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Blue Rondo à La Turk (ver. 1) by Dave Brubeck - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
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"Blue Rondo à la Turk" is a jazz standard composition by Dave Brubeck. It appeared on the album Time Out in 1959. It is written in 12/8 and 9/8 time. Brubeck heard the unusual "1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2-3" rhythm being performed by Turkish musicians on the street. Upon asking the musicians where they got the rhythm from, one of them replied "This rhythm is to us, what the blues is to you". Hence the title "Blue Rondo à la Turk". David Warren Brubeck (born December 6; 1920 in Concord; California); better known as Dave Brubeck; is an American jazz pianist. Regarded as a genius in his field; he has written a number of jazz standards; including -In Your Own Sweet Way- and -The Duke-. Brubeck-s style ranges from refined to bombastic; reflecting his mother-s attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. Much of his music employs unusual time signatures.His long-time musical partner; alto.    Download this sheet!
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David Warren Brubeck (born December 6; 1920 in Concord; California); better known as Dave Brubeck; is an American jazz pianist. Regarded as a genius in his field; he has written a number of jazz standards; including -In Your Own Sweet Way- and -The Duke-. Brubeck-s style ranges from refined to bombastic; reflecting his mother-s attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills. Much of his music employs unusual time signatures.His long-time musical partner; alto saxophonist Paul Desmond; wrote the Dave Brubeck Quartet-s most famous piece; -Take Five-; which is in 5 4 time and has endured as a jazz classic. Brubeck experimented with time signatures through much of his career; recording -Pick Up Sticks- in 6 4; -Unsquare Dance- in 7 4; and -Blue Rondo la Turk- in 9 8. He also provided music for the TV animated miniseries -This Is America; Charlie Brown-. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" is a jazz standard composition by Dave Brubeck. It appeared on the album Time Out in 1959. It is written in 12/8 and 9/8 time. Brubeck heard the unusual "1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2-3" rhythm being performed by Turkish musicians on the street. Upon asking the musicians where.
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