Product Description
Inspired and wildly imaginative, "Minuet For My Pet" contains zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to "Minuet in G" as originally written for piano by Beethoven. With lyric by Richard Perlmutter, it's an enchanting story of a dancing horse who does the minuet elegantly despite having two left feet! It's filled with fact and fancy and opens a door to serious music that's fun.
GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Piano teachers often tell their students they should sing the pieces they play to improve their performance. This forces students to interpret pieces lyrically. They become more aware how phrases rise and fall, where pauses should be taken for breaths, and what notes should be emphasized. The witty and delightful lyrics in this song provide an entertaining means to this end. It is fun to sing along with and makes practicing both educational and fun!
PRAISE FOR BEETHOVEN'S WIG
"Classical music was never supposed to be this much fun. Was it?"
- Baltimore Sun
"Instrumental music tends not to charm children... and a classical piece. Not a good bet. But what if that work had words?"
- New York Times
"The songs are funny... The lyrics are hummable mnemonics, each imparting information about the work or the composer."
- Washington Post
"An irreverent, witty approach to music appreciation... a laugh out loud that pretty much guarantees listeners will forevermore recognize the classics."
- Los Angeles Times
ABOUT BEETHOVEN'S WIG
Beethoven's Wig is the creation of Richard Perlmutter, who is the lyricist, lead singer and producer of the group's five albums. Beethoven's Wig has toured North America and performed at arts centers and with symphony orchestras. The group's recordings have won 50 awards including four GRAMMY Nominations. They have also won Parent's Choice Awards, Teacher's Choice Awards and been designated as "Notable Recordings" by the American Library Association.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.