Glee: The Music: Piano Solo

SKU: BT.MUSAM1000868

ISBN 9781849385893.

This great songbook features a selection of the best music from Season 1 of the hit show Glee. Re-live all the great moments as a group of ragtag performers is transformed into a Show Choir Nationalscompetingteam.

Features time-proven classics as well as modern hits, including the Bill Withers soul classic, Lean On Me, My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson, Cyndi Lauper's hit, TrueColoursand the hit single, Don't Stop Believin', originally by Journey.

SKU: ET.PNO102

ISBN 9790207009760.

The first movement has a dreamy and dramatic impressionistic quality, whereas the second movement is deeply melancholy and religious sounding. The third movement is playful with pulsating rhythms, which demonstrate a symphonic jazz feel.
In 1963, at the age of thirty, Lane quickly formed up a close friendship with Paul Van Ness through their involvement with the Ridgewood Orpheus Glee Club (NJ), an all-male choir for which Lane was appointed accompanist. Lane maintained the accompanist position for this group for forty-one years until his death in 2004. Lane dedicated his Sonata 2 to Van Ness as a high school graduation present in 1965. During this period Lane also composed a piano suite for four hands, and a fantasy for piano and orchestra, along with other solo instrumental, choral and orchestral works. Van Ness performed the world premiere of Piano Sonata 2 at his Senior Recital in 1969, five years after its conception, at the Eastman School of Music, Lane’s alma mater. Karl Tricomi, another student of Lane’s and also graduate of the Eastman School of Music performed this second Sonata in 1976 at Carnegie Hall (NY) as well.