autumn leaves??? (1 Viewer)

[skankit]

does anyone know when autumn leaves was first written? i wanna use it as inspiration for my 1900-1945 composition. in fact, i HAVE used it.. so does anyone know? i cant find much about original dates on the internet, reckon id be safe to make it up??

 

[mack]

Yes youre safe, it falls withing that date. I forget the actual date, but i remember it was composed by Joseph Kosma. Im going to dig up the sheet music for it now.
When you say you have used it as an inspiration, does that mean you have used a similar chord structure?(ii-V-I in Bb major, ii-V-I in relative minor)?

 

[skankit]

yeah im using the chord structure, i love the whole ii V I in major then in minor thing. pretty much ive sorta improvised a few solos over the chords, and i'm gonna use these as my melody... (its for solo trumpet so therell be no chords)