Vernon Duke
About Vernon Duke
Vernon Duke (October 10, 1903 - January 16, 1969) was a Russian-American composer/songwriter. Vernon Duke was born Vladimir Dukelsky in Parafianovo, Belarus, then Russia. Duke was a child prodigy, entering Kiev Conservatory in his pre-teens. He arrived in the United States in 1921. His first full Broadway score was for a 1932 revue called "Walk a Little Faster." His first full musical comedy was "Cabin in the Sky" in 1940. He is best known for "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, "April In Paris" with lyrics by E.
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Top Tracks
Taking a Chance on Love
Autumn in New York
April in Paris
I Can't Get Started - Remastered/1996
Walk a Little Faster: April in Paris
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934: I Can't Get Started
Duke: Thumbs Up: Autumn in New York
Ziegfeld Follies of 1936: I Can't Get Started
I Can't Get Started (With You)
Violin Concerto: IIIc. Var. 2, Poco lamentoso
Duke: Walk a Little Faster: April in Paris
I Can't Get Started
Ages Ago
Taking A Chance On Love - From Remains To Be Seen (M-G-M, 1953)
Autumn in New York (Opening)
Duke, Vernon: April in Paris (from "Walk a Little Faster")
Duke, Vernon: Autumn in New York (from "Thumbs Up!")
Autumn In New York - Clef Version
The Sea-Gull and the Ea-Gull
I Can't Get Started (From "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936")
Round About
Parisian Suite: I: A Morning Stroll - Premiere Digital Recording
Parisian Suite: VI: My Grocer’s Dog - Premiere Digital Recording
The Love I Long For
Parisian Suite: II: An American Girl - Premiere Digital Recording
Autumn in New York - Piano
What Is There To Say
Parisian Suite: IV: A Spinster on a Bicycle - Premiere Digital Recording
Homage to Boston: V. Dining at the Ritz: Tempo di Valse de Salon
Parisian Suite: VIII: Café Flore Intellectual - Premiere Digital Recording
Prelude
Parisian Suite: III: Flowers in the Place Madeleine - Premiere Digital Recording
Homage to Boston: II. Boston Common: Mediativo - Piu mosso (tempo giusto)
Cello Concerto: II. Adagietto
Homage to Boston: III. Molly: Andantino con moto
Paris in New York
Parisian Suite: VII: Sunday Outing - Premiere Digital Recording
Remember or Forget
Autumn in New York (Opening Titles)
Parisian Suite: V: Fishermen on the Seine - Premiere Digital Recording
Homage to Boston: VI. Prokofieff in Louisburg Square: Quasi gavotte
Homage to Boston: IV. The Poet and His Wife: Poco pomposo
Taking A Chance On Love - (Breakdown)
Homage to Boston: I. Charles River: Maestoso
Cello Concerto: I. Maestoso
Autumn In New York - Autumn In New York (Yvonne Washington) (4:40)
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Born Too Late
I Like the Likes of You
Words Without Music
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