MUSIC ANALYSIS

Trisha Anderson Introduction to Music 1010

Artists

Elvis Presley Ervin Drake

Frank SinatraIrene Higginbotham

Dan Fisher Billie Holliday

Billy JoelThe Beatles Paul Simon

Amanda McBroomIrene Kitchen

Ervin Drake Jazz Composer

New York native

Over 20 million copies sold in 1953

Awarded Sylvania award

The President of the American Guild of Authors and Composers in 1973 to 1982

Assisted with the copy right law that passed in 1976.

Biography

Irene Higginbotham

“I had a hard time finding a real Biography on Irene Higginbotham. There were conflicting information on her and an Irene Kitchen. I found many websites that said both of these ladies did the song “Good morning Heartbreak”. One woman was an African American and the other was white. I couldn’t find any websites that were credible websites to read on her”

Dan Fisher

Born in 1920New York NativeSong Writer/ ComposerWrote songs with Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, and Sammy GallopDan fisher joined the ASCAP in 1953

Dan Fisher was a song writer. He wrote songs for specific people. There were four women in particular that he wrote songs for these women

were: Billie Holiday, Hope Emerson, Mildred Bailey, and Mabel Mercer.

Frank Sinatra

Vocalist

Innumerous awards winner

Notorious personality known worldwide

Sang “It was a very good year”

Billie Holliday

Sang- Good Morning Heartbreak

Good Morning Heartache

Good Morning Heartache was made by Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, and Dan Fisher in the early 1940’s. It was first brought to Ervin drake by Irene Higginbotham. Irene had the music composed and asked Ervin to put words to it. Ervin was going

through a rough time and therefore he wrote out the words very quickly.

Good Morning Heartache

0:38- The melody in the instruments are consistent and smooth. The vocals in the song are pitchy. The harmony is hard to follow with the vocals being up and down so

often. This does help create the culture in the song.

This song is all about being in the mourn of someone. The composer wrote this song because he was in the mourn of his wife

dying.

It was a Very Good Year

It was a very good year was written and composed by Ervin Drake. It was a huge hit when frank Sinatra sang it. Frank Sinatra Decided to sing this song when he was turning

50. It was to tell his story about growing older and loving his life.

It was a Very Good Year

This song was the inspiration for doing my paper on Ervin

Drake. When I would go through a hard time this was a

great song.

3:10- The music and instruments become shrilling until the harp comes in about two seconds after. This gives

the song depth.

The Rickety Rickshaw Man

Ervin Drake wrote and composed this song in 1945. This sold over a million copies. Eddie Howard and his orchestra sang this big hit

song.

The Rickety Rickshaw Man

• 1:54-The melody in the music is upbeat. The brass instruments form are working well together as well as the as the texture and

dynamics.