Piano/Vocal Selections (Melody in the Piano Part)

Sigh... Like most of Andrew Lloyd Webber's sheet music, selections from Phantom of the Opera gives you a watered-down transcription featuring many cuts. Even worse, the accompaniment is hardly the original accompaniment at all, rather it simply follows the vocal line. This might be acceptable for fans who simply want to play through the music on their parlor piano without a vocalist, but for a real musical theater fan, it's very disappointing. So far, I've only found one place which gives an accurate transciption of the accompaniment (an excerpt from the full piano-vocal score). The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology: Soprano, Vol. 3, compiled by Richard Walters features "Think of Me" and "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" in their original form. For performers and accompanists alike, there's something to get excited about. So far, we're still waiting on more from the Phantom of the Opera, but they're creating a 4th edition of the Anthologies soon, so watch out.

The whole book is really good, but three songs became the ones that I enjoy the most - Music of the Night, All I ask of you, and Wishing you were somehow here again. But all the songs are really outstanding. The cool thing is that they sound just like the original music.

I enjoy sitting down at a party or something and playing it....everybody drops what they are doing and starts singing along, its good music to know ;)

MUSICIANS TAKE NOTE!!! If you look at the TOP RIGHT CORNER of the image supplied with this item, you will see the little blue lettering that says, "EASY PIANO".

THIS IS THE ONLY INDICATION THAT THIS IS THE 'EASY PIANO' BOOK VERSION!!! SOMEWHERE IN THE DESCRIPTION IT SHOULD SAY THIS CLEARLY, BUT IT DOES NOT!

If you enjoy the music of "Phantom" and are a beginning pianist, you will get a great deal out of this book. However, if you have been playing for more than a few years, DO NOT ORDER THIS BOOK. It lacks the beauty and complexity of the music the way Andrew Lloyd Weber intended it, and is a poor replacement for my original battered "Broadway Score" book.

The way this product is advertised in the description is a bit misleading. I was expecting the vocal selections and not an easy piano book.

Though this book might be great for a beginner, it is definitely not what I was expecting. the store might want to consider making this description and title a bit clearer to avoid future confusion.

Even though this book says "Easy Piano", it's not so easy that it's not at all challenging for an intermediate player. The songs are relatively true to life, considering their level. It also has beautiful pictures from the opera itself.

Received the wrong item. I ordered a Piano/Vocal Selections Music sheets as per the product description. I received instead the The Phantom of the Opera Novel by Caston Leroux.

For those ordering ths product please take note.