Monk, was a cousin, and pam monk kelley an educator in connecticut, whose father conley monk was a first cousin, some of thelonious monk s roots emerge. Print and download in pdf or midi round midnight thelonious monk. By the time he recorded his debut as a band leader, in 1947, round midnight was wellknown, and other monk. If youre a fan of either thelonious monk or vinyl records, this is a must have. Few jazz composers have created a body of work as imaginative and offbeat as that of thelonious sphere monk 19171982. 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. Andy summers version of round midnight by thelonius monk performed by sting and andy summers. We take a look at monk s approach to rhythmic displacement, chord voicing and his unique style of comping. Instead of playing the monk standards of like round midnight i wanted to present a concert focusing on some of the lesser known music. The music of thelonious monk arranged for fingerstyle guitar is a unique dvd lesson that only duck baker could have put together. On retrouve cet enregistrement sur genius of modern music, volume 1.
Monk is the seicont maistrecordit jazz componer efter duke ellington, which is pairteecularly remerkable as ellington componed mair nor a thoosand pieces, whauras monk wrote aboot 70. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music leadsheet in. Thelonious monk s music is its own internal world, with its own rules, logic and surprises, whose angular style has a levity and playfulness to it. I was looking over the chord progression for the thelonious monk standard, round midnight which ill be playing at a gig next wednesday and i just cant figure out how to approach a solo on this tune. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Pdf transcription of thelonius monk playing round midnight. Mel bay thelonious sphere monk was a towering figure in the story of modern jazz. This course explores 20th century cultural history through the music, ideas, and image of pianistcomposer thelonious monk. This month, we pick things up at the second ending of my piano arrangement. The album features performances by hancock, freddie hubbard, ron carter, tony williams, bobby mcferrin, dexter gordon, pierre michelot, billy higgins, john mclaughlin, chet baker, bobby hutcherson, wayne shorter, lonette. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. Fingerstyle jazz guitar in dadgad is still largely uncharted territory.
The song thelonious monk round midnight for jazz quartet is professional recreation. Oct 02, 2017 jazz piano tutorial transcribed by request yours. The white patriarch james monk came to north carolina in a wave of migrants from scotland around 1770. All arrangements of round midnight by thelonious monk. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo in. Around midnight is an lp album by julie london, released by liberty records under catalog number lrp3164 as a monophonic recording in 1960, and later in stereo under catalog number lst7164 the same year.
Print and download sheet music for round midnight by thelonious monk. Press button download or read online below and wait 20 seconds. Round midnight for jazz quartet, blue monk, blue monk, in walked bud, ruby my dear. Read online round midnight swissjazz book pdf free download link book now. Round midnight swissjazz pdf book manual free download. Thelonious monk round midnight for jazz quartet midi file. Piano solo is a 1954 album by jazz pianist and composer thelonious monk, recorded in paris, france on june 4, 1954, originally for a radio broadcast the original album was released on the french disques vogue label as a 10 lp. We take a look at monks approach to rhythmic displacement, chord voicing and his unique style of comping. Includes rare footage of monk performing the first three tunes in 1966. Round midnight sheet music download free in pdf or midi. God bless the child, blue monk, take five, all blues, round midnight. Official sheet music for round midnight thelonious monk for piano pdf download, instant print. Its the latest in a series of sony masterworks digital eps by grasso, following solo standards vol. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music pdf notes.
This album was one of the earliest live monk album and one of the most popular. Print and download round midnight piano solo sheet music. Round midnight music made famous by thelonious monk. Round midnight thelonious monk on allmusic 1998 there is really no one quite like thelonious monk. Round midnight sheet music composed by thelonious monk 1 of 3 pages. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music. Download the thelonious monk reader or read the thelonious monk reader online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key.
Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Its beautiful, but the harmony is a bit intense considering i. Sheet music for straight, no chaser with acoustic guitar. It marks monk as being from somewhere other than wherever be happens to be, his offbeat accent, the odd way he puts something different in. Blue monk eronel evidence hackensack jackieing little rootie tootie monk s point north of the sunset pannonica round midnight ruby, my dear trinkletinkle. Written in the key of eb minor, the 6 flats in the key signature take some getting used to but the tune contains lots of interesting chord changes and harmonic movements. Monk round midnight sheet music for voice, piano or guitar. Round midnight is actually the most widely recorded jazz standard written by a jazz. I just now posted this and keep in mind that i dont really have an audience but if you take a look and dont want the graphic to stay in the post, please let me know. I include image files for both pages of the original key of b transcription, as well as pdf for the transposedtob flat version. Discover round midnight instrumental mp3 as made famous by ella fitzgerald. Feb, 2014 especially monk s playing at the piano he seems to love adding flat 5ths to every other chord in fact, if you want to increase the monk factor, instead of playing straight 7ths, play 75 chords instead. Sam stephenson silence one of monk s languages, everything he says laced with it, silence a thick brogue anybody hears when monk speaks the other tongues he. Monk is the most important composer to emerge from the bebop revolution of the 40s.
Round midnight is a soundtrack album by herbie hancock featuring music recorded for bertrand taverniers film round midnight released in 1986 on columbia records. A version recorded by monk s quintet was added to the grammy hall of fame in 1993. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by thelonious monk bernie hanighen. Round midnight is the first taste of solo monk, which will also include pieces like off minor and ruby, my dear. This web site uses sibelius scorch, the free software which lets you view, play, customize and print scores on the internet. Print and download lead sheets for round midnight composed by thelonious monk in gb major transposable.
Round midnight piano solo by thelonious monk digital. This tuning has been typically associated with celtic music. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Last month we examined the a section through the first ending of my solo piano arrangement of thelonious monk s song round midnight. Click download or read online button to get the thelonious monk reader book now. We are particularly interested in how monk has been constructed by critics, fans, writers, visual artists, the music industry, the media, etc. Several of the song titles were listed inaccurately on the original release, and monk s first name included an extra o. Download round midnight swissjazz book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. You can also access our site through your mobile phone. Round midnight page 1 round midnight by thelonious monk transcribed by david t. A computer printer is required to print out sheet music. Below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase.
Dvdthe music of thelonious monk arranged for fingerstyle. The song is sometimes incorrectly called round about midnight, as miles davis used this as the title of his 1957 columbia records album round about midnight that included a version based on dizzy gillespies arrangement. It is the most recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Sheet music digital files to print licensed jazz digital. Thousands of popular titles to choose from with free samples. Download the best mp3 karaoke songs on karaoke version. The music of thelonious monk dvd grossmans guitar workshop. File allegato thelonious monk discografia rrent dimensione. Round midnight sheet music piano, voice, guitar pdf. Round midnight as played by thelonius monk transcribed by bernard okane thelonious monk, cootie williams bb b b b 4 o.
Mar 30, 2020 thelonious monk round midnight history. Here is a summary of the detected tracks in the file. Thelonious monks epistrophy did you notice how the song seemed more dissonant than some of the others we have listened to but still sounds cool. Share, download and print free sheet music for piano, guitar, flute and more on the worlds largest community of sheet music creators. This folio features notefornote transcriptions from monk recordings as well as a bio and discography showing which recordings were used. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music. The new real book, egalement en trois volumes, publie chez sher music, et est plus lisible. These include evidence, blue monk, well you neednt, ask me now and round midnight.
Round midnight for organ, intermediate sheet music. Round midnight, cowritten by monk, is really not, vintage monk. Duck teaches arrangements of blue monk, lulus back in town, round midnight, and light blue. Especially monk s playing at the piano he seems to love adding flat 5ths to every other chord in fact, if you want to increase the monk factor, instead of. Its more like an ominous ballad, monk is not a balladeer. In my blog i show two systems of your transcription of north as played on solo monk, citing you as the source with a link. In monk s early period he toured the us playing gospel music, and found. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music easy piano.
Round midnight is thelonious monk s most famous composition. Watch pasquale grasso play an impeccable round midnight. A total of 3 midi tracks were detected in thelonious monk round midnight. Choose and determine which version of round midnight chords and tabs by monk thelonious you can play. Thelonious monk midi files download download midi files. Round midnight instrumental mp3 karaoke ella fitzgerald. Monk more than any other major figure in bebop, was, and remains, an original1 monk s life can be categorized into three periods. Sheet music round midnight by thelonious monk, as perf herbie hancock you are about to order a partial song. Check out round midnight by thelonious monk on amazon music.
Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano. Round midnight is a 1986 americanfrench musical drama film directed by bertrand tavernier and written by tavernier and david rayfiel. Monks music is a challenge on any instrument and particularly for fingerstyle guitar. Round midnight is a 1944 composition by pianist thelonious monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists.
This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the. After all, both can be full of mystery, longing, and solitude. Cootie williamss orchestra recorded it in 1944 and used it as their theme song. Round midnight jazz piano voicing tutorial youtube. Monk s music is a challenge on any instrument and particularly for fingerstyle guitar. Round midnight thelonious monk free download as pdf file. Sheet music midi jazz solos transcription services available.
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