The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure [Paperback]

Frank Wildhorn (Author), Nan Knighton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

The songs are: Believe * Into the Fire * Falcon in the Dive * When I Look at You * The Scarlet Pimpernel * Where's the Girl? * The Creation of Man * The Riddle * They Seek Him Here * Only Love * She Was There * Storybook * You Are My Home.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769258476
• ISBN-13: 978-0769258478
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,465 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great modern musical gets a great Vocal Selection book, May 3, 2001

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A. Phillips - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure (Paperback)

Complete with color photos and information from the Director, Lyricist and Composer of The Scarlet Pimpernel. This is one of the most informative vocal selection books I have bought in a while.

However the importance is in the songs that are featured. The only notable absence from the book is "Prayer". Yet all the great songs are there. From "Where's the Girl" to "Into the Fire" this book contains some great sings for different ranges. The piano accompaniment is quite good and does the job of accompanying the singer quite well. However it cannot compare to the original orchestral arrangement. The songs are almost exactly the same (singers interpretation causes differences) as those featured in The Original Broadway Recording of The Scarlet Pimpernel (Douglas Sills and Terrence Mann).

A great group of vocal arrangements are presented in this book and is highly recommended.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Music, March 30, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure (Paperback)

This was a really good book, the music is easy to play on the piano and it's just as pretty, if you like playing Broadway songs on an instrument, then you need this book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars La...but PRAYER?!, May 20, 2005

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Bobby Brader (Sarasota, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure (Paperback)

I recently played the musical accomaniment for this entire show in a local production. I fell absolutely in love with the music and have been singing along with the original and encore recordings since...Sir Percy's "Prayer" is always going to be my favorite. One may imagine my disappointment when I discovered Prayer was missing from the book! And "Madame Guillotine" is practically the equivalent to Jekyll and Hyde's thunderous "Facade" and should have definitely been included. Even the relatively short reprises of "When I Look at You" and "Where's the Girl?" would have been awesome additions! I love Pimpernel too much to rate this book anything less than a '4' but I'm crossing my fingers to soon see a new edition that includes EVERYTHING from the show. Even the new material from the Encore version!!