The Best in Popular Sheet Music: Advanced Piano [Paperback]

Dan Coates (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

Titles: Angel Eyes * Because You Loved Me * Desperado * From a Distance * The Greatest Love of All * (Everything I Do) I Do It for You * I Can Love You Like That * I Swear * I Will Always Love You * If You Believe * In This Life * Open Arms * Over the Rainbow * The Rose * Stairway to Heaven * Tears in Heaven * Theme from Ice Castles * Un-Break My Heart * Up Where We Belong * Valentine * The Wind Beneath My Wings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769200311
• ISBN-13: 978-0769200316
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best I've seen, March 26, 2003

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rsbaker0 "rsbaker0" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best in Popular Sheet Music: Advanced Piano (Paperback)

This book almost single-handedly got me back into piano playing after a 20-year hiatus. I've never been happy with the arrangements in most popular sheet music, especially "PVG" and "Easy Piano" sheets -- they are too simple and have almost no left hand accompaniment to speak of. Generally, there are no chords or arpeggios -- just single note "plink, plink, plink" etc. while the right hand has to carry the whole song.

On the other hand, many of the arrangements in this book (and in Dan Coates "Advanced" and "Professional Touch" books in general) have *wonderful* left-hand accompaniments and dramatic chording and other nice touches for the right-hand. Difficulty ranges from intermediate ("The Rose", "Open Arms") to advanced ("I Will Always Love You").

Sure, if you're talented enough to arrange for yourself you might find fault, but for those of us who just read and play and like to play popular music, this is an exceptional book.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow! This book is GREAT!, February 20, 2004

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Erin (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best in Popular Sheet Music: Advanced Piano (Paperback)

For some time now I have been looking for a book that would challenge me and make me practice! Most of my books I have played for years and as a result I don't have to work to play any of my music. So, I started looking for some advanced books and came across this book by Dan Coates. I've had it just over a month and love it! I've love all the "extras" that have been added! I'm back on Amazon looking for more books by Dan Coates! If you are looking for a book to challange you, and a book that you will enjoy while learning each song, then you need to buy this book!!! You won't be disappointed!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great songs, challenging arrangements..., March 9, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best in Popular Sheet Music: Advanced Piano (Paperback)

This arrangement of songs by Dan Coates is definately challenging. I actually have to practice to get through these. Not for the beginning piano player. This book is for moderate to advanced talent levels. Great songs like Desperado, Angel Eyes, The Rose, Open Arms and more. My only complaint is that delivery time was VERY slow. Took nearly a month to receive.