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Willow Weep for Me (Cover)

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Published on 21 Feb 2022 / In Jazz / Smooth Jazz

Old Jazz Standard Willow Weep for Me" was a popular song composed in 1932 by Ann Ronell, who also wrote the lyrics. The song form is AABA, written in 4/4 time,[1] although occasionally adapted for 3/4 waltz time.

One account of the inspiration for the song is that, during her time at Radcliffe College, Ronell "had been struck by the loveliness of the willow trees on campus, and this simple observation became the subject of an intricate song."[2]

The song was rejected by publishers for several reasons. First, the song is dedicated to George Gershwin. A dedication to another writer was disapproved of at the time, so the first person presented with the song for publication, Saul Bornstein, passed it to Irving Berlin, who accepted it. Other reasons stated for its slow acceptance are that it was written by a woman and that its construction was unusually complex for a composition that was targeted at a commercial audience (i.e., radio broadcast, record sales and sheet music sales).[1] An implied tempo change in the fifth bar, a result of a switch from the two eighth notes and an eighth-note triplet opening in each of the first four bars to just four eighth notes opening the fifth, then back to two eighth notes and an eighth-note triplet opening the sixth bar, which then has a more offset longer note than any of the previous bars, was one cause of Bornstein's concern.[1][3]

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Frans Zimmerman
Frans Zimmerman 3 years ago

maybe some harmonica Arejay222

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arejay222
arejay222 3 years ago

Just waiting on bass, maybe drums to add harp!!

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David Levine
David Levine 3 years ago

Must pass on this one, Rich. Thanks for thinking of me.

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arejay222
arejay222 3 years ago

Thank you for your response David

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James Dopson
James Dopson 3 years ago

Thanks for the invite but, no it's not for me sorry

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arejay222
arejay222 3 years ago

All good my friend! Thank you for your response.

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