Standards repertoire

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Standards repertoire refers to the core body of popular American songs from the early to mid-20th century that have become jazz and pop “standards” frequently performed and recorded by many artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural concept ⓘ
musical repertoire ⓘ
song collection ⓘ
associatedWithGenre Broadway music ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley songs ⓘ
linked to: Tin Pan Alley era

cabaret music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ
characterizedBy conventional song forms such as AABA and ABAC ⓘ
enduring popularity ⓘ
frequent performance by many artists ⓘ
frequent recording by many artists ⓘ
recognizable melodies ⓘ
shared common repertoire among musicians ⓘ
use as basis for improvisation in jazz ⓘ
developedInPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName American standards repertoire ⓘ
jazz and pop standards repertoire ⓘ
popular song standards ⓘ
standards songbook ⓘ
hasFunction common language for jazz musicians ⓘ
core curriculum for jazz education ⓘ
reference point for stylistic interpretation ⓘ
source material for improvisation ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasTypicalForm 32-bar song form ⓘ
verse-chorus form ⓘ
includesTypeOfWork ballads ⓘ
love songs ⓘ
novelty songs ⓘ
torch songs ⓘ
up-tempo swing numbers ⓘ
influencedBy American popular song tradition ⓘ
Broadway musical theater ⓘ
Hollywood film music ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley songwriting tradition ⓘ
linked to: Tin Pan Alley era
partOf American popular music ⓘ
jazz tradition ⓘ
pop music tradition ⓘ
relatedConcept Great American Songbook ⓘ
jazz standards ⓘ
pop standards ⓘ
song canon ⓘ
selectionCriterion adaptability to different arrangements and styles ⓘ
extensive performance history ⓘ
long-term popularity ⓘ
recording by multiple notable artists ⓘ
wide recognition ⓘ
typicalTimeSpan 1920s ⓘ
1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ
usedBy big bands ⓘ
cabaret performers ⓘ
jazz instrumentalists ⓘ
jazz singers ⓘ
pop vocalists ⓘ
small jazz combos ⓘ

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Great American Songbook → alsoKnownAs → Standards repertoire ⓘ
Too Late Now → includedIn → American standards repertoire ⓘ
linked to: Standards repertoire
Biréli Lagrène → notableWork → Standards ⓘ
linked to: Standards repertoire