smooth buy, arrangement/transcription somewhat questionable
Review by Ben R. on 23 Oct 2024 review stating Die With A Smile - Piano/Vocal/Guitar
I needed to learn this piece in a day for a funeral. When I was a child, it would have been impossible for me to get hold of this score in a day and I wouldn't have had time to learn it by ear. What a world we live in! Great, smooth, hassle free shopping experience.
This particular score is a transcription of how Benny Andersson played his own piece. When transcribing by ear, you can't always know whether a note was played with the left or right hand and whether some keys were played inaudibly. It takes some musical intelligence to reconstruct the intent. In this arrangement, there are some inconsistencies between how identical sections were written, which makes it harder to understand the logic of the piece and to memorize it. Other than that, the score is clear. I haven't checked whether the transcription is exact note for note, but I didn't need to know. It's close enough for my context.