Glenn miller moonlight serenade

1939 swing ballad by Glenn Miller

For other uses, see Moonlight Serenade (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Moonlight Sonata.

"Moonlight Serenade" is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish.

It was an immediate phenomenon when released in May 1939 as an instrumental arrangement, though it had been adopted and performed as Miller's signature tune as early as 1938, even before it had been given the name "Moonlight Serenade".

In 1991, Miller's recording of "Moonlight Serenade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Background

Miller studied the Schillinger technique with Joseph Schillinger,^[1] who is credited with helping Miller create the "Miller sound", and under whose tutelage he composed "Moonlight Serenade".^[2]

The song evolved from a 1935 version entitled "Now I Lay Me Down to Weep", with music by Glenn Miller and lyrics by Eddie Heyman to a version called "Gone w