Someone to Watch Over Me (Solo Piano) By George Gershwin.
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SKU: A0.1391832
Composed by George Gershwin. Arranged by Anastasio Rossi. Broadway,Musical/Show,Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Standards. Score. 2 pages. Anastasio Rossi #975233. Published by Anastasio Rossi (A0.1391832).“Someone to Watch Over Me” is one of the Gershwins’ most iconic songs, written by Ira for his wife Leonore in commemoration of their marriage on September 14, 1926. The song made its Broadway debut in the hit musical Oh, Kay! (1926). The musical featured Victor Moore as Jimmy and Gertrude Lawrence as Kay. Even though the show as a whole was wildly popular, Gertrude Lawrence’s rendition of “Someone to Watch Over Me” was the show’s big hit.
"Someone to Watch Over Me" was written by George Gershwin initially as a "fast and jazzy" up-tempo rhythm tune – marked scherzando (playful) in the sheet music – but in the 1930s and 1940s it was recorded by singers in a slower ballad form, which became the standard. The definitive slow torch song version was first released by Lee Wiley in 1939, followed by Margaret Whiting in 1944.
This arrangement as a Piano Solo, Is in the slower ballad tempo. Where the embellishments are intricate, suggested fingerings are included in the score.
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