Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement by Stephen Schwartz Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Wicked - Piano/Vocal Arrangement
Book Review: So good, but so hard!
Summary: 5 Stars
Five stars to this book because the songs are beautifully adapted and true to the musical. However, I bought this book so I could tinker with it on my piano, and it is way too hard for me to get anywhere! I played piano for 8 years as a kid, and am now just a rusty beginner/intermediate player. I thought I could eventually get these songs down by playing them over and over, but after flipping through everything I think the only near-manageable song is "For Good." My favorite, "No Good Deed," is completely impossible and I'll just have to listen to my CD. I would suggest this book for the highly advanced pianist. As for me, I'm going to go check out that easy piano version.
Note: The songs are edited to make more sense when sung by just one or two people. This significantly changes some parts though - I was disappointed to find that the entire "we deserve each other" and "I hope you're happy" segments were deleted from "Dancing Through Life" and "Defying Gravity," respectively.
Book Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I play a lot of popular/broadway piano, and a lot of classical. I appreciate the fine editing (no sloppy progressions...) and beautiful chords. Great work!Book Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very pleased with this product. As a beginner, I am playing the vocal piece and will move into the piano piece once my skills improve. Although I'm not a singer, I enjoy having the lyrics to all the songs. The wonderful photos (most in color) are also a plus. Many of them are the same as those included in the Wicked CD booklet, but here they are full-sized and look fantastic. This is a great product for anyone who's a fan of the show or who simply enjoys playing or singing show tunes.Book Review: Wicked- Piano/vocal arrangement
Summary: 5 Stars
Very well arranged. Written in the same keys as the actual songs from the musical.Book Review: Good Piano Arrangements
Summary: 4 Stars
I really liked the Easy Piano Arrangment book of "Wicked." The keys and rhythms are very user friendly and good for the young piano player. I have also purchased the harder piano arrangement version, but found some of the keys to be trickier and therefore somewhat more frustrating to play. I also like having the words included, so someone could easily sing the part as a vocal solo or just a piano solo. Overall it is nice arrangment of some trickier modern music.