The Piano Book
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(Pirates of the Caribbean – The Curse of the Black Pearl)
sheet music (simplified)
All the pieces in The Piano Book were arranged by Hal and Karen Stead especially for quailstudios.com except for Fur Elise.
Beauty and the Beast
by Alan Menken. The lyrics were written by Howard Ashman..
This song is from the film Beauty and the Beast. The film was released in 1991 and was an animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation.
Canon in D
by Johann Pachelbel.
This version is good for teaching simple chords, pedaling, and hand independence. Each line can be played independent of any other line. If a line is not desired by the performer just leave it out.
Carol Of The Bells
by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
This piece also known as the “Ukrainian Bell Carol” was adapted from “Shchedryk”.
Castle On A Cloud
by Claude-Michel Schönberg
This song is from the musical Les Misérables. Young Cosette sings this piece as a solo.
Charlie Brown
by Vince Guaraldi
The actual title is “Linus and Lucy”. This piece was orginally heard in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in 1965 which is a film version of the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.
The Entertainer
by Scott_Joplin.
One of the most famous ragtime pieces of all time.
Happy Birthday To You
Is a traditional song that is sung to celebrate a person’s birth. It is based on “Good Morning To All” written and composed by American sisters Patty Hill and Mildred J. Hill in 1893.
Honey Bee Canon
by Hal Stead
This piece of music was developed to teach students a motive that is found in a piece called “The Honey Bee” in Suzuki Piano Book One. The motive is combined with chords from Pachelbel’s Canon in D to teach 3′rds, and develop essential piano skills.
The Medallion Calls
by Klaus Badelt
This music is found in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”.
Pink Panther
by Henry Mancini.
This music is best known from the cartoon series and the “Pink Panther” movies starring Peter Sellers.
Starting in 2006 film makers have come out with a new Pink Panther series starring Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau.