32-Bar Song Form
The following pieces on this website are in 32-bar song form.
Pieces that are not in Public Domain are marked NON-PD and may not have a score.
| PERIOD/PAGE | COMPOSER | COMPOSER CATEGORY | COMPOSITION | ANALYTIC TOPICS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Arlen, Harold | American | “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz (1939-NON-PD) | 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Berlin, Irving | American | “Blue Skies” (1927) | 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Garner, Erroll and Burke, Johnny | American, Male, black (Garner) | “Misty” (1954) – NON-PD | Mixture, Tritone sub, 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin | American | “I Got Rhythm” (1930) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, Rhythm Changes |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Gershwin, George and Ira Gershwin | American | “Someone to Watch Over Me” from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Haggart, Bob and Burke, Johnny | American | “What’s New?” (1939) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, third relationships, turnaround |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Harline, Leigh and Washington, Ned | American | “When You Wish Upon a Star” from the Disney movie Pinocchio (1939) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, Mixture, altered dominants, passing diminished 7th |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Kern, Jerome | American | “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” from the musical Roberta (1933) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, Altered dominants, ii-V-I progression |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Lennon, John and Paul McCartney | British | “Yesterday” (1965) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Nelson, Willie | American, country | “Crazy” (1961) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Parker, Charlie | American, Black | “Confirmation” (1946) – NON-PD | Tritone sub, circle of 5ths progression, 32-bar song form |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Porter, Cole | American | “Anything Goes” from the musical Anything Goes (1934) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, altered dominant |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Porter, Cole | American, Male | “Night and Day” (1932) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, Mixture, Aug 6, Descending bass line |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Rodgers, Richard and Hammerstein II, Oscar | American, Male | “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top” (1943) – NON-PD | 32-bar song form, vi-ii-V-I progression |