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Title | Composer | Instruments | Origin | Kind | abc | bww | gif | jpg | LilyPond | midi | MP3 | nwc | ogg | txt | |
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Dr. Gilbert’s | Traditional | Fiddle | Reel (E minor) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Drops of Brandy | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | Jig (B♭ major) | gif | midi | nwc | |||||||||
Drops of Brandy | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | Jig (B♭ major) | gif | midi | ||||||||||
Drowsy Maggie | Traditional | Violin | Reel (E minor) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Eanach Dhúin | Antoine Ó Raifteiri | Low whistle | Lament (E minor) | jpg | midi | MP3 | ogg | txt | |||||||
Egan’s Polka | Traditional | Flute | Polka (D major) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Eileen O’Riordan’s | Traditional | Violin | Slide (A minor) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Eleanor Plunkett | Turlough O’Carolan | Flute | Slow air (C major) | gif | LilyPond | midi | |||||||||
Eleanor Plunkett | Turlough O’Carolan | Accordion | Slow air (C major) | LilyPond | midi | ||||||||||
Ellis Kelly’s Delight | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | Jig (B♭ major) | bww | gif | midi | |||||||||
Erin Shore | Proinsias Ó Maonaigh | Flute | Song (D major) | LilyPond | midi | ||||||||||
Farewell to Ballinascorney | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | 4/4 March (B♭ major) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Farral O’Gara | Traditional | Violin | Reel (D major) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Father Kelly’s reel | Father P. J. Kelly | Flute, violin | Reel (G majeur) | ||||||||||||
Father O’Flynn’s | Traditional | Violin | Jig (D major) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Finnish Polka | Traditional | Violin | Polka (B minor) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
For Ireland I’d not Tell her Name | Unknown | Violin, guitar | Slow air (E minor) | gif | txt | ||||||||||
Foxhunter’s | Traditional | Violin | Reel (G majeur) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Gallagher’s Frolics | Traditional | Flute | Jig (E minor) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Garry Owen | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | 6/8 March (C minor) | gif | txt | ||||||||||
Garry Owen | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | 6/8 March (B♭ major) | gif | |||||||||||
Garry Owen | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | 6/8 March (C minor) | gif | midi | nwc | |||||||||
Ger the Rigger | Traditional | Flute | Polka (A major) | abc | gif | ||||||||||
Gillie Mor | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | Air (E♭ major) | gif | midi | nwc | |||||||||
Gillie Mor | Traditional | Great Highland bagpipe | Air (E♭ major) | gif |
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'Danny Boy' is a ballad written by English songwriter Frederic Weatherly and usually set to the Irish tune of the 'Londonderry Air'.[1] It is most closely associated with Irish communities. Time Signature: 4/4 ( View more 4/4 Music). Duration: 1:49. Score Key: F major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more F major Music for Piano.
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. He released his first hit song, 'Piano Man', in 1973.
According to the RIAA, he is the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States. Joel had Top 10 hits in the '70s, '80s, and '90s; is a six-time Grammy Award winner, and has sold in excess of 150 million albums worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (Class of 1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Class of 1999), and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006). Joel 'retired' from recording pop music in 1993 but continued to tour (sometimes with Elton John).
In 2001 he subsequently released Fantasies & Delusions, a CD of classical compositions for piano. In 2007 he returned to recording with a single entitled 'All My Life,' followed by an extensive 'World Tour' from 2006-2008, covering many of the major world cities. Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971), is an English BRIT Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter. Dido's mother, Claire (born Collins), is a French poet and her father, William O'Malley Armstrong (9 November 1938 – 22 December 2006) was an Irish publisher and former managing director of Sidgwick & Jackson. Informally named after the mythical Carthaginian queen, Dido was educated at Thornhill Primary, City of London Girls' and Westminster School.
Because she was born on Christmas Day, in childhood she celebrated, rather in the manner of the British monarch, an 'official' birthday on 25 June. After she stole a recorder from school at age five, her parents enrolled her at the Guildhall School of Music in London, England. By the time she reached her teens Dido had learned to play the piano, recorder and the violin. After her teens and whilst working as a literary agent, Dido studied law at Birkbeck, University of London, however, she never completed this course, deciding instead to take up music full-time. After learning the guitar, she showcased her skills to audiences during her 2004 Life for Rent tour. Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 animated musical film written and produced by Tim Burton, directed by Henry Selick and scored by Danny Elfman. The film was based on Burton's characters and original story.
The film was a critical and commercial success, with particular praise awarded for Tim Burton's original storyline and stop motion animation, combined with Danny Elfman's creative musical score. Following its theatrical, and home video release, the film has earned a significant following, including merchandise, video games and other related media dedicated to the film. The film has also been theatrically re-released on several occasions, including two remastered 3-D versions released in Disney Digital 3-D on October 20, 2006,October 19, 2007 and will make a 3rd re-release on October 24th, 2008. It is rated PG for 'some scary images' by the MPAA.
Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, commented that the film was 'too dark for children'], therefore it would be decided that Disney release the film under Touchstone Pictures. However, the 2006 3-D version of the film was released under the Walt Disney banner and the Special Edition DVD is also released under the Walt Disney banner.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is the 1993 soundtrack to the film of the same name. Composed by Danny Elfman, the soundtrack was nominated for the 1993 Golden Globe for best original score. For the film's 2006 re-release in Disney Digital 3-D, a 2-disc special edition of the soundtrack was released, featuring covers of several of the film's songs by Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, Marilyn Manson, Fiona Apple, and She Wants Revenge. Six original demo tracks by Elfman are also included.
Moulin Rouge! Is a 2001 musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann, based largely on the Giuseppe Verdi opera La Traviata.
It tells the story of a young British poet/writer, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine, played by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman, respectively. It uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two: for art direction and costume design. It was shot at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia. In 2006, Moulin Rouge! Ranked twenty-fifth on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals. Install Debian On Usb there.
Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English pop and jazz-pop singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and drummer. Cullum was born at Romford Hospital in Essex, and educated at the independent fee-paying Grittleton House School and the sixth form at Sheldon School. Both are near Chippenham in Wiltshire. His mother, Yvonne, is a secretary of Anglo-Burmese origin, whose family settled in Wales after Burma's independence; his father, John Cullum, worked in finance. His paternal grandfather was a British Army officer, while his paternal grandmother was a Jewish refugee from Prussia who sang in Berlin nightclubs; Cullum has said that he sees her as his 'cultural icon'. He was brought up in Hullavington, Wiltshire but currently lives in North West London.
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (Azeri: Əzizə Mustafazadə; born December 19, 1969) also known as The Princess of Jazz, or Die Prinzessin des Jazz or as Jazziza is an Azerbaijani singer, pianist and composer who plays a fusion of jazz and mugam (a traditional improvisational style of Azerbaijan) with classical and Avant-garde influences. Reviewers have said that her style also shows some influence from Keith Jarrett. She currently resides in Mainz, Germany with her mother, Eliza Mustafa Zadeh, who is also her manager.
Her two favorite leisure activities, she says, are painting and sleeping. She is a vegetarian. Since 1991, Aziza sold around 15 million albums worldwide.
The Fray is a Grammy Award-nominated four-piece piano rock American band from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King, the band released their debut album How to Save a Life in 2005. The band is best known for the song 'How to Save a Life', which charted in the top three of the Billboard Hot 100 and was also a top 5 single in Canada, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The Fray also found national success with the song 'Over My Head (Cable Car)', which became a top ten hit in the United States and Canada.
How to Save a Life was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and was also certified platinum in Australia and New Zealand. The Fray was formed in 2002, and currently consists of Isaac Slade (vocals and piano), Joe King (guitar and vocals), Dave Welsh (guitar) and Ben Wysocki (drums and percussion). While the band has no official bass guitarist, Dan Lavery of Tonic has been the touring bassist since March 2007. Prior to Dan joining the touring fold, Jimmy Stofer, also a member of the band Hello Kavita, was employed as the band's touring bassist from 2005 through February 2007.
Ludovico Einaudi (born 23 November 1955) is an Italian contemporary classical music composer and pianist. Although Einaudi would prefer not to be labeled as any particular type of genre, he is sometimes referred to as Minimalist. This is despite his music not sharing the key musical properties associated with minimalism. This may be due to his music possessing sparse orchestration and simplistic melodies that some may wish to refer to as 'minimalist' despite not belonging to the musical movement of Minimalism. Einaudi's own words on the matter reflect this viewpoint, with Einaudi referring to Minimalism as 'elegance and openness', despite its more formal definition as a musical movement to which he arguably does not belong. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries, as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period.
The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, he was born into a notable Jewish family, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a Lutheran. He was recognized early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and did not seek to capitalise on his abilities. Indeed his father was disinclined to allow Felix to follow a musical career until it became clear that he intended to seriously dedicate himself to it. Early success in Germany was followed by travel throughout Europe; Mendelssohn was particularly well received in England as a composer, conductor and soloist, and his ten visits there, during which many of his major works were premiered, form an important part of his adult career. His essentially conservative musical tastes however set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries such as Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz. The Conservatory he founded at Leipzig became a bastion of this anti-radical outlook. Mendelssohn's work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano and chamber music.
He also had an important role in the revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. After a long period of relative denigration due to changing musical tastes and antisemitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, his creative originality is now being recognized and re-evaluated. He is now among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a musical film released to cinemas in 2008. It is the third installment in Disney's High School Musical film franchise.
Its theatrical release in the United States began on October 24, 2008. Kenny Ortega returned as director and choreographer, as did all six primary actors. This latest sequel follows high school seniors Troy and Gabriella as they are faced with the challenging prospect of being separated after graduating from high school. Joined by the rest of their East High Wildcat friends, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes, and fears about the future. In spite of receiving mixed reviews, in its first three days of release, High School Musical 3: Senior Year grossed $42 million in North America and an additional $40 million overseas, setting a new record for the largest opening weekend for a musical film.
Chibi Vampire, originally released in Japan as Karin (Japanese: かりん?), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. The story is about an unusual vampire girl, who instead of drinking blood must inject it into others because she produces too much. Chibi Vampire first premiered in the shōnen magazine Monthly Dragon Age in the October 2003 issue, and ran until February 2008. The individual chapters were published by Kadokawa Shoten into fourteen collected volumes. In 2003, Tohru Kai began writing a series of light novels based on the manga, with Kagesaki providing the illustrations. The nine-volume series was published in Japan by Fujimi Shobo. Both the manga and light novel series are licensed for English language release by Tokyopop.
Tokyopop renamed the manga series to Chibi Vampire and the novel series to Chibi Vampire: The Novel. In 2005, an anime adaptation was produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Shinichiro Kimura. Spanning twenty-four episodes, the series aired in Japan on WOWOW from November 3, 2005 through May 11, 2006.
It was licensed for an English release to Region 1 DVD, under the original name Karin, by Geneon USA. On July 3, 2008, Geneon Entertainment and Funimation Entertainment announced that Funimation had agreed to be the exclusive North American distributor of Geneon titles, including Karin. Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American singer and pianist. He originally gained fame as a member of the rock band, Ben Folds Five. Ben has released three solo albums: Fear of Pop: Volume 1, Rockin' the Suburbs, and Ben Folds Live. Fear of Pop was released while Ben Folds Five were still together; Suburbs and Live were released afterwards.
Since Fear of Pop is highly experimental and Live is a collection of live solo recordings of mostly songs originally recorded with Ben Folds Five, Rockin' the Suburbs is Ben's first proper solo release. In late 2003 two solo EPs: Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 were released, with a third entitled Super D released in mid-2004. He currently resides in Adelaide, Australia with his wife, Frally Hynes, and two children, Louis and Grace. He tours Japan and the United States, as well as other parts of the world periodically. Folds also produced and arranged the most recent William Shatner album, Has Been (2004); he previously worked with Shatner on the songs 'In Love' and 'Still in Love' for Fear of Pop. Folds described his former band, Ben Folds Five, as 'punk rock for sissies,' and his oddball lyrics often contain nuances of depression, melancholy and self-conflict.
While he was with the band Ben Folds Five and since his departure, Folds also provided a number of songs for films soundtrack. Some of these include 'Lonely Christmas Eve' for the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (2000) and a rendition of the Beatles' 'Golden Slumbers' for the film I Am Sam (2001).
On a planned tour of Australia, Folds teamed up with fellow namesakes Ben Kweller and Ben Lee to travel the country together as The Bens, at the suggestion of a fan on Ben Kweller's official website. The trio also went on to record an four-track EP together, entitled The Bens. In summer of 2004, Folds co-headlined an American tour with fellow rockers Rufus Wainwright and Guster. His fourth solo album entitled 'Songs for Silverman' is slated for release on April 26, 2005. Coldplay are a rock band formed in London, England in 1997. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion. Coldplay have sold 34.6 million albums, and are also known for their hit singles, such as 'Yellow', 'The Scientist', 'Speed of Sound', 'Fix You', 'Viva la Vida' and the Grammy Award-winning 'Clocks'.
Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single 'Yellow', followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) won multiple awards such as NME's Album of the Year and was later included on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, ranking at #473. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception.
The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews. All of Coldplay's albums have enjoyed great commercial success. Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. Jamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939 in New Albany, Indiana) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator.
His 'Play-A-Long' series of instructional book and CD collections, using the chord-scale system, the first of which was released in 1967, are an internationally renowned resource for jazz education. As of 2009, 126 of these collections have been published by Aebersold, who currently teaches musical improvisation at the University of Louisville. He is also an adept pianist, bassist, and banjoist. Wang Leehom (born May 17, 1976), sometimes credited as Leehom Wang, is a Chinese-American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and film director. He is currently based in Taiwan. Formally trained at the Eastman School of Music, Williams College and Berklee College of Music, his musical style is known for fusing Chinese elements (such as Beijing opera, traditional styles of ethnic minorities, Chinese classical orchestra) with hip-hop and R&B.
Wang has been active since 1995 and contributed in 25 albums. He is also a four-time winner of Taiwan's Golden Melody Awards, the 'Grammys' of Taiwanese music. His concert at the Beijing Bird's Nest on April 14, 2012 was the first solo pop concert to be held at the venue. Composer/Arranger/Orchestrator, Jeremy Levy has worked in nearly every medium in Los Angeles. As an orchestrator, he adds his musical touch to scores in film, television, and video games.
Recent projects include Minions, Revenge, Empire, The Book of Life, Batman: Arkham Knight, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Smurfs 2, Jack Reacher, Tower Heist, The Event, No Ordinary Family, Battlestar Gallactica, Infamous 2, and God of War 3. He has also provided arranging and music preparation services on everything from The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, to American Idol. Naruto is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto with an anime adaptation. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a loud, hyperactive, unpredictable, adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become a Hokage, the ninja in his village that is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of all. The series is based on a one-shot that Kishimoto first authored in the August 1997 issue of Akamaru Jump. The manga was first published by Shueisha in 1999 in the 43rd issue of Japan's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine and it is still being released with forty-four volumes. The manga would be later adapted into an anime produced by Studio Pierrot and Aniplex.
It premiered across Japan on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network and the anime satellite television network Animax on October 3, 2002. The first series lasted nine seasons, while Naruto: Shippūden, a sequel of the series, began its first on February 15, 2007 and is still airing. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara, 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991), was a British musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his powerful vocals and flamboyant performances. As a songwriter, he composed many hits, including 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Killer Queen', 'Somebody to Love', 'Don't Stop Me Now', 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', 'Barcelona', and 'We Are the Champions'. Led by Mercury, Queen had sold more than 300 million albums internationally by 2009. In addition to his work with Queen, he also led a solo career and was occasionally a producer and guest musician (piano or vocals) for other artists.
Mercury, who was a Parsi and grew up in India, has been referred to as 'Britain's first Asian rock star'. He died of bronchopneumonia induced by AIDS on 24 November 1991, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease. In 2006, Time Asia named him as one of the most influential Asian heroes of the past 60 years, and he continues to be voted as one of the greatest singers in the history of popular music. In 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Mercury voted the greatest male singer of all time (and second-greatest singer overall after Mariah Carey). In 2009, a Classic Rock poll saw him voted the greatest rock singer of all time. In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him number 18 on their list of the 100 greatest singers of all time, reflecting the magazine's editorial opinion.
Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! At the Disco) is a rock band that originated in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Their sound incorporates elements of pop punk, big beat, electronica, techno, and rock, along with many other genres like psychedelic, baroque pop, folk and jazz.
Their 2005 debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, reached #13 on the US Billboard 200, and has sold over 2.2 million copies since its September 2005 release. The band's second album, Pretty. Odd., was released on March 25, 2008 and debuted at #2 in the US. Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973. The band has gone through several phases since its inception by former members of Santana.
The band's greatest commercial success came in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with a series of power ballads and songs such as 'Don't Stop Believing', 'Any Way You Want It', 'Faithfully', 'Open Arms', 'Separate Ways', and 'Wheel in the Sky.' Journey has been eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2000, but Gregg Rolie is currently the only member of Journey who has been inducted—as a member of parent band Santana. In 2009, Steve Perry, the band's best-known lead vocalist, will be eligible for induction as a solo artist.
Current members: Neal Schon - Lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (1973-present) Ross Valory - Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (1973-1985, 1995-present) Jonathan Cain - Piano, keyboards, harmonica, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (1980-present) Deen Castronovo - Drums, percussion, backing vocals, lead vocals (1998-present) Arnel Pineda - Lead vocals (2007-present). Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He was a crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music, and remains one of the most respected and influential composers of all time.
Born in Bonn, then in the Electorate of Cologne (now in modern-day Germany), he moved to Vienna in his early twenties and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Beethoven's hearing gradually deteriorated beginning in his twenties, yet he continued to compose masterpieces, and to conduct and perform, even after he was completely deaf. George Frideric Handel (Friday, 23 February 1685 - Saturday, 14 April 1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who is famous for his operas, oratorios and concerti grossi.
Born as Georg Friedrich Handel in Halle, he spent most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22 January 1727. His most famous works are Messiah, an oratorio set to texts from the King James Bible; Water Music; and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Strongly influenced by the techniques of the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the English composer Henry Purcell, his music was known to many significant composers who came after him, including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Handel's compositions include 42 operas; 29 oratorios; more than 120 cantatas, trios and duets; numerous arias; chamber music; a large number of ecumenical pieces; odes and serenatas; and sixteen organ concerti. His most famous work, the Messiah oratorio with its 'Hallelujah' chorus, is among the most popular works in choral music and has become a centerpiece of the Christmas season.
Also popular are the Opus 3 and 6 Concerti Grossi, as well as 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale', in which birds are heard calling during passages played in different keys representing the vocal ranges of two birds. Also notable are his sixteen keyboard suites, especially The Harmonious Blacksmith. Handel introduced various previously uncommon musical instruments in his works: the viola d'amore and violetta marina (Orlando), the lute (Ode for St. Cecilia's Day), three trombones (Saul), clarinets or small high cornets (Tamerlano), theorbo, French horn (Water Music), lyrichord, double bassoon, viola da gamba, bell chimes, positive organ, and harp (Giulio Cesare, Alexander's Feast). Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969) is a Grammy-nominated American singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, pop and R&B musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist who can play nine instruments: piano, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussions, trombone, tuba, French horn and trumpet. McKnight’s vocal style is his own.
He does however draw heavily (particularly in his use of melisma) from Stevie Wonder and Michael Sembello. Echoes of Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins and Take 6 founder Claude V McKnight can also be heard in McKnights voice. Mcknight also has an uncanny ability to mimic the timbre and style of other singers. He can do a spot on imitation of Nat King Cole, Stevie Wonder, Prince and feels comfortable singing songs written in higher keys. Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She achieved mainstream success in 2007 with the hit single 'Love Song', which brought her into the number one spot on the Billboard Pop 100 chart.
After graduating from college in 2002, Bareilles performed at local bars and clubs (such as the Hotel Cafe and Genghis Cohen in Los Angeles), building a following, before performing in larger venues. She issued two demos of mostly live tracks in 2003: The First One in April and The Summer Sessions in October. In 2004, she appeared as a singer in a bar in the indie film Girl Play, performing the song 'Undertow'.
In January 2004, Bareilles released her first studio album, Careful Confessions. She signed a contract with Epic Records' A&R executive Pete Giberga on April 15, 2005. The remainder of the year and early 2006 were spent writing and reworking songs for her upcoming album.
Her song, 'Gravity,' appears briefly in the 2006 independent film Loving Annabelle. She also toured as the opening act in 2006 for Marc Broussard's 'Carencro' tour. In mid-2004 she opened for Rocco DeLuca and the Burden during their inaugural headline tour, supported Guster on their first UK tour and co-headlined a tour with Jon McLaughlin. In 2007, Bareilles toured as the opening act for Aqualung and Mika, and later that year opened for several shows on both Maroon 5 and Paolo Nutini's U.S.
She also opened for James Blunt on his U.S. Tour in association with VH1 You Oughta Know. Katy Perry (born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson; October 25, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter. She has risen to prominence with her 2008 single 'I Kissed a Girl' which has become a worldwide hit topping the charts in more than 20 countries, including United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the United States, where it was the 1000th Billboard Hot 100 number 1. Perry has stated in the press that it's thanks to successful British singer-songwriters Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen that more female artists had been appearing on the charts. She went on to say that Winehouse and Allen 'have introduced America to great music'.
She is known for her unconventional style of dress, often humoristic, bright in color and reminiscent of different decades, as well as her frequent use of fruit-shaped accessories, mainly watermelon as part of her outfits. Perry has a contralto vocal range. John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in Hollywood history, including Star Wars, Superman, Home Alone, the first three Harry Potter movies and all but two of Steven Spielberg's feature films including the Indiana Jones series, Schindler's List, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and Jaws. He also composed the soundtrack for the hit 1960s television series Lost in Space as well as the fanfare of the DreamWorks Pictures' logo.
Williams has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, the NBC Nightly News, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor. Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award.
He has also won four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards and 21 Grammy Awards. With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated person after Walt Disney. He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. Idina Kim Menzel (/ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/; born Idina Kim Mentzel; May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Menzel is known for her performance as the voice of Queen Elsa in the 2013 Disney film Frozen. Additionally, she portrayed the recurring role of Shelby Corcoran on the Fox musical comedy-drama TV series Glee, as well as Nancy in the 2007 Disney film Enchanted.
Holiday Wishes (2014), her first album in six years, reached number six on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Menzel is the only competitive Tony Award-winning actress to ever reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. She performed a solo world concert tour from May to October 2015. Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins; 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer. She is known for her distinctive husky voice, resulting from an operation to remove vocal nodules in the mid-1970s. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album The World Starts Tonight and its singles 'Lost in France' and 'More Than a Lover'. Her 1978 single 'It's a Heartache' reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In the 1980s, Tyler ventured into rock music with songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. He wrote Tyler's biggest hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', the lead single from her 1983 UK chart topping album Faster Than the Speed of Night. Steinman also wrote Tyler's other major 1980s hit 'Holding Out for a Hero'. She had success in mainland Europe during the 1990s with German producer Dieter Bohlen, releasing three albums. In 2003, Tyler re-recorded 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' with singer Kareen Antonn. Their bilingual duet topped the French charts.
Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. While it is uncertain how many albums the band has sold, estimations range from 130 million to over 300 million albums worldwide. The band is noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances. Their 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best live rock performance of all time in an industry poll. Queen had moderate success in the early 1970s, with the albums Queen and Queen II, but it was with the release of Sheer Heart Attack in 1974 and A Night at the Opera the following year that the band gained international success.
They have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous compilation albums. Eighteen of these have reached number one on charts around the world. Following Mercury's death in 1991 and Deacon's retirement later in the decade, May and Taylor have performed infrequently under the Queen name.
Since 2005 they have been collaborating with Paul Rodgers, under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, guitarist and main songwriter Robert Smith—known for his iconic wild hair, pale complexion, smudged lipstick and frequently gloomy and introspective lyrics—being the only constant member. The members of The Cure first started releasing music in the late 1970s. Their first album, Three Imaginary Boys (1979), and early singles placed them as part of the post-punk and New Wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s the band's increasingly dark and tormented music helped form the gothic rock genre. After the release of Pornography (1982), the band's future was uncertain and frontman Robert Smith was keen to move past the gloomy reputation his band had cultivated.
With the 1982 single 'Let's Go to Bed' Smith began to inject more of a pop sensibility into the band's music. The Cure's popularity increased as the decade wore on, especially in the United States, where the songs 'Just Like Heaven', 'Lovesong' and 'Friday I'm in Love' entered the Billboard Top 40 charts. By the start of the 1990s, The Cure were one of the most popular alternative rock bands in the world and have sold an estimated 27 million albums as of 2004. The Cure have released twelve studio albums and over thirty singles, with a thirteenth album, 4:13 Dream, due for release in October 2008.
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an influential American songwriter, singer and guitarist. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered around his native New Jersey. His eloquence in expressing ordinary, everyday problems has earned him numerous awards, including eighteen Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, along with a notoriously dedicated and devoted global fan base. His most famous albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., epitomize his penchant for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily life.
He has sold over 65 million albums in the U.S. Springsteen's lyrics often concern men and women struggling to make ends meet. He has gradually become identified with progressive politics. Springsteen is also noted for his support of various relief and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey and elsewhere, and for his response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, on which his album The Rising reflects. Springsteen's recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Much of his iconic status stems from the concerts and marathon shows in which he and the E Street Band present intense ballads, rousing anthems, and party rock and roll songs, amongst which Springsteen intersperses long, whimsical or deeply emotional stories.
Springsteen has long had the nickname 'The Boss', a term which he was initially reported to hate but now seems to have come to terms with, as he sometimes jokingly refers to himself as such on stage. The nickname originated when a young Springsteen, playing club gigs with a band in the 1960s, took on the task of collecting the band's nightly pay and distributing it amongst his bandmates.
Uke & Guitar – Lyrics & Chords – Tablature – Audio Samples – Solos – Duets – Trios – Ensembles “If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing!” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan “Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance; that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.” ― Robert Schumann, Advice to Young Musicians “There is something intimate about playing a duet. It’s touching the soul of another person without ever touching the flesh.” ― Courtney M. Privett, Arrow of Entropy These are easy uke and guitar songs that should help you get started on your musical career! Most of our music has multiple parts for ukulele and guitar because our emphasis is on playing together, so find a partner and form a duet! Add another and you’ve got a full-sounding trio!
Add yet another, and a singer, and you’ve got a band! Attention Music Teachers!:Our music is highly adaptable for study and performance by large ensembles. Take some time and avail yourself of the resources we have to offer on this website! Also click on our TUTORIALS page for useful playing and practicing tips.
“I was captured by music at a really early age. I was really captured by it.
Everything about it. It was my mother It was my father It was my plaything.
It was my toy. It was the best thing in my life.” ― Jeff Buckley “You all have a gift. It’s the gift of song.” ― Christine E. Schulze, The Silver Stag “When you play, never mind who listens to you.” ― Robert Schmann “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven “Play the music, not the instrument.” ― Author Unknown Okay, let’s get started...
If you’re a beginner just trying to figure this stuff out, start with this song: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: NEWBIE. “Music helps us drift away to places of tranquility, happiness, sadness, & imagination.” ― April Mae Monterrosa “Until we meet again...”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER PERFORMANCE NOTES: A veritable ukulele classic! This sentimental beauty is ideal for a group sing-along. Keep this one nice and slow; don’t hurry it. Ukesters should strum with the thumb or fingers where the neck meets the uke’s body for that smooth round Hawaiian sound. All downstrokes will work just fine.
Guitar 3 gets its own paragraph. It simulates the sound of a Hawaiian slide guitar. It incorporates triads (3-note chords), 1/2-step slurs and a strong vibrato, hence all the squiggly marks in the tablature. Light-gauge strings help to make the vibrato easier to execute.
A heavy plastic pick used near the bridge gives the chords a brighter, cleaner sound which cuts through the other instrumental parts. “If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph”: THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC ― Kurt Vonnegut DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER PERFORMANCE NOTES: Play this beautiful hymn slowly, with feeling; don’t hurry it. This one is not a “strummer”; rather, the accompanists should lightly “tickle” select strings for effect. The thing to remember is that “the melody is king.” This is one of those songs where the members of the ensemble should listen to and “feed off of one another.”. Also spelled “Aura Lea,” this American Civil War era piece has a pretty melody with some nice harmony for the second uke. Some guy named Melvis?
Nelvis? (I dunno) borrowed the melody for a song he called “Love Me Tender.” Perhaps you’ve heard of him.: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: Lots of nice stuff in this one. If you find Uke 2 too difficult, try Uke 3, which is a simplified countermelody that follows the contour of Uke 2’s harmony. Guitar 1 is the same method book melody in the key of C I’ve taught to dozens of students over the years. You guitar players who already know it will enjoy playing it against all that nice harmony in the Ensemble WAV file. Guitar 2’s countermelody fills in nicely and adds a lot of emotion. “The only truth is music.” ― Jack Kerouac “All I’d ever done was sing songs that were dead straight and expressed powerful new realities.
I had very little in common with and knew even less about a generation that I was supposed to be the voice of.” ― Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Vol. 1 “The answer my friends, is...”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER PERFORMANCE NOTES: There are innumerable versions of this iconic song out there performed by everyone under the sun. Even ol’ Bob himself played and recorded many different versions in different keys with different performers at different times. Our club version is a basic one in the key of G that will serve as a solid foundation for your own interpretation and development.
If you don’t sing, this might be a good place to start. Even if you think you have a lousy voice, try it anyway! You might surprise yourself. “Blowin’ in the Wind” is a very forgiving song in this regard. There’s no such thing as singing this song poorly. From the Urban Dictionary: Top Definition. Hippity hoppity: music what older folks think young urban youths listen to.
Father: “Hey son, what you listen to, some of that hippity hoppity? DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/ INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: You don’t have to constantly strum throughout this song. Be creative, and keep it simple! On the first verse just bang on the chord on the first beat of each measure. Use accents and rests for effect. This is not a kids’ song; it was written as a serious dance number.
Be sure to give it a sassy Big Band Era swing feel. Get up off your butt and dance when you perform this number!
In the uke duet the melody player gets a choice between Uke 1 High Melody (hard to play) and Uke 2 Low Melody (easier to play). More great songs continued below... SOME STUFF TO THINK ABOUT: NOTE: Ukes 1 and 2 stand alone as a duet. If you find Uke 2 too difficult to play, try one of the other uke parts. You have many options.
PONDER THIS: Studying the Full Score will give you perspective and insights into how the different instrumental parts work together in the ensemble. IDEA: You can switch back and forth between different parts while you play a song. Maybe you’re strumming Uke 4 chords but you want to plug in a countermelody bit from Uke 2 for two measures. Mix and match; be creative! CONSIDER: If you are able to play melodies on the uke you should also be able to play the guitar. Ukulele is a great “gateway” instrument for other stringed instruments.
HAVE YOU NOTICED?: Often the uke chords are voiced on three strings instead of all four so that they don’t conflict with the melody. Also, less is more. IMPORTANT POINT: Sometimes a uke or guitar chord will NOT precisely match the chord notation above the music. This is not a mistake! Here’s an example which occurs often: The chord notation says Dm7 but the chord the uke actually plays is a Dm. This simply means that the 7th of the Dm7 chord is being played by some other instrument at that point in the arrangement, and that in this particular case the uke part sounds better in the overall mix playing a Dm chord rather than a Dm7 chord. The overall harmony at that point in the piece is based on a Dm7 chord, but that fact may not necessarily be reflected in each instrumental part.
BETTER THAN NOTHING: If you don’t have a bass you can play the bass part on a guitar. It will be one octave higher but it will still sound good. Drivers For Sound Blaster Audigy Sb1394. ATTENTION GUITAR PLAYERS: You can play the uke parts too! Just put a capo @ 5th fret and you’ll be playing in the same key. OR, if you want you can play the uke part as written without a capo, but note that you will be playing in a key a 4th (2 and 1/2 steps) lower. (By the way, a baritone ukulele is tuned exactly the same as the first four string of a guitar [ D G B E ].
In this context you could just think of a guitar as a baritone uke with two extra “bass” strings.) GOOD NEWS: Jazz chords are complex and hard to learn and play on most instruments but ukulele is the happy exception. With only four strings you can still achieve the “quality” of jazz chords with only a little extra effort.
LISTEN: The WAV files are a valuable learning tool! Open and play the WAV file to hear how the song is supposed to sound. Read the score while listening to it. Count and/or follow it with your finger. With practice you’ll be able to play your part along with the recording at the proper tempo. TIP: If you’re starting to accumulate a lot of pages of music, it would be wise to invest in a decent binder and some sheet music protectors. The successful people in this world are often not smarter or more talented than us, but they are better organized.
ALSO: Check the TUTORIALS Page for more helpful, tips, resources and inspiration. NOW GET BUSY! “May your song guide you home.” ― Sophia Elaine Hanson, Vinyl When we played this song at Century Ridge we were surprised how many people sang along on the chorus. It makes us feel good!: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: Nice and easy does it; not too fast. Play it at a tempo so that every word, every syllable, can be clearly heard.
Like “Amazing Grace,” it’s one of those “perfect” songs. “It was the moment I realized what music can do to people, how it can make you hurt and feel so good all at once.” ― Nina LaCour, Hold Still “Because you’re mine...”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: Each verse of this iconic song was sung in a different key; that’s why Johnny said, “People ask me why I always hum whenever I sing this song — it’s to get my pitch.” We simplified it and kept it in the key of A. You’ll notice that the ukes play E7 while the guitar plays E.
That’s because an E chord on a normally tuned uke is voiced too high for this song. We often have to make compromises like that because of the limitations of the instruments. Uke 4 is interesting. It’s a strange barbershop quartet-style countermelody. It adds color and interest but should be played much softer than the other instruments.
Again, working within the limited (and high) register of the ukulele without compromising the spirit of the song was a challenge. Don’t play it too fast, and sing it like you mean it.
Sung with a nice baritone this classic song has a poignant strength and weakness at the same time. This is one great country ballad. You tell ’em, Johnny... DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: NEWSFLASH! Contrary to popular belief, this is not a ukulele song! The original recording was played on guitar with no capo; he plays a simplified version on guitar with open chords and a capo@4th fret (see the image above) when he performs it live. Another thing about the original: it’s in the key of B (a very uke-unfriendly key).
The association of this song with the ukulele is so strong, however, that many folks assume it’s in the neighboring uke-friendly key of C, which is what you’ll find in almost all songbooks and web resources. The Green Bay Ukulele Club is no exception, although we’ve also provided uke and guitar chords for the key of B so that you can jam and sing along with the original recording. The song uses several different strum patterns, which are notated next to the section headings by symbols with the numbered beats in grey font below. Downstrokes are on the downbeats (grey numbers) and upstrokes are on the upbeats (between the grey numbers). “If everyone started off the day singing, just think how happy they’d be.” ― Lauren Myracle, Shine DIFFICULTY LEVEL: NEWBIE PERFORMANCE NOTE: If you’re an absolute newbie, start with “Happy Birthday” first and then come back and do this one next. It’s a fun and easy, upbeat, up-tempo audience participation song. “If you talk bad about country music, it’s like saying bad things about my momma. Them’s fightin’ words.” ― Dolly Parton “Son of a gun, we’ll have big fun...”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: One of the greatest country songs of all time by the “Shakespeare of Country Music.” Just two chords!
The song is simple but the melody is actually complex and is more challenging to play than you might think. I suggest you learn how to sing it first before trying to tackle playing the melody on the uke or the guitar. You can also simplify the melody if you wish; as long as you follow the contour of the melody and accurately hit the “peaks and valleys” with the correct notes you’ll do passably fine, especially with folks singing along. Uke 4 comes in on the Chorus with a really cool strum. Get rowdy, stay loose, and move around in your chair or get up and dance when performing this catchy number. Now everybody sing! Now, wasn’t that fun?!
“Music is the moonlight in the gloomy night of life.” ― Jean Paul Friedrich Richter A beautiful Japanese melody. Kojo No Tsuki means “Moon over Castle Ruins”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: Uke 1 sounds like a traditional Japanese banjo-like instrument (Shamisen). To emulate its sound you should play with a plastic pick and with downward strokes pick the string close to the bridge. In fact, to get that sharp percussive effect, the pick should hit the bridge and the string simultaneously. Pretty cool, huh? “To speak your heart out, nothing can be better than night and acoustic guitar!” ― Dinakar Phillip Kum-Bah-Yah, Kum Ba Ya, Kumbaya, etc. However you spell it, it means “Come By Here.”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER PERFORMANCE NOTES: There are 4 ukes harmonizing the melody in this arrangement.
The melody is also reinforced by two guitars playing the melody one and two octaves lower respectively. If you can get a group of people to play this together, try starting with a solo instrument on the first verse and then add a new instrument with each successive verse. Play it slowly, with reverence. “Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker... Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way...”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: Many ukulele versions of this Henry Mancini masterpiece already exist on the internet in the key of C, so why should I make one more?
Because in this version the melody and the uke accompaniment have all of the inflections and nuances of the original. Also, I’m hoping that you’ll check out our version of “Moon River” for advanced players (including the famous guitar part) in its original key, transcribed right from the famous scene in the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on this website. You can find it on the FREE SHEET MUSIC page. “Music is a treasure and a love and a delight. It clears people’s souls and lifts them high.” ― David Rodigan “Then he shall be, a true love of mine...” DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER PERFORMANCE NOTES: This traditional romantic ballad has exquisitely beautiful lyrics.
Get some friends together so you can play all the harmonies. Or, try accompanying the melody with a different countermelody for each verse. In a pinch, you can convert a guitar into a uke by using a capo at the 5th fret. Go for “Baroque!”. “Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” ― Ludwig van Beethoven DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: I absolutely adore chord substitutions like the one in measure 15 where what would have been an Em chord on beat 3 is replaced by a sweet-sounding G7 chord. It’s unexpected but it sounds so right. If you are interested in music theory the thing you should do is identify those special moments in a piece of music that appeal to you and find out what makes them tick.
Ask yourself what makes it happy, or sad, for instance. Aspiring songwriters should especially be mindful of this. Circle, check or bracket your sheet music at those locations, and/or keep a notebook and jot down details of your favorite bits of music, and incorporate them in your own explorations. “Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.” ― Malcolm Arnold “ And the dreams that you dare to... Oh why, oh why can’t I..?”: DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE PERFORMANCE NOTES: This is the ultimate “Izzy” version of this famous song, which was originally titled “Over the Rainbow.” On the recording the big guy used a uke with a low G string. (NOTE TO GUITAR PLAYERS: You can emulate the low-G tuned uke in the recording EXACTLY by using a capo at the 5th fret and playing the uke chords.) This song is the reason why many people have learned to play and love the ukulele.