Next to Normal (Vocal Selections): Piano/Vocal/Chords [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: December 6, 2009

A piano/vocal songbook that features nearly every song from the Tony award-winning musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey about a familys struggle to hold itself together while confronting the challenges of a mental illness in their midst. 26 emotionally-charged songs such as: Superboy and the Invisible Girl
* I Miss the Mountains
* You Dont Know
* and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Alfred Publishing (December 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739064479
• ISBN-13: 978-0739064474
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #33 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Sheet Music & Scores > Forms & Genres > Vocal

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Content details and info about arrangements, December 18, 2009

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Nolan D. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Next to Normal (Vocal Selections): Piano/Vocal/Chords (Paperback)

This item is the Vocal Selections songbook from Next to Normal. The complete contents are:

- Prelude
- Just Another Day
- Everything Else
- Perfect for You
- I Miss the Mountains
- He's Not Here
- You Don't Know
- I Am the One
- Superboy and the Invisible Girl
- I'm Alive
- I Dreamed a Dance
- There's a World
- I've Been
- Didn't I See this Movie?
- A Light in the Dark
- Hey #1
- Aftershocks
- Hey #2
- How Could I Ever Forget?
- Why Stay?/A Promise
- The Break
- Maybe (Next to Normal)
- Hey #3/Perfect for You (Reprise)
- So Anyway
- Light

Notable missing songs are Who's Crazy/My Psychopharmacologist And I, It's Gonna Be Good, Make Up Your Mind/Catch Me I'm Falling, Wish I Were Here, Song of Forgetting, and Better than Before.

Arrangements are based on the orchestra score, with minor adjustments in the piano part. Vocal parts are NOT doubled in the piano and the accompaniment follows the original piano part pretty closely. Vocal parts are written out for each character and some dialog is included.

Over all, this is a great Vocal Selections book. Too bad about the missing songs, though.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE MUSIC!, May 24, 2010

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Ej "Ej" (USA) - See all my reviews

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This is a wonderful book. The songs are in their original key and sound exactly like they do from the show! The music is beautiful and I use mine SO frequently!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, June 6, 2010

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La - See all my reviews

This review is from: Next to Normal (Vocal Selections): Piano/Vocal/Chords (Paperback)

Recently purchased this book, and love it dearly. It has most of the songs, almost all, and I think the idea was to include songs that could be taken out of context and therefore useful to a singer... My Psychopharmacologist and I wouldn't really be useful unless one was specifically doing that scene from the show. Also, the book isn't the indigo color it appears to be in the above picture, it's actually the same color as the poster, so don't worry. The songs are in no apparent order, but very complete. An excellent purchase -- there are so many songs, you definitely get your money's worth!