Who composed Charmaine?

Charmaine was composed by Ernö Rapée in 1926.

When was Charmaine composed?

Charmaine was composed in 1926 by Ernö Rapée.

Is the Charmaine lead sheet free to view?

This jazz lead sheet can be viewed online for free for study, performance practice, and educational use.

In which key is Charmaine?

The lead sheet for Charmaine is in the key of Eb Major.

Charmaine – Free Jazz Lead Sheet

Q: What jazz tunes are similar to Charmaine?

Jazz tunes similar to Charmaine include: Diane, Down By The Old Millstream, In The Good Old Summertime, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, My Buddy, My Wild Irish Rose, Over The Waves, Song Of The Islands, Till We Meet Again. These are often performed as part of the same jazz repertoire and study collections.

Eb Major – Ernö Rapée 1926

Charmaine is a waltz written by Ernö Rapée in 1926. It is an ideal tune to break away from the 4/4 rhythm while playing a standard song of this era.

Free Jazz Leadsheet for charmaine, Eb Major ,courtesy of The Jungle Jazz Band

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About this song:

Charmaine, written in 1926 by Ernö Rapée with lyrics by Lew Pollack, is a lush early popular and jazz standard. This free online lead sheet highlights its sweeping melodic lines and rich harmonic movement, ideal for vocalists, big bands, and small jazz ensembles.

View this lead sheet online to explore its romantic character, expressive phrasing, and performance-ready chord progression.

About the composer: Ernö Rapée

Ernő Rapée was a Hungarian-born American conductor and composer active in the early 20th century. He is best known for his work with the Radio City Symphony Orchestra and the Roxy Theatre, and for his arrangement of Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 13.

Musical strucutre and form

This particular song features 4 parts ABCD with A and C resembling each other in their functions but leading to different sections.

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→ Diane
→ Down by the old millstream
→ In the good old summertime
→ Let me call you sweetheart
→ My buddy
→ My wild irish rose
→ Over the waves
→ Song of the islands
→ Till we meet again

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