rrayner
11-17-2013, 01:52 PM
"Autumn Leaves" was written in 1945 by Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma. The English lyrics were written in 1947 by Johnny Mercer.
This was probably one of the first 20 or so songs I learned when I started playing sax, and has long been a favorite of mine. My wife Cynthia shares my love for this song, therefore, I wrote the duet for us.
I have set this hauntingly beautiful melody at a quarter note = 95, but it can be played slower with nice effect.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Ralph Rayner
This was probably one of the first 20 or so songs I learned when I started playing sax, and has long been a favorite of mine. My wife Cynthia shares my love for this song, therefore, I wrote the duet for us.
I have set this hauntingly beautiful melody at a quarter note = 95, but it can be played slower with nice effect.
We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Ralph Rayner