Product Description
Inspired and wildly imaginative, "Beethoven's Wig Sing Along Symphonies" are zany, stick-in-your-head lyrics set to masterpieces by great composers. The lyrics are filled with fact and fancy about the composers and their music opening a door to serious music that's fun. Each piece is carefully arranged for piano so that its fun to play and sing along!
GREAT FOR PIANO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
Piano teachers often tell their students they should sing the instrumental pieces they play to improve their performance. This helps students to interpret pieces lyrically. The witty and delightful lyrics in this collection are an entertaining means to that end. They are great to sing along with when playing, and are 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 like Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. 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 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.
CONTENTS
Beethovens Wig (5th Symphony, Beethoven), Sing Verdi Very Loud (La donna é mobile, Verdi), Drip Drip Drip (Pizzicato from Sylvia, Delibes), Bull In A China Shop (Toreador Song from Carmen, Bizet), Haydns Great Surprise (Surprise Symphony, Haydn), King and Queens of England (Trumpet Tune in D, Purcell), Stuck In The Saddle Again Light Cavalry Overture, von Suppé), Forever Were Marching (Washington Post March, Sousa), Tchaikovskys Cannonball, Tchaikovsky), Midnight Snack (Habanera from Carmen, Bizet), Can You Can Can? (Can Can, Offenbach), Wow! What A Wedding Cake! (Wedding March, Mendelssohn
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.