Broadway Songs in 6/8 and 9/8 time

[irishdanceok]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 4:09pm

I am looking for Broadway songs on 6/8 and 9/8 time signatures. Can anyone help me out?

[PopAria]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 5:22pm

Memory from Cats

[angel_of_music2]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 5:38pm

Send In The Clowns
America
I Know Where I've Been
Consider Yourself
I'm Still Here
Hopelessly Devoted To You
Before The Parade Passes By
Open A New Window
Masculinity
Do You Hear The People Sing?
Thank You Very Much

[RuprechtJr.]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 5:55pm

Memory, Send in the Clowns, I Know Where I've Been, I'm Still Here, and Hopelessly Devoted are all in 12/8. I think Do You Hear The People Sing is in 4/4 with a lot of dotted eighth-sixteenth rhythms.

From "A Little Night Music":
Ev'ry Day a Little Death 6/8
Now 6/8
It Would Have Been Wonderful 9/8

[vitamins]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:10pm

A Weekend in the Country

[bjh2114]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:28pm

Almost ANYTHING from A Little Night Music...

[michellek45]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:07am

A lot of the songs already given here are 12/8 or 3/4, which often have different beats accented than songs that are truly 6/8.

9/8
The Impossible Dream- Man of La Mancha

6/8
Perfect For You, A Promise, A Light In the Dark, a few others- Next To Normal
I'll Cover You- Rent
Touch Me- Spring Awakening
More I Cannot Wish You- Guys and Dolls
Brave Sir Robin- Spamalot
Seventy Six Trombones- The Music Man
Rooftop Duet/Falling- Ordinary Days (mostly)

[RuprechtJr.]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:13am

"Almost ANYTHING from A Little Night Music..."

Not true. Most of the score is in either 12/8, 3/2, 3/8, or 3/4. Only a few are in true 6/8 or 9/8. And "Miller's Son" even goes in 2/4 for a brief period with the accents adjusted to fit the "everything in this score can be subdivided into 3s" rule.

"Funny" from City of Angels - 6/8

Updated On: 1/11/12 at 12:13 AM