La donna è mobile comes from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Rigoletto which premiered in 1851. This particular song has been popular since it was released and is a showcase for the tenor in the opera.
Back then there were no TV’s, movies, Spotify’s, so if you wanted to watch a show you had to go see one live. Opera contained all of the elements people looked for like singing, dancing, costumes, elaborate stage sets, etc.
This is my arrangement of “First Times” by Ed Sheeran. This comes from his most recent album, =. Beautiful song. Includes a full teaching video which includes TAB.
The score/tab is available at Musicnotes (click on the picture)
This theme comes from the second movement (allegretto) from the 7th symphony by Beethoven. He composed the 7th symphony between 1811-1812. Beethoven conducted the premiere in 1813 and the audience loved the piece so much they played the second movement as an encore. This theme is one of my favorites of his.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a beautiful song composed by Harold Arlen. It was famously sung by Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. I tried to keep this arrangement as simple as possible so that the focus can be on the melody.
I hope you enjoy this arrangement!
The sheet music/tab can be found at Musicnotes (click on the picture)
Erik Satie coined a new word for this song (Gnossiennes). Originally there were three that were composed around 1890 and published in 1893. This first one I find to have a hauntingly beautiful sound. Originally, this one didn’t have barlines or time signatures. For my arrangement I added both to make it a little easier to play.
Erik Satie composed the Three Gnossiennes around 1890 and they were published in 1893. Originally for the piano, they are beautiful pieces of music which I would recommend checking out if you don’t know them. Satie was an interesting composer who experimented with chords, form and scales.
Score/tab available at my website (Click on the Picture)
The original Poltergeist came out in 1982 and is a classic movie. I first saw the movie when I was way too young. I was 9 or 10. My parents were out with friends and we had a babysitter. The movie was on HBO and I told the babysitter that I was allowed to watch it. It scared me so badly that I slept in my parents bed at night for the next 3 weeks!
It’s a beautiful melody composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Sounds very much like a lullaby which makes sense because the central character is a young child.
Score/tab is available at Musicnotes (click on the picture)
Hard Times Come Again No More was composed by the American composer, Stephen Foster. This song was published in 1854. Beautiful piece of music and one of my favorite of his.
Before I play the song I do an improvisation. For this improv I am noodling around with chords found in D Major: D, G, A7, Bm
I hope you enjoy this performance!
Hungarian Dance No. 5 was composed by Johannes Brahms and is a set of 21 pieces he composed for piano four hands (two performers on one piano). The set was completed in 1879.
This particular piece is based on composition by the Hungarian composer, Béla Kéler.
I tried to make this arrangement as easy as possible while still keeping the integrity of the piece.
Hungarian Dance No. 5 comes from a set of 21 pieces that Brahms finished in 1879. Originally these were composed for piano duet. This particular piece was based on a piece by the Hungarian composer, Bela Keler.
The original was composed in G minor and I have transposed this arrangement to the key of A minor in an effort to make it as easy as possible to play.
Score/tab is available at http://robertlunn.com
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