ed. Michael Dansicker
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Each of the 100 excerpts in this unique resource are 16 bars, and in timing about 30 seconds. Material is from Broadway, Off-Broadway, standards. movie, and even the occasional pop song. Each book has a completely different song list, with songs carefully chosen for the voice type. Editor Michael Dansicker is a musical theatre veteran with 100 Broadway credits as conductor, composer, and music director.
A delightfully diverse collection of over 50 comedy
songs, Vaudeville numbers, character songs,
dramatic songs, and ballads, this book is a perfect
resource for finding an audition song or specialty
number. In two editions (one for men, one for women)
with a completely different selection of songs for each
Women's edition features: Cry Me A River; The Man
That Got Away; The Ladies Who Lunch; Shy and many more. The
men's edition features: Buddy's Blues; Doing The
Reactionary; How to Handle a Woman; I'm Calm; Reviewing the Situation
and many more. A highly recommended resource.
A collection of 28 songs spanning the versatile and prosperous
career of this composer who has won numerous awards. Alan Menken has written
the music for such popular projects as Little Shop of Horrors; The Little
Mermaid; Beauty and the Beast; Aladdin; Pocahontas and many other stage
and screen productions. In addition to piano/vocal/guitar arrangements,
this book also features photos and a biography of Menken. Songs include:
Beauty and the Beast; Colors of the Wind; Go the Distance; Shooting
Star; Somewhere That's Green; Suddenly Seymour; A Whole New World and
more.
New! AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE'S TOP 25 MOVIE MUSICALS View Larger Image
Various Composers
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
50 great songs from the beloved musicals picked by the American Film Institute
as the best of all time. Songs include: And All That Jazz; Beauty and
the Beast; Chim Chim Cher-ee; Edelweiss; Hopelessly Devoted to You; Luck
Be a Lady; Ol' Man River; Over the Rainbow; People; Shall We Dance?; Singin'
in the Rain; Tonight and more.
Whether you're a karaoke singer or preparing for an audition, this collection
is for you. The book contains the lyrics, melody, and chord symbols for
eight hit songs from the legendary Broadway composer. The CD contains demos
for listening and separate backing tracks so you can sing along. The
CD is playable on any CD player, but it is also enhanced for Windows and
Mac computer users so you can adjust the recording to any pitch without
changing the tempo! Perfect for home rehearsal, parties, auditions,
corporate events, and gigs without a backup band. The female edition
includes: All I Ask of You; As If We Never Said Goodbye; Don't Cry for
Me Argentina; I Don't Know How to Love Him; Memory; Unexpected Song; Wishing
You Were Somehow Here Again and With One Look. The male
edition features: All I Ask of You; Any Dream Will Do; I Only Want to
Say (Gethsemane); Love Changes Everything; Memory; The Music of the Night;
No Matter What and On This Night of a Thousand Stars.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
HAL LEONARD PUBLISHING CORP.
Medium Easy
Perhaps the one individual to have the biggest impact
on Broadway music in recent years is Andrew Lloyd Webber. Contents are:
From "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat": Any Dream
Will Do and Close Every Door. From "Jesus Christ Superstar":
I Don't Know How to Love Him and Herod's Song. From "Evita":
Don't Cry for Me Argentina; Another Suitcase in Another Hall; High Flying
Adored and Rainbow High. From "Cats": Memory; Mr.
Mistofelees and Gus the Theatre Cat. From "Requiem":
Pie Jesu. From "Starlight Express": Starlight Express;
Only You; Make up My Heart and There's Me. From "The Phantom
Of The Opera": The Phantom of the Opera; All I Ask of You; Music
of the Night and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again. From "Song
And Dance": Tell Me on a Sunday; Unexpected Song; Take That Look
Off Your Face and Take That Look Off Your Face Reprise.