Horace Nalle serves as a principal in Oriole Animal Health, a consulting and investment firm that specializes in animal medicine. More information about Oriole Animal Health, which is located in Atlanta, Georgia, can be found at www.orioleah.com. In his free time, Horace Nalle enjoys composing music in the American standards style, which was most popular from the 1930s through the 1950s.
The American standards style, commonly known as the “Great American Songbook” is actually a genre made up of several defining compositions created from the 1920s through the 1950s for use in theatre and film. These compositions are evocative of a time of rapid change in America, including the Great Depression, both World Wars, and the economic growth that followed. Prominent contributors to this genre include Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, and Frank Sinatra, though countless other artists helped to define the Great American Songbook over the years.
In modern times, many artists have composed music reminiscent of the American standards style, including Willie Nelson with 1978’s “Stardust” and Natalie Cole with 1991’s “Unforgettable…With Love.” Contemporary musicians such as Harry Connick, Jr. and Michael Buble are thought to be modern interpreters of the genre, incorporating elements of American standards style in nearly all of their music. Some modern music is even considered to truly be a part of the Songbook canon, possessing all of the quintessential characteristics of the genre, including music by Barry Manilow and Ann Hampton Callaway.
The American standards style, commonly known as the “Great American Songbook” is actually a genre made up of several defining compositions created from the 1920s through the 1950s for use in theatre and film. These compositions are evocative of a time of rapid change in America, including the Great Depression, both World Wars, and the economic growth that followed. Prominent contributors to this genre include Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, and Frank Sinatra, though countless other artists helped to define the Great American Songbook over the years.
In modern times, many artists have composed music reminiscent of the American standards style, including Willie Nelson with 1978’s “Stardust” and Natalie Cole with 1991’s “Unforgettable…With Love.” Contemporary musicians such as Harry Connick, Jr. and Michael Buble are thought to be modern interpreters of the genre, incorporating elements of American standards style in nearly all of their music. Some modern music is even considered to truly be a part of the Songbook canon, possessing all of the quintessential characteristics of the genre, including music by Barry Manilow and Ann Hampton Callaway.