Tori Amos Little Earthquakes [Paperback]

Tori Amos (Author)

Book Description

Series: Tori Amos | Publication Date: October 1, 1992

A deluxe matching folio to Tori AmosÂ’s debut album, Little Earthquakes. Piano/vocal arrangements with complete lyrics, color and black-and-white photos, and notes on the songs by Tori herself. Includes the hit singles Crucify, China, and Winter, plus a complete discography.

Product Details

• Paperback: 132 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (October 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825613450
• ISBN-13: 978-0825613456
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beginners only, October 14, 1999

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Amy (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tori Amos Little Earthquakes (Paperback)

I sympathise with the reviewer who reported the faulty binding. Mine fell apart too... I am a trained pianist and like others, I was disappointed somewhat that the arrangements are never 100% faithful to Tori's versions, a trend obvious in all the Tori albums. This is especially puzzling when often the excised parts are NOT that technically diffcult. But for people with the skill and a good ear, it is possible to improvise your own corrections to make the pieces more faithful - change octaves, maintain accompaniment themes like 'Precious Thing's' famous opening past the intro, as this music *doesn't* do. And what is this thing that publishers *love* to do where they write the melody line into the accompaniment?! It doesn't *exist* in the accompaniment, you *sing* it. This barbaric heresy on performance practice is a sad fact of music publishing, it seems. But overall, it provides good song foundation....but experienced players must be prepared to work around some parts.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Tori fans who want to play the main notes, October 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tori Amos Little Earthquakes (Paperback)

This is a GREAT book for Tori fans who desire to play her beautiful songs in the basic forms; however, it simply cannot transcribe what Tori actually plays, so it is somewhat toned down. This is at no fault of the editors; Tori is simply too talented. :) It is a great way to play the songs however, and I highly recommend it for Tori fans. ALSO - I think Upside Down is worth it alone, as well as Mother, Winter, and Leather. My only complaint is that they cut Mother short... I wanted to play the gorgeous part when she just sings slowly "Oooh ooh, mother...leave the light on..." and so on, but that really isn't on there. BUT!!! I love the book and I think its well worth it. (to address the very first post, some of my pages have started to come out, but I've sort of abused it over the 2 years I've had it). Great book.

4.0 out of 5 stars My book fell apart too, September 25, 2008

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PianoHawk (MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tori Amos Little Earthquakes (Paperback)

Is there a reason why the don't make spiral bound songbooks? I know it doesnt look as nice. But, it seems it would function better that way.