Trans-Siberian Orchestra : Christmas Eve & Other Stories [Spiral-bound]

Orchestra Trans-Siberian (Author), Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Author, Recorder)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

Titles are: An Angel Came Down * An Angel Returned * Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 * The First Noel * First Snow * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * Good King of Joy * A Mad Russian's Christmas * O Come All Ye Faithful/O Holy Night * Old City Bar * Ornament * The Prince of Peace * Promises to Keep * The Silent Nutcracker * A Star to Follow * This Christmas Day.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 116 pages
• Publisher: Warner Bros Pubns (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0769266134
• ISBN-13: 978-0769266138
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Accurate to a Point, But Lacking, December 23, 2007

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Doc Vollmer (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trans-Siberian Orchestra : Christmas Eve & Other Stories (Spiral-bound)

When I ordered this book, I was rather torn between two alternatives for what I thought I might be getting. One alternative was something challenging, comparable to Anthony Burger or Dino Kartsonakis. The other alternative was that the book would be akin to the High School Musical piano books, which are in my opinion worthless. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was not the later, but unfortunately it was not the former either.

The songs in this book do sound remarkably like the songs played by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Unfortunately it is hard to get all of the parts into something that a solo piano can play, and therefore some of my favorite rhythms were absent (originally played by bass guitar, I believe).

If you're looking for a challenge, this is probably not a book for you. On a majority of the songs (with the exception of "A Mad Russian's Christmas" and "Christmas Eve in Sarajevo 12/24", I could sit down and play right through them with relatively few problems. Even the two songs I listed are perhaps at most at the Intermediate level though. My only difficulty was getting those two up to speed without losing some of the rhythms and notes.

Overall, I would suggest this book for someone who simply wants something fun to play (Intermediate Level or higher) or who wishes to perform a song, such as "A Star to Follow". Otherwise, look for something with a little more challenge that was designed for solo piano to begin with.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Guitar Christmas, May 14, 2003

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Jeffrey W. Bennett "Author and Senior Editor... (Huntsville, AL USA) - See all my reviews

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By Jeffrey W. Bennett Author of Under the Lontar Palm and founder of LayMentor...
I bought this book to learn the screaming guitar solos. What a way to go for christmas. Exciting and dramatic. However, not all guitar pieces are transcribed in tabular format. This book is best played by sight readers.

5.0 out of 5 stars Complex Enough for Me, January 14, 2011

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This review is from: Trans-Siberian Orchestra : Christmas Eve & Other Stories (Spiral-bound)

I am always looking for piano music that sounds impressive, takes some work to learn and play, and gives my fingers a real workout. I absolutely hate playing EZ sheet music, so what I'm looking for is not easy to find, as most people want to be able to sit and play something immediately.

Some of this book's piano music is accompaniment, so not very interesting to play; but there are still enough good, moderately complex pieces that make this book worth the purchase (as well as their other books, most of which I bought). I don't know music levels. My niece and I both played some of it immediately upon getting the book, and it sounded pretty good.