Enya - Paint the Sky with Stars (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) (Paperback)

~ Enya (Author)

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The Best of Enya: Anywhere Is ¥ Book of Days ¥ Caribbean Blue ¥ China Roses ¥ Ebudae ¥ Marble Halls ¥ On My Way Home ¥ Only If... ¥ Orinoco Flow ¥ Paint the Sky With Stars ¥ Shepherd Moons ¥ Storms In Africa ¥ Story of Boadicea ¥ The Celts ¥ The Memory of Trees ¥ Watermark.

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Sample Music Notation [24kb PDF]

• Paperback: 76 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0793593328
• ISBN-13: 978-0793593323
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #770,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Transcription of an excellent album., May 29, 2007

By	Kevin P. Costello (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

Although Enya's music is superb, the transcriptions in this book leave something to be desired. Part of the trouble is of course due to the difficulty of arranging music originally for multiple instruments and voices for solo piano, but on other instances it seems to be more thoughtlessness on the parts of those who transcribed the music. For example:

-Several of the pieces, such that "Anywhere is" and "The Memory of Trees" are very repetitive. In the original pieces, the harmonies and background change over the course of the song. In these arrangements, each verse is notated exactly the same.

-In "The Celts", a D.S. al. Coda is given without any indication as to what point in the music the player is supposed to skip to the Coda

-In "Storms in Africa", there are sections where the pianist is asked to play three notes simultaneously, each of which is at least an octave and a fifth apart from the others.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - Intermediate Level, December 30, 2009

By	K. Armstrong (West Jordan, UT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This a great book for intermediate piano players. Enya's music translates to piano very well. Intermediate players will probably be able to play several of the songs right off the bat, but there is enough challenge to keep it interesting. Great book!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enya's music creates a window into the soul, December 3, 2002

By	M. Taylor "starsdidntloveme" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What I think is especially unique about Enya's music is that she creates a mood all her own and a sense of familiarity; as if revealing some hidden memory of the distant past. I feel her music creates a sense of balance and harmony, as well as the experience of being alive.