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Popular Modern - Thematic Index. Best Classical Tunes.
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Popular Modern
Anderson
Belle of the Ball (Anderson) Strings Cello French Horn
 
1 Main waltz theme
Blue Tango (Anderson) Strings Flute
1 Hit tango tune of the 50s, with its characteristic 'blue' counter-theme
Forgotten Dreams (Anderson) Piano Strings
1 Reflective quaver theme played on the piano
Sleigh Ride (Anderson) Clarinet Strings Trumpet
1 Main theme
Syncopated Clock (Anderson) Woodblock Strings
1 Main tune
Berlin
Always (Berlin) Piano
1 main tune
Blue Skies (Berlin) SaxAlto Trumpet Clarinet
1 main tune
Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) Piano
1 first theme
2 second theme
Bilk
Stranger On the Shore (Bilk) Clarinet
1 main tune
Binge
Elizabethan Serenade (Binge)
1 First theme - a rhythmic 'leitmotiv"
2 Main lyrical tune
Ellington
Don't get around much (Ellington) Muted Trumpet Piano SaxTenor
1 Don't get around much
I got it Bad (and that ain't Good) (Ellington) SaxAlto Muted Trumpet Trombone
1 An instrumenral swing version of this popular song.
Gershwin
An American in Paris - 3rd theme (Blues) (Gershwin) Clarinet
1 An American in Paris - 3rd theme (Blues)
Fascinating Rhythm (Gershwin) Vibes Trombone Clarinet
1 Fascinating Rhythm
I Got Rhythm (jazzy clarinet) (Gershwin) Clarinet Piano
1 I Got Rhythm - main theme
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off. (Gershwin) Vibes Flute
1 Chorus theme from "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off."
Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) Clarinet
1 After the trill and slide, the clarinet plays this 1st theme.
2 Muted trumpets play this bold but cheeky tune.
3 This theme really hammers the 'blue' notes of jazz.
4 A jolly theme on the basses
5 A noble and sweeping theme played by the strings.
Someone to Watch Over Me (jazz-swing) (Gershwin) Trumpet Clarinet Guitar
1 Jazz-swing version.
Someone to Watch Over Me (orchestral) (Gershwin) Trumpet Clarinet Guitar
1 Orchestral version.
Summer Time (Gershwin) Strings Clarinet Oboe
1 Summer Time
Kern
Smoke gets in your Eyes (Kern) Vibes
1 MAIN TUNE
Lloyd-Webber
All I Ask of You - from Phantom of the Opera (Lloyd-Webber) Voice Clarinet
1 first theme, low pitched tune.
2 second theme, a soaring tune with brilliant descending ninths and sixths.
Memory from 'Cats'. (Lloyd-Webber) Flute Harp Violin
1 Main theme
The Music of the Night - from Phantom of the Opera (Voice) (Lloyd-Webber) Voice Clarinet
1 Main theme
The Music of the Night -clarinet/piano (Lloyd-Webber) Voice Clarinet
1 Main theme
Loewe
I Could have Danced all Night - from My Fair Lady (Loewe) Strings French Horn
1 Main tune
On the Street where you live (Loewe) Strings French Horn
1 main theme
With a Little Bit of Luck - from My Fair Lady (Loewe) Strings French Horn
1 first theme
2 second theme
Wouldn't it be Loverly - from My Fair Lady (Loewe) Strings French Horn
1 Main tune
McCartney
And I Love Her (McCartney) Harmonica Guitar Piano
1 Main theme
Hey Jude (McCartney) Piano Strings
1 Main theme
Yesterday (McCartney) Guitar Bassoon Strings
1 Main theme
Rodgers
Bali Hai -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main theme
Climb Every Mountain (from 'The Sound of Music') (Rodgers)
1 Main tune
Do Re Mi (from 'The Sound of Music') (Rodgers)
1 Main tune
Edelweiss (from 'The Sound of Music') (Rodgers)
1 Main tune
Happy Talk -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main tune
2 Middle section tune (trio)
I'm Gonna Wash that Man right outa my Hair -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main tune
I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main tune
My Favourite Things (from 'The Sound of Music') (Rodgers)
1 Main theme
Sixteen going on Seventeen (from 'The Sound of Music') (Rodgers)
1 Main tune
Some Enchanted Evening -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main tune
The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music (Rodgers)
1 First theme, the best-known bit.
2 Second theme, a quieter tune.
The Lady is a Tramp (Rodgers)
1 Main theme
Younger than Springtime -from South Pacific (Rodgers) Guitar
1 Main tune
Various
A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square (Various) SaxAlto Trumpet Flute
1 Main tune
A Shanty in Old Shanty Town (Various) Trumpet Guitar Trombone
1 Main theme
Ain't She Sweet (Various) Vibes Voice
1 Verse -(not the well-known tune)
2 Chorus - well known tune
Along the Road to Gundagai (Various) Trumpet Clarinet Trombone
1 Main tune
Autumn Leaves (Various) Piano
1 main theme
Bare Necessities (Various) Trumpet Clarinet Trombone
1 Main theme
Besame Mucho (Various) Piano
1 Main theme
Charmaine (Various) Trumpet Strings
1 Verse
2 Chorus - the well-known bit.
Chattanooga Choo Choo (Various) SaxAlto Trumpet Trombone
1 first theme
2 second theme
Chicken Dance (Various) Trumpet Accordion
1 Lively first theme
2 A gliding second tune
Daisy, (or the bicycle built for two) (Various) Violin Piano
1 Verse 'There is a flower"
2 Chorus "Daisy, Daisy"
Days of Wine and Roses (Various)
1 Main tune
Deep Purple (Various) Piano
1 Main theme
Home on the Range (Various) Voice Guitar Violin
1 Verse
2 Chorus
How About You (Various) Piano
1 Main Theme
I'm in the Mood for Love (Various) Piano Strings
1 Main theme
Lazy River (Various) Clarinet Guitar Trombone
1 Verse
2 Chorus
Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (Various) Flute Clarinet Strings
1 First theme (verse)
2 Second theme (chorus), This is the better-known bit.
Lullaby of Birdland (Various) Piano
1 Main theme
Moonlight Serenade (Various) SaxAlto SaxTenor Baritone Sax
1 Main theme
Once in a While (Various) Piano
1 Main theme
Over the Rainbow (Various) Voice Harp
1 Main theme
Que Sera, Sera (Various) Trumpet Clarinet Strings
1 Verse
2 Chorus
Rampart Street Parade (Various) Piano Clarinet
1 First theme
2 Second Theme
3 Third Theme
4 Fourth Theme
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Various)
1 I'm Wishing
2 Dig dig dig
3 One Song
4 Heigh Ho
5 Some Day my Prince will Come.
Taking a Chance on Love (Various) Piano
1 Main theme
When You Wish Upon a Star (Various)
1 Main tune
Who's Sorry Now? (Various) Trumpet Clarinet Banjo
1 Main tune, after brief introduction.
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