Something to Live For

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"Something to Live For" is a jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn, known for its poignant melody and sophisticated harmonies, and popularized through performances with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard ⓘ
associatedAct Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ
associatedArtist Duke Ellington ⓘ
composer Billy Strayhorn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPerformer Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
hasForm song form ⓘ
hasHarmonyCharacteristic sophisticated harmonies ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn modern jazz ballad repertoire ⓘ
hasMelodyCharacteristic poignant melody ⓘ
hasNotableFeature emphasis on expressive phrasing ⓘ
lyrical, expressive melody line ⓘ
rich, chromatic harmony ⓘ
hasStyle ballad ⓘ
hasTempo slow ⓘ
hasTheme emotional introspection ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Billy Strayhorn–Duke Ellington collaboration ⓘ
linked to: Billy Strayhorn
isConsidered jazz standard of the 20th century ⓘ
isPartOf American songbook tradition ⓘ
isPerformedInContext big band arrangements ⓘ
small jazz ensembles ⓘ
isRecordedInMedium live jazz performances ⓘ
studio recordings ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Billy Strayhorn ⓘ
notablePerformer Billy Strayhorn ⓘ
Carmen McRae ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Johnny Hodges ⓘ
Nina Simone ⓘ
Sarah Vaughan ⓘ
Tony Bennett ⓘ
partOfRepertoireOf Carmen McRae ⓘ
Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Sarah Vaughan ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation piano trio accompaniment ⓘ
voice and jazz ensemble ⓘ

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Billy Strayhorn → notableWork → Something to Live For ⓘ