalMedium piano ⓘ
period 1940s jazz ⓘ
publisher various jazz labels (mid-20th century) ⓘ
structure series of character pieces ⓘ

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Mary Lou Williams → notableWork → Zodiac Suite ⓘ
Mary Lou Williams → notableWork → Zodiac Suite ⓘ
subject linked to: Mary
Mary Elfrieda Scruggs → notableWork → Zodiac Suite ⓘ