These Foolish Things (remind me of you): Piano Arrangement (advanced)
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- I always fancied doing an old style version of this famous song by English composer Jack Strachey and lyricist Eric Maschwitz. You know the kind of thing you hear in old films of the period when there's a piano in the background. #pianosolo #1930smusic
The song was first made popular by Hutch in 1936. Turner Layton also recorded it with Carroll Gibbons. Both versions were accompanied by a solo pianist, Hutch himself of course and Gibbons with Layton, which is why I think the song is associated with piano. Both Hutch and Layton performed the original 4 bar B section of the song. Shortly after it went to the U.S. Benny Goodman's band were performing it with a modified 8 bar B section. I've gone for the original one though. Score : www.mediafire....
Performance note: I chose Eb as seems to be a popular key for this song, though the sheet music was originally in D and it's sung in many keys. The chorus is annotated as "swung" 8th notes, but you can put your own inflections into it. I've used a lot of backward 10ths and minor 7ths (the top note of the 10th or 7th anticipating the next chord by an exact 8th note), something often used for slow fox trots of the period (although Hutch and Gibbons used all kinds of tenths in this song). There are also straight tenths but you can always roll them up quickly from the bottom including the 5th, substitute root and 5th instead or root and minor 7th as appropriate. It's a fairly advanced level with octaves to play at the same time that the left hand is in continuous motion.
An excellent arrangement and performance of this famous song! Thanks Steve for sharing. Have a great weekend! With best wishes, Paul
Thank you Paul enjoy the weekend!
Ooh, love those jazzy vibes! I’m swinging with the melody nicely - wonderfully played 😎
@@pianothingsmusic Thanks. It's a fine song and by a British composer.🙂
Wow Steve - one of my favourite standards. So pleased you did the verse as it’s really a very good one (as we know they are variable!) this is such a great, clean arrangement and I love the variety you have from the dropped 10th LH to the Walleresque treatment following the middle 8….and your block chording in the middle 8 is just 👌🏻 really enjoyed it and of course it can only be in Eb 😀 great stuff Steve. All the best - G
Thanks Gareth! It's a bit of an indulgence on my part making it a little more jazzy than I initially intended so something of a mixture of New York and London I suppose! I watched your version after I'd put the notes down so not to influence me.. wow you really give it the R.R. treatment! Incidentally I think you probably know Strachey also wrote "In Party Mood". I'd love to hear you play that one.
One of my favorite songs, and your arrangement is great. I must learn it!
Thanks very much you are welcome to download the score!