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Louise
3.0 out of 5 starsVery simple, mostly Broadway.
8 January 2017 - Published on Amazon.com
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I don't quite understand the reviews of this, saying it is for very advanced pianists. It is NOT. It is definitely for beginning to intermediate pianists, and I almost returned it for that reason. The arrangements are extremely simple and are mostly from Broadway musicals. I was imagining a wider cross-section of classical, pop, romantic, religious, ballads, etc. The most beautiful piano solos surely encompass more than Broadway pop! My training was mostly classical and there are MANY classical solos that could have been simplified down for this book to add another level of interest. I just feel this is a big book of very limited scope and not that exciting for someone who has much musical exposure. But it is relaxing to sit down and sight-read, and I'm keeping it for my little ones to work through once I teach them to play piano.
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Very simple, mostly Broadway.
Reviewed in the United States on 8 January 2017
I don't quite understand the reviews of this, saying it is for very advanced pianists. It is NOT. It is definitely for beginning to intermediate pianists, and I almost returned it for that reason. The arrangements are extremely simple and are mostly from Broadway musicals. I was imagining a wider cross-section of classical, pop, romantic, religious, ballads, etc. The most beautiful piano solos surely encompass more than Broadway pop! My training was mostly classical and there are MANY classical solos that could have been simplified down for this book to add another level of interest. I just feel this is a big book of very limited scope and not that exciting for someone who has much musical exposure. But it is relaxing to sit down and sight-read, and I'm keeping it for my little ones to work through once I teach them to play piano.
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E. L. Moon
5.0 out of 5 starsThe Ultimate!
1 December 2018 - Published on Amazon.com
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If you want to stir up beautiful haunting memories with rich melodies embellished by generous chords with surprising, fine-tuned voicings, this just might be the book for you.
With more than 100 years of sheet music on hand, many of these are duplications for me, but the ones that aren’t are ones I’ve searched for, for years, and here the duplicates all are so much more enticing - arrangements that I suspect will be the ones that I turn to when a melody line starts playing in my head.
Fair warning, this book has a powerful magnetic pull that will find you irresistibly back at the keyboard again and again.
This is an excellent collection of beautifully arranged love songs and light classics. I did not like the glued ribbed backing, but for a minimal charge, I had Copy Cornet change it to a spiral notebook and pages are easier to turn.
Nice book for adult players. Good collection of regular and hard pieces. Mostly classics. Not that much classical music. I’m looking forward to show off my music skills.
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Nice collection for adults
Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2019
Nice book for adult players. Good collection of regular and hard pieces. Mostly classics. Not that much classical music. I’m looking forward to show off my music skills.
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Carolina Kat
5.0 out of 5 starsRecommended for the pleasure-seeking intermediate pianist
17 April 2017 - Published on Amazon.com
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There is a range of difficulty in this volume that makes many of the songs accessible to the intermediate pianist with room for embellishment for the advanced musician. There are frequent key changes (that sometimes make sense and sometimes do not) in the longer pieces. Overall the scope of the music is very nice, lovely music. Many of the tunes are lovely lullabies that calm a fussy baby (true story) or soothe a busy day. Hubby said "Blue Moon" is worth the purchase of my grand piano. This isn't intended as solely classical piano, for that many books are available, however it contains some very sweet popular music from Billy Joel to Sting and terrific oldies like "Jean" or classics by Gershwin such as "Summertime". I thoroughly enjoy the selections. Clair de Lune, Fur Elise, and Canon in D are examples of the classical pieces included in this book, and they are lovely arrangements. I recommend this for pure enjoyment, relaxing and beautiful songs, and elegant non-tyrannical arrangements.