Customer Reviews

The Judy Garland Souvenir Songbook (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook)

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From all the research I have done on Judy, I have found this to be the most comprehensive source for sheet music of her songs. Unfortunately, the songs are not printed in the keys in which Judy sang them. The music requires transposing for practical use. It is also missing some obvious favorites (for example, there are no tunes from "Easter Parade," one of her more successful films), however its the best of what is out there currently. You will greatly enjoy the pictures, which also include ones from her non-musical roles.

I love the history and the pictures in this book about Judy, but I wanted it for practical purposes. The authors of the book could have taken a day or two to transpose these songs into Judy's keys, but instead EVERYONE who buys the book has to do that themselves. Think of all the duplicate hours of transcription.

I bought this book so I would NOT have to pay someone to transcribe these songs. Now I may have to pay someone to transpose them. I am very disappointed.

A must for any Garland fan or lover of wonderful piano music. Great arrangements accompanied by nice photos.

This really is a very special keepsake if you are a fan of Judy Garland, and a fairly advanced pianist. The only things I was somewhat dissatisfied with were, one, it did not include any songs from Easter Parade, and two, several of the songs had verses before the chorus which were different from the actual song (such as "For Me and My Gal"), or had no verse at all when it would have been a nice addition (such as "Embraceable You").
However, as I said the book should be a very enjoyable part of any piano library, and I am glad I bought it.