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 enlarge | Author: Stephen Schwartz
Brand: Hal Leonard
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 2354
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 122
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 9 x 0.3
ISBN: 063407881X
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999132670
EAN: 9780634078811
ASIN: 063407881X
Publication Date: June 1, 2004
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Wickedly fun! July 22, 2006
If you've seen the play, you will love this book. The arrangements are great as well as fun to play.
Wicked Piano/Vocal Selections April 24, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book because a friend gave me the Wicked CD and I fell in love with the show. This book is a selection of the most popular songs from the show, in a format where a singer could perform them with only piano accompaniment. Most of the songs are pretty close to the versions that you hear on the CD, but some have been altered to make them easier to perform as solos or audition pieces. Most of the speaking and chorus parts (like in "Popular" and "One Short Day") have been removed and some of the songs have new endings. In "Dancing Through Life", the second half of the song has been cut so the entire song can be sung by only one person. Also, the part in "The Wizard and I" where Elphaba has a vision also appears in "Defying Gravity". Lastly, "For Good" is written so it can be sung as a duet or a solo.
This book is good for anyone looking to sing these songs as a solo, duet or for an audition. The piano part is a simplified version of the orchestral score with the melody line usually occurring in the right hand and it is easy enough for almost any accompanist to play. However, if you are looking for an exact translation of the songs from the show, you will be disappointed. Otherwise, this is a good buy for any Wicked fan who wants to perform their favorite songs from this fantastic show!
WICKED March 16, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. RECEIVED THE VERY NEXT DAY. "COULDN'T BE HAPPIER"
WICKED Piano/Vocal Arrangement March 10, 2006
Great book! Easy to read with good arrangements from the incredible musical, WICKED. Probably best-appreciated if you have seen the show.
The "storybook" is great, too! The music and the story work so well together! And, if you read WICKED, the book, you will want to read SON OF A WITCH, as well (by Gregory Maguire).
What is this Feeling? LOVING February 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There have been a lot of different feelings on this book. One of the first pages is a note from the composer Stephen Schwartz, giving a discription of why some of the songs are altered a bit. He goes on to give his e-mail address if you need further assistance (very cool).
Now Of course any songs taken away from a full orchestra, to perform on your own or with a small group, are going to need some changes. My skills at reading and playing music are limited and this is deffinately not an EZ play book but it's great just the same, and knowing Stephen Schwartz himself worked on it and not some schmo from who-knows-where makes it worth it.
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