Pdf transcription of thelonius monk playing round midnight. Given a piece of music, it is interesting to count how many times each of the individual twelve musical notes is played, and understand their relative weight, or importance, in the piece. Wes montgomerys chord solo on round midnight khans korner 1. Misunderstood early in his career, the jazz pianist and composer born oct. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals round midnight.
Round midnight is one of those jazz standards that youve heard of, but arent 100% sure how the tune goes. Check out round midnight by thelonious monk on amazon music. Round midnight, cowritten by monk, is really not, vintage monk. Round midnight, an album by thelonious monk on spotify. Song information for round midnight thelonious monk on allmusic. It was composed and performed often by thelonious monk. Round midnight thelonious monk free jazz piano lessons. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Dave wolpe sets this timeless and beautiful cootie williams and thelonious monk classic as a flugelhorn feature.
Round midnight aka round about midnight and grand finalecertainly the most recorded thelonious monk song of all time, monk was not the first to record it. It is thought that monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for ensemble, voice, drums, acoustic guitar and bass online. Thelonious monks beautiful ballad round midnight is said to be the most widely recorded and performed jazz tune that is, a tune that was written specifically for jazz, not an adaptation of a showtune or pop song. Thelonious monk at 100 misunderstood early in his career, the jazz pianist and composer born oct. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Print and download in pdf or midi round midnight thelonious monk. Round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. Round midnight monk emerged as a great jazz innovator, among those responsible for the birth of bebop in the 40s. Blues five spot, was written to celebrate his return to the five spot club, and the mood reflects it. Download pdf c instruments download pdf bb instruments download pdf eb instruments all standards sheet music for jazz all thelonious monk sheet music. Round midnight thelonious monk i was inspired to record this week after rewatching my friend toms 7notemode version of round midnight. Hard to find a song that better shows monks unique skills at stride piano. Feel free to adjust the rhythms shown below to add more feel.
Round midnight sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Round midnight trumpet theme backing track by jamey aebersold bb instr. Thelonious monk gerry mulligan round midnight 1982. If youre looking for the round midnight lead sheet, youve come to the right place. Cootie williamss orchestra recorded it in 1944 and used it as their theme song. Print and download round midnight sheet music composed by thelonious monk.
Round midnight thelonious monk 1947 by jazzbeat free. Round midnight as played by thelonius monk transcribed by bernard okane thelonious monk, cootie williams bb b b b 4 o. Dave wolpe sets this timeless and beautiful cootie williams and th. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano download. However, harry colomby claims that monk may have written an early version around 1936 at the age of 19 with the title grand finale. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for bass and acoustic guitar online. Round midnight sheet music thelonious monk piano solo. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo in eb. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi on.
Thelonious monk round midnight bass and acoustic guitar. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Round midnight sheet music for piano download free in. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Thelonious monk round about midnight 1946 music video. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Round about midnight thelonious monkcootie williamsdizzy gillespie intro.
I remember watching his videos, along with lot2learns videos, repeatedly when they were uploaded. This month i present part two of my article on reimagining jazz standards. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo. Round midnight by thelonious monk on amazon music amazon. Round midnight is a classic jazz ballad by thelonious monk and cootie williams arranged for saxophone quartet aatbarsatbar by rainer mulleririon. The two letter a sections, which precede the chord solo, are played completely in octaves. Round midnight page 1 round midnight by thelonious monk transcribed by david t. Download and print round midnight sheet music for piano solo by thelonious monk from sheet music direct. Thelonious monk round midnight ensemble, voice, drums. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. In 2002, italian pianist emanuele arciuli commissioned a number of composers to create the round midnight variations. Monk claims that he composed round midnight when he was 18 and eight years later, cootie williams recorded it with his orchestra.
All of monks takes feature variations on his trademark dropdead sense of timing and dramatic piano inflections. Get thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Thelonious monk round midnight lyrics songmeanings. Stream round midnight thelonious monk by sep from desktop or your mobile device.
Last month we examined the a section through the first ending of my solo piano arrangement of thelonious monks song round midnight. Monk quintet 47 gillespie 46 17 small notes giants of jazz 71 1 2 2 21 3 25 monk quintet 47, small notes. Throughout my music education, i didnt play round midnight that often. Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music. Print and download round midnight sheet music in pdf. This month, we pick things up at the second ending of my piano arrangement. Download round midnight sheet music for jazz, by thelonious monk in standards. Pdf free download other themes in this channel all of me.
D t a b fm 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 b 0 1 3 1 1 0 b 1 2 2 1 b 5 4 3 3 6 5 4 5 3 3. Thelonious grandfather, erich jarvis a neu robiologist at duke whose mother, valeria monk, was a cousin, and pam monk kelley an educator in connecticut, whose father conley monk was a first cousin, some of thelonious monks roots emerge. The white patriarch james monk came to north carolina in a wave of migrants from scotland around 1770. It begins to tell round midnight round midnight i do pretty well til after sundown suppertime im feeling sad but it really gets bad round midnight memories always start round midnight round midnight havent got the heart to stand those memories when my heart is still with you and old midnight knows it too when some quarrel we had needs mending does it mean that our love is. I do pretty well, till after sundown, suppertime im feelin sad. Thelonious monk, bernie hanighen, cootie williams licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of columbia.
Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Kelleys reference list is broad, and he draws from many different aspects of research on monks music. The soundtrack by herbie hancock prominently features the song round midnight along with a number of other jazz standards and a handful of original pieces written by hancock. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original. Monks early compositions like round midnight and why his music came to prominence at the same time as the avantgarde movement. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity.
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