Circle of 5th progressions
The following pieces on this site contain circle of 5th progressions.
Pieces that are not in the 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 | Kern, Joseph and Oscar Hammerstein II | American | “All the Things You Are” from the musical Very Warm for May (1939) – NON-PD | Circle of 5ths progression, altered dominant, ii-V-I progression, descending passing diminished 7th |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Mingus, Charles | American, Black | “Self Portrait in Three Colors” (1957) – NON-PD | Circle of 5ths progression, II-V-I |
| Classical | Beethoven, Ludwig Van | male | Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major (Waldstein), Op. 53, I: Allegro con brio | Sonata form, circle of 5ths progression, third relationship (key), Aug 6, Neapolitan,cto7 |
| 20th century | Grymn, James Tim | black, American | The Tar Heel Blues | compound binary, Aug 6, cto7, circle of 5ths progression, ragtime, fox trot |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Mack, Cecil and Johnson, James P (Jimmy) | Black, American | “Charleston” (1923) | Fox trot, Aug 6, cto7, circle of 5ths progression – ragtime progression (I-III7-VI7-II7-V7-I) |
| 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 | Harrell, Tom | American | “Little Dancer” (1996) – NON-PD | Circle of 5ths progression, Tritone sub |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Blake, Eubie and Sissle, Noble | Black | “Gypsy Blues” (1921) | Augmented 6 chords, Secondary Dominants (circle of fifths progression) |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Kosma, Joseph, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prevert | Hungary, French | “Autumn Leaves” (1945) – NON-PD | Circle of 5ths progression, guidetones/voice leading, linear analysis |
| Jazz, Pop, and Film Music | Howard, Bart | American | “Fly Me To The Moon” (1954) – NON-PD | Circle of 5ths progression |