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a friends teenage son is a great pianist but, like his father , has very conservative musical taste. I was chatting to him about songs to learn that people would recognise as piano songs or that just sound good on piano. off the top of my head I said anything by the Beatles, almost anything by Nick Cave (post birthday party) particularly into my arms and just about anything by Simon and Garfunkel. thats a bit to go at. I would like to buy him a book with this kind of thing in it but I have no idea what . so ideas for songs from the resident piano thumpers and ideas for books please.
In reply to ALT EGO:
Piano based pop songs played in my house (not by me) - Adele, Elton John, Abba, David Gray, George Michael, Tori Amos (that might be quite hard though), Queen. All of these available in book form - I’m looking at the bookshelf right now. Also lots of musical theatre type stuff, chart hits by year and classical chill out stuff.
In reply to ALT EGO:
Not a book but your question reminded me of this, probably one of the greatest Beatles piano covers I've ever heard, by a master:
In reply to ALT EGO:
Avril14
youtube.com/watch?v=uxTdTaNIUxo&
Light my fire - Doors has a nice keyboard line.
Pretty much anything by Einaudi
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In reply to ALT EGO:
I really like Nacho Pozo's youtube channel. It's all in Spanish but language isn't too much of a barrier. Chuck him a couple of quid on patreon and sheet music is available too.
In reply to ALT EGO:
My husband plays things from Francesco https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ8THdZnqPVoLN9zuT-pjBg
He has got loads of up to date music. It is really good. You can listen to the songs and buy one at a time. Well worth having a look.
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In reply to ALT EGO:
Light, Strata, Feathers, Birdwoman and Glass Sea by Poppy Ackroyd. All in one collection “Sketches” that you can buy as an actual piano solo sheet music book
> Tori Amos (that might be quite hard though),
the teenager in question is apparently “a great pianist” so let’s assume that nothing is “hard” for them
I also nominate Pajarillo by Elena Luisa Paesano. It’s not hard (hard for me because I am not a great pianist) but it’s great. You can find a decent score online . Not recognisable like “Imagine” but so so much better
Or try El Choclo by Angel Villòldo , very recognisable
In reply to ALT EGO:
Piano music of modern songs is all over the place in terms of quality of transcriptions. Generally best where the song was written by a pianist, e.g., Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury, and Great Gig in the Sky and Shine on You Crazy Diamond by Rick Wright. Others that I have liked are: Creep , My Way, The Girl from Ipanema, Unchained Melody, You'll Never Walk Alone, Your Song, and lots by the Beatles.
In reply to J Skye:
> Not a book but your question reminded me of this, probably one of the greatest Beatles piano covers I've ever heard, by a master:
You'd have to be really good to play that!
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In reply to John Stainforth:
> You'd have to be really good to play that!
You'd have to be a boring old chin stroking bastard to want to.
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In reply to Heike:
I'd say Francesco would be absolutely perfect. So many covers of popular songs are aimed at beginners but Francesco is so much more. I didn't know I liked Taylor Swift until I learnt Francescos version of Lover 😅
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In reply to ALT EGO:
The Piano (Nyman)? Written so they could be played by actress Holly Hunter, a capable pianist, but not a virtuoso.
Tiersen's Comptine d'un Atre Ete seems popular.
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In reply to ALT EGO:
In the past I took a sheet music copy from my brothers, of something in the air, by Thunderclap Newman, which was quite good.
Ditto I'm still waiting by Diana Ross.
A lot of sheet music of popular songs is disappointing as it is simplistic rubbish, and not like the actual songs.
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In reply to John Stainforth:
Yes, he is outstanding, I think. But how about this, the otherworldly Chris Anderson:
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