Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano [Paperback]

Richard Harris (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1997

Evocative music from the classic feature films "Pride and Prejudice," "Sense and Sensibility," "Emma" and "Persuasion" arranged by Richard Harris for piano solo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Faber Music (November 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571517935
• ISBN-13: 978-0571517930
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most of this is beautiful!, March 15, 2008

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Kendra - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)

I bought this book and several others that have not arrived yet. It is a lovely book and I'm so happy to have it in my collection. It includes:
From EMMA by Rachel Portman:
Frank Churchill Arrives
End Titles

From SENSE & SENSIBILITY by Patrick Doyle
My Father's Favorite
Devonshire
ALl the Better for Her
Excellent Notion
The Dreame

From PRIDE & PREJUDICE by Carl Davis
Theme
Canon Collins
The Gardiners
Summary

From PERSUASION by Jeremy Sams
Theme
Tristesse
Italian Aria

I purchased this book without really knowing which music was included, but I definitely wanted the Sense & Sensibility pieces. I really enjoy all of them, especially the pieces from Persuasion. Funny, but that soundtrack never stood out to me when I watched this film. I really wouldn't have thought those pieces would be my favorite. Italian Aria, though, is gorgeous and, though simple, even my 11 year old son came over to the piano when I was playing and exclaimed how pretty the music was! The pieces range from cheerful and upbeat to haunting and sad. Additionally, some sound as if they were written during the baroque period, and some sound as if they were written during the Romantic period. A real variety of music is presented here.

I am thoroughly enjoying this book. The transcriptions are really for beginners to intermediate level players. The easier pieces, though, are not "EASY PIANO". It's just easier because the tempo is simple and there are only a couple of sharps or flats at one time. There is nothing too difficult here, but they still sound wonderful.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music, but wish I'd been more informed, January 6, 2007

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Marni Hall "Marni" (Utah, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)

After purchasing this I was checking the different tunes to the music clips from the soundtracks. The book doesn't say anything about which versions of the Jane Austen movies these are from.

The Emma songs (Frank Churchill Arrives and End Titles) are from the 1996 Miramax motion picture with Gwyneth Paltrow.

The Sense and Sensibility songs (My Father's Favourite, Devonshire, All the Better for Her, Excellent Notion, and The Dreame) are from the 1995 movie with Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet. Too bad it doesn't include I Weep You No More Sad Fountains.

The Pride and Prejudice songs (Theme, Cannon Collins, The Gardiners, Summary) are from the 1996 A&E Special Presentation with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. Still popular to many Jane Austen fans, but not from the 2005 movie with Keira Knightley.

I couldn't track down where the Persuasion songs (Theme, Tristesse, and Italian Aria) were from. (Read the comments, one of them did!)

The music is beautiful, I just wish I could have been a bit more informed about the music before buying it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Music!, December 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Jane Austen's World: Evocative Music from the Classic Feature Films Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion - For Piano (Paperback)

This music was a bit easier than I had expected, but was still very well put together. The music from Emma sounds almost the same as from the movie, and the other songs are very similar. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who would like to quickly learn and play beautiful music from Jane Austen's movies!