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Summary: Slightly disappointing, but still enjoyable
Comment: In case it wasn't clear from the other reviews, the version of the book sold here is intended for EASY PIANO. It's fulfilling in that regard, but that means the arrangements struggle to create easy rhythms (which barely match the original composition), and are often transcribed for an easier key (or in order to avoid a key change). With a little effort, many of these can be adapted to provide the richer melodies & tonalities that you would expect to find in other arrangements by Dan Coates. The selections are diverse to the point where it's hard to determine what makes any of these the "best" -- it just looks like stuff was picked randomly to appeal to a wider audience. If I'd been able to flip through this in a music store, I probably wouldn't have bought it. The book's binding is decent, but from my experience with similar books I wouldn't give it daily exposure to the sun due to the weak type of glue used.
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Summary: The Best in Movie Sheet Music
Comment: It has a nice selection of easily played music from a wide range of eras. The arrangements are nicely done.
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Summary: Twenty-four easy to play songs from movies
Comment: As advertised this book contains songs that have appeared in movies. Most of the arrangements are quite easy to play or sing. There are twenty-four songs in the collection and some are common standards such as SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW, STAR WARS THEME, THE PINK PANTHER THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE from ICE CASTLES and SINGING IN THE RAIN. Disney is very well represented with COLORS OF THE WIND, GOD HELP THE OUTCASTS, SO THIS IS LOVE, A WHOLE NEW WORLD and ONCE UPON A DREAM. Broadway musicals made in to films are also part of this book with SEND IN THE CLOWNS and TOMORROW. Rather oddly an easy to play arangement of Led Zeppelin's classic STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN is chosen by virtue of that song being played in the documentary THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME. The rest of the selections are a bit more obscure (at least to me) but the table of contents does helpfully list the movie from which each song is taken. Full lyrics are included with the exception of the one instrumental selection Pachebel's CANON IN D from ORDINARY PEOPLE. There are songs from movies as recent as THE POLAR EXPRESS and THE NOTEBOOK but most pieces are older. A good collection but not a great one.
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Summary: great piano book
Comment: We just got a piano a month ago and although I took lessons for many years as a kid, I really had not played in 20 years. With only a little practice, I was able to play several of the songs in this book pretty quickly, and while others will take more work, they are at a good level: not too simplistic, but not hard.
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Summary: The Best Book!
Comment: Wow! I play the piano and sing and I am telling you that this book is one of the best compilations - I sing and play at the same time with ease. I recommend this book to all who enjoy music.
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