Victor Young
Sweet Sue, Just You
for String Orchestra
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Victor Young
Sweet Sue, Just You
for String Orchestra
- Instrumentation String Orchestra
- Composer Victor Young
- Editor Jirka Kadlec
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- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Editions Marc Reift
- Order no. EMR99451
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Description:
Sweet Sue, Just You is an iconic work by American composer Victor Young, written in the 1920s and quickly becoming a major standard. Carried by a delicate and elegant melody, it embodies the timeless charm of popular music from the interwar period. Its character—at once light and expressive—captivates with its refined simplicity and leaves plenty of room for interpretive sensitivity. The flowing, vocal-like style highlights a subtle expressiveness marked by nostalgia and warmth. The piece is highly regarded in the jazz and popular music repertoire and has been performed by numerous artists over the decades. It attests to Victor Young’s talent for creating memorable and accessible themes. "Sweet Sue, Just You" remains to this day a warm and charming work that appeals to a wide audience.