Speak Low

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"Speak Low" is a popular jazz and pop standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Ogden Nash, first introduced in the 1943 musical "One Touch of Venus."

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Speak Low canonical 5
“Speak Low” 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf pop standard
song
associatedWithComposer Kurt Weill
associatedWithLyricist Ogden Nash
basedOn line from William Shakespeare’s play "Much Ado About Nothing"
composer Kurt Weill
countryOfOrigin United States
firstAppearanceIn One Touch of Venus
genre jazz
traditional pop
hasInfluenceOn postwar jazz repertoire
hasRecordingType instrumental performance
vocal performance
hasTheme passing of time
transience of love
urgency in romance
introducedInMusical One Touch of Venus
isStandardIn cabaret repertoire
modern jazz
vocal jazz
language English
lyricAlludesTo "Speak low if you speak love" from "Much Ado About Nothing"
lyricist Ogden Nash
notableLyricLine "Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon"
"Speak low when you speak, love"
notablePerformer Anita O’Day
linked to: Anita O'Day

Barbra Streisand
Bill Evans
Billie Holiday
Chet Baker
Dexter Gordon
Dianne Reeves
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Kurt Weill
Mary Martin
Nancy Wilson
Sarah Vaughan
Tony Bennett
originalMedium stage musical
originalProduction Broadway musical "One Touch of Venus"
originalProductionYear 1943
partOfRepertoire Great American Songbook
publicationYear 1943
typicalForm AABA song form
typicalTempo ballad
usedAs jazz improvisation standard

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurt Weill notableSong Speak Low
LoveMusik includesSongByKurtWeill “Speak Low”
linked to: Speak Low
One Touch of Venus notableSong Speak Low
One Touch of Venus notableSong Speak Low
Summer Nights hasTrack Speak Low
Peckin' Time hasTrack Speak Low