Stephen Schwartz: Wicked: Melody Lyrics and Chords: Vocal Album

Nominated for a whopping 10 Tony Awards in 2005 Wicked is an undeniable Broadway smash! A prequel to the all-American classic The Wizard of Oz this new musical is a character study of Elphaba and Glinda school roommates who grow up to become the Wicked Witch and the Good Witch respectively. Hal Leonard offer several songbooks featuring this delightful music including a Vocal Selections book which contains the vocal line with piano accompaniment (HL00313268) and a Piano/Vocal Selections book in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano part (HL00313267). The songbooks feature a special section of colourphotos from the production a note from composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and these fantastic tunes: As Long as You're Mine • Dancing Through Life • Defying Gravity • For Good • I Couldn't Be Happier • I'm Not That Girl • No Good Deed • No One Mourns the Wicked • One Short Day • Popular • What Is This Feeling? • The Wizard and I • Wonderful.

Stephen Schwartz--Wicked Pippin Godspell--is the master of melody. The kind of melody that can pull at your heart or lift you up. Here in this single movement from Tyler's Suite with the goal of creating a lasting culture of kindness through the power of music he does not disappoint. This work shines a light of hope for a safer kinder world and inspires listeners and singers toward this goal.