Summertime

Summary

Summertime is a musical work/composition^[1]. Summertime ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Summertime's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• Summertime's composer is recorded as George Gershwin^[4].
• Summertime's genre is jazz^[5].
• Summertime's genre is opera^[6].
• Among the performers on Summertime was Abbie Mitchell^[7].
• Among the performers on Summertime was Billie Holiday and her Orchestra^[8].
• Among the performers on Summertime was Mina^[9].
• Summertime was performed by Adriano Celentano^[10].
• Summertime was performed by Sam Cooke^[11].
• Summertime was performed by Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[12].
• Summertime's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• Summertime was released on 1935^[14].
• Summertime's lyricist is recorded as DuBose Heyward^[15].
• Summertime's lyricist is recorded as Dorothy Heyward^[16].
• Summertime's lyricist is recorded as Ira Gershwin^[17].
• Summertime's tonality is recorded as A minor^[18].
• Summertime's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Summertime'}^[19].
• Summertime's has characteristic is recorded as jazz standard^[20].
• Summertime's different from is recorded as Summertime^[21].
• Summertime's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Summertime and the livin' is easy"}^[22].
• Summertime's form of creative work is recorded as aria^[23].
• Summertime's form of creative work is recorded as song^[24].
• Summertime's music created for is recorded as Porgy and Bess^[25].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[26]

• Genre(s): blues, rock^[27]

• Community tags: blues, rock^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 986359d8-34ff-3fe2-84fe-155b5f167975^[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Abbie Mitchell^[7], Billie Holiday and her Orchestra^[8], Mina^[9], Adriano Celentano^[10], Sam Cooke^[11], and Booker T. & the M.G.'s^[12].

Publication

Summertime was published on 1935^[14]. Summertime's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Genres include jazz^[5] and opera^[6].

Why It Matters

Summertime ranks in the top 2% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month).^[2] Summertime has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Summertime is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]