People Get Ready: The Piano Collection

Media Type: Book [Softcover] Media/Arrangement: Piano Published By: Faber Music Item Code: 0571541941

Product Description:

This ground-breaking and unmissable piano collection celebrates the music of iconic black songwriters. Including acclaimed songs such as People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield), A Change is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke), Blinded By Your GracePart 1 (Stormzy), I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Nina Simone), Redemption Song (Bob Marley), and more. All of the pieces are idiomatically arranged for intermediate-level piano solo (approximately Grade 3-5). Thenature, style and genre of the songs vary widely, but the aim is to introduce players to a range of musicians and works that may well be new to them but are nevertheless important classics. The song People Get Ready was writtenduring a time of civil unrest in America. Curtis Mayfield was increasingly infusing his songs with social commentary and it was written to give a message of hope, that change is on the way and there will be better times ahead.

Genre: Pop & Rock
Language: English
Skill level: 3-5
Pages: 32
Publisher: Faber Music
First published: 2021
ISBN: 9780571541942