Wedding Album for the Classical Pianist Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is quite a good companion for anyone who will be playing piano at weddings.It's a good collection of wedding pieces, that is so useful as I have a number of wedding music to plan.

However, the disappointments for me are: one, that Robert has edited some of the popular traditional wedding pieces like the Wedding March to a simplified and much shorter version.It seemed to lack the intricacy and richness that these classical pieces had.I was actually looking for full versions of these pieces, so this is quite a down side for me.

Secondly, the binding of the book doesn't really allow ease of displaying on the piano as it doesn't lie flat and keeps curling back shut.

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Forty beautiful and well-known classical music works for the professional pianist. Great for weddings, recitals, and other special occasions. Titles (and composers) include: Ave Maria (Schubert) * Claire de Lune (Debussy) * Impromptu (Schubert) * The Wedding March (Mendelssohn) * Un Bel Di from Madame Butterfly (Puccini) * Pomp and Circumstance (Elgar) * Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky) * Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell) * Bridal Chorus (Wagner) * Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) among others.

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A DAY TO REMEMBER: Piano Music for your Wedding Day Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good resource for solo pianists who play a lot of weddings.I bought it after getting multiple requests for music "like the O'Neill Brothers."The problem is, half the songs that you will be asked for are in the 2nd volume, so you'll have to buy two books (this seems to be a way to get more money per song, rather than publishing them all in a single volume).That being said, a single wedding should cover the cost of the both books.A few of the songs* have an optional instrumental part to complete the arrangement.

A Day To Remember includes:
Falling in Love
Wachet Auf (Sleepers, Awake)
Air on the G String
Air (from _Water Music_)
Reminiscent Joy
Canon in D*
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring*
The Wedding Song (There Is Love)
Ave Maria*
I Will Be Here
The Gift of Love*
Spring (from _The Four Seasons_)
Ode to Joy
From This Moment On
The Way You Look Tonight
Forever in Love

The arrangements are intermediate to advanced.Comparing the transcriptions with other Hal Leonard editions that I have, I find that the Airs are the same as in other HL books.The transcriptions of JesuJoy of Man's Desiring and Ave Maria are slightly arranged for the 2nd instrument, and Canon in D is heavily arranged.I have never seen a piano transcription of Spring before.It is the most difficult piece in the book, and the least pianistic, but it still makes for a great recessional with a little bit of practice and metronome work.For a piece that could be potentially difficult to reduce to piano, the transcription is fairly accurate and satisfying.

My biggest complaint is that with only three days of gentle use, the spine is already cracking.I fear the book will not last through its first ceremony, and I may have to photocopy the pages and put them into a notebook for practical use.

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Minnesota brothers Tim & Ryan O'Neill have made a name for themselves playing together on two pianos. They've sold nearly a million copies of their 16 CDs, performed for President Bush and provided music for the NBC, ESPN and HBO networks. This superb son

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ESSENTIAL WEDDING COLLECTION PRELUDES PROCESSIONALS & RECESSIONALS PIANO SOLO (Piano Solo Songbook) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this book several years ago, and it remains a challenge and a good resource to this day. The pieces are advanced (although some are far easier than others)and need rehearsal, but none are impossible. Some are arrangements (although never poppy or jazzy), and others are printed exactly as the composer intended.

Here you will find works by Beethoven, Handel, and Mozart, as you would expect, but you also find Debussy, Edward Elgar, and Gustav Holst. The Essential Wedding Collection contains both the Wedding March by Mendelssohn and the Bridal Chorus by Richard Wagnar.

I've always been proud to include a piece from this book at my performances at churches, weddings, or memorial services. These pieces are dignified and beautiful, and very playable. If you're a high level pianist, you'll find this book to be very useful.

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Piano solo arrangements of 25 classical favorites for weddings. Includes: Air on the G String * Bridal Chorus * Canon in D * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Ode to Joy * Rondeau * Sheep May Safely Graze * Trumpet Voluntary * Wedding March * more.

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