Piano Songbook Contemporary Songs Volume 2

Play and sing over twenty contemporary Piano songs!Piano transcriptions of over twenty modern songs from Radiohead Rufus Wainwright Adele Duffy Alicia Keys The Feeling Goldfrapp and many more...All songs accurately transribed from the original recordings for Piano and voice with Guitar chord boxes.

The Library Of Pop Songs is a unique collection of some of the greatest pop songs of the past 50 years. This enormous compilation spans classics from 1960s folk hits to contemporary songs by global superstarsColdplay and Adele. Arranged for Piano Vocal and Guitar this volume is at once a history of popular music a treasure-trove of the best pop songs ever written and a wonderfully versatilesongbook.  Together these outstanding songs comprise nothing less than a history of the golden age of popular music from the rock ’n’ roll years onwards covering every pop genre with a roll call ofsuperstars and supergroups ranging from ABBA and Michael Jackson to Oasis and Whitney Houston. Featuring tunes like Bridge Over Troubled Water How Deep Is Your Love and Let It Be The Library Of PopSongs comes right up to the present day with hits like Bleeding Love Hey Soul Sister and Rihanna's Take A Bow.Every song in The Library of Pop Songs has beenarranged for Piano Vocal and Guitar to correspond with the original version. It features the Piano part the Vocal melody as well as Guitar chord boxes and symbols so whether you want to play Piano or Guitar or just sing you’ll be using authentic professional arrangements based on original recordings. This volume is also spiral bound for convenience allowing you to quickly find what you're looking for or simply browse to find something new knowing you won't be disappointed! What’s more the sheer range of songs included makes this the only major pop sheet music collection that will truly have something for everyone from almost everypost-war decade. In short it’s a one-volume library of popular songs that everyone will treasure and want to bring out for parties and gatherings for years to come. The versatility of this book is second-to-none containing

The Gallipoli Campaign took place between April 1915 and January 1916 and marked the first significant military engagement for Australia as an independent dominion. The Gallipoli Songbook commemorates this crucial event of the Great War with a collection of contemporary songs relating to the soldiers, the public at home, and the sheer poignancy of such a tragic event, all arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar.The diversity of songs included in this Gallipoli Songbook is testament to the spirit of optimism, consolation and humour inherent in the collective consciousness at the time of such great anxiety and fear. This is a wonderful compilation of contemporary tunes that were popular both before the War, during the various campaigns and after the War itself. Some songs included here sum up the optimistic and patriotic spirit in the years leading up to Gallipoli, such as Waltzing Matilda and God Save The King, while others like And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, from after the event, look back on the horrors of the Anzac experience on those fateful days.Other tunes come from the wonderful British Music Hall tradition, using irony, sarcasm and humour to overcome the sadness associated with the Great War. Songs like Oh! It's A Lovely War, It's A Long Way To Tipperary and Along The Road To Gundagai were popular both at home and as marching tunes, conquering the petrifying realities of war with rousing music and song. The Gallipoli Songbook also includes wistful, sad and heartbreakingly poignant lyrics that capture the unavoidable sadness associated with the costs of total war, songs like I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, There's A Long, Long Trail and The Gift Of Years, all bittersweet reflections on love, loss and life's transience. Each song included here is a fantastic way to remember the victims of the Gallipoli campaign, and to understand the power that music has to allay, disguise and reflect upon fear and anxiety. The songs, arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar with full lyrics and chord boxes, are a fascinating insight into the period from before the War to after it, and their timelessness makes them as fun to play and sing now, as they were back then. The book also contains a smattering of brilliant images from the time, as well as an extensive foreword that explains, in detail, some of the songs and their meanings.The Gallipoli Songbook is an enjoyable, poignant and fascinating collection of tunes of, or relating to, the Great War and the Gallipoli campaign. Each song is beautiful in its own way, and would be perfect for a commemorative performance, or just an addition to your general repertoire. This songbook is perfect for a musician interested in history, or simply anyone who appreciates the golden age of emotive songs that meant more back then than we could ever imagine today. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

Featuring songs from award-winning Finnish pianist and composer Iiro Rantala's three most acclaimed albums this Piano Songbook includes 20 selections expertly arranged for Piano. One of the most famous pianists in Finland as well as being renowned internationally Iiro Rantala?has played with the band 'Trio Töykeät' and composed many songs as a solo musician. He has won numerous awards including the prestigious German ECHO Jazz award in 2012 for 'Best International Pianist'. This Piano Songbook?features selections from three of the best albums he has worked on: 'Anyone With A Heart' withthe 'Iiro Rantala String Trio'; and his solo compositions 'Lost Heroes' and 'My History Of Jazz'.? Rantala?is known for his playing style that is at once playful then serious. Many fans see his style as combining a virtuosic technical proficiency with a sense of humour making him a favourite within the jazz Piano world. His two solo albums are both a musical exposition of?Rantala's talent and an exploration of his inspirations and personal view of the history of jazz. This makes the songbook a truly original compilation with works that will expand your repertoire with exciting and innovative compositions while also giving an insight into the personal mind of one of today's most striking jazz pianists.? If you're a fan of the man?himself or just big on contemporary jazz Piano Iiro Mantala is a big figure to keep an eye on. This Piano Songbook?contains a diverse selection of his best works giving you an excellent introduction to the genius of the Scandinavian superstar.

16 Chart Hits-Following the success of Volume 1 the Spring and Summer edition of Really Easy Piano Chart Hits contains 16 of today's biggest and best pop songs complete with song background notes playing hints andtips. The end of the past year produced pure pop gold from Little Mix's big earworm Black Magic to Adele's impeccable return to form with Hello. If you're a beginner pianist looking to learn some oftoday's best pop tunes the Really Easy Piano collection of Chart Hits is the songbook for you.Featuring hits like Justin Bieber's Love Yourself Zayn's fantasticPillowtalk David Bowie's swansong Lazarus as well as Jess Glynne's inspirational anthem Don't Be So Hard On Yourself this collection includes the cream of the pop crop for Easy Piano. For beginners oryoung pianists the songbook includes performance notes hints and handy fingering guides throughout enabling players to learn these familiar songs quickly and easily.Boasting 16 chart-toppers fascinating song backgroundinformation and chord symbols throughout Really Easy Piano is the best place to learn the catchiest contemporary songs.

The fourth book in the Piano Gefällt Mir! series brings you 50 more chart and film hits, all arranged for Easy Piano by renowned composer Hans-Günter Heumann. Featuring an accompanying MP3 CD with both full and play-along backing tracks.This series has long been a favourite for Pianists looking to learn popular tracks from an authoritative source, and Hans-Günter Heumann has proven himself as a name you can rely on for Easy Piano arrangements of great modern pop classics. Everything from Coldplay to Harry Potter is included here, so you'll never be short of contemporary songs to learn and perform.From George Ezra's massive hit Budapest to Sam Smith's Money On My Mind, this book collects the finest hits from the past few years and arranges them for you to start playing straight away. A great selection of film songs and themes are also represented, such as Ed Sheeran's atmospheric I See Fire from 'The Hobbit' film, and Pharrell Williams's unbelievably catchy Happy from 'Despicable Me 2'.With this perfect-bound edition of book four of Piano Gefällt Mir!, you'll receive an accompanying MP3 CD, enabling you to listen to full backing tracks of all the tunes, then versions without the Piano part, ensuring you can get the most out of this songbook.Not only this, but a few of Heumann's own compositions are sprinkled throughout, allowing you to take inspiration from this indisputable giant of composition's own creations. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)