Rent: Vocal Selections (Essential Musicals) |  | Creator: Jonathan Larson
Brand: Hal Leonard
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Pages: 104
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Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 1903692261
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999130690
EAN: 9780793572298
ASIN: 0793572290
Publication Date: December 1, 1996
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12 vocal selections from this Broadway smash complete with souvenir photos from the production. Songs include: Another Day, Halloween, I'll Cover You, One Song Glory, Out Tonight, Rent, Santa Fe, Seasons Of Love, Take Me Or Leave Me, What You Own, Without You, Your Eyes.
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 Song by song from a piano expert April 22, 2006
Jennifer L. Cayne
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Rent- Interesting. Most authentic in the Collins part
(Allison, baby...) and the JoAnne part (your new production manager...). Play the chords, not the melody
One Song Glory- In the OBC CD, the guitar does that little pluck then echo thing, which isn't great when you try it on the piano. The only complaint I have about this song is that I don't really know when to switch from 'plucking' the notes to actually playing the chords, etc.
Out Tonight- Not what I expected, but can still work. The song itself is very repetitive. Possible to add the melody line here. Takes some improv.
Another Day- Probably my favorite song to play in the book. It's very long, but written SO WELL. The part that I think is the weakest is 'I can't control....is just to be.' When you get to 'the heart may freeze' and 'there's only us' I would suggest playing the broken chordswritten on top. Sounds really good. Make sure to familiarize yourself with that part before you play, it can be somewhat hard.
Santa Fe- This isn't even a song, let alone can you put a piano in it. It needs a bass and drums. VERY DIFFICULT because you're not playing to sung words, most of the song is sung. I'd rather see La Vie Boheme in there...
I'll Cover You- Works a lot. My suggestion would be, in the beginning, to play the intro with your left hand in the bass and just play the chords, until Collins comes in, then play what's written. It's fun to play the reprise- Just slow it down, play the chords, add a little swing to it, and play some Seasons of Love.
Seasons of Love- If you ever want to play a Rent song at a party, a local benefit, or WHATEVER, get a group of friends together and DO THIS SONG!!! If you play it the way it's supposed to be (not really the way it's written) it will be AMAZING. Since the actual song involves a piano MAJORLY, that will make this much more impressive than something that should be played by a guitar. Keep playing the intro- works best without the melody.
Take Me Or Leave Me- Another song that works well with piano. The melody is a bit wierd, perhaps because it's afunky blues type of song. When you get to the part 'so be wise.......that I'm your baby,' it gets hard and doesn't make too much sense. Just keep working on it.
Without You- Melodic song, but very, VERY repetitive. Not one of my favorites. The melody is the same 1-5 (Do-Sol), it just changes key a couple of times. Simple, but you're playing most of it in bass clef, which adds some difficulty (some people can't read bass clef that well).
Halloween- Kind of hard to get the bass and the treble coordinated. Takes time and practice to get the beats right. Complaint- 'why our entire years....3-D imax of my mind' is not great. I like it though, but it's pretty short.
What You Own- Ehh...One of my favorite songs in the OBC CD, but doesn't do well here. Melody line can work in this song. You need to add your own chords, so become familiar with the song.
Your Eyes- Good, does really well on the piano. I like it a lot.
Rent is the best! December 28, 1999
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
The piano/vocal selections from "Rent" are the best. Okay, so they don't sound EXACTLY like the recording, but nothing's perfect. All of my favorite songs are in the book, and most of them work well on piano. Some of the rhythm patterns in the rock songs (like "Rent", "Out Tonight", and "What You Own") may be and should be altered so it would sound right on the piano. Songs like "Halloween" and "Another Day" are transcribed perfectly. All of the songs are great and there are cool pictures in the front of the book too.
very good February 18, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just got this book today. It is really fun to play piano and guitar and sing along with. While I agree that some songs like Out Tonight and Rent sound pretty strange, how did one expect them to sound? There is pretty much no way a book could turn those songs into how they sound on the CD and stage. Your Eyes and Halloween translate very well to the piano and so does Without You. In fact, most of the songs sound very good. Guitar chords are included with fingerings to make it easier, and there are 2 pages of pictures. I really like this and I think anyone who wants to audition with a song from Rent should get this. songs included: another day/ halloween/ i'll cover you/ one song glory/ out tonight/ rent/ santa fe/ seasons of love/ take me or leave me/ what you own/ without you/ your eyes/
Who's not gonna pay rent? August 20, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well sadly I didn't buy this book from here (I payed full price but it was well worth it). I play it almost every day and I love it. I like the pictures at the beginning (my pages are falling out! I look at them so much) I strongly suggest it, but a warning it doesn't contain all the music from the soundtrack.
Nya, very, very, cool! August 29, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was looking for musical scores when I saw this one from RENT, and as a major fan of RENT, I had to buy it. I can't play any of the songs, sadly, but I love them and I can sing some of them...::sings:: Take me for what I am...who I was meant to beeeeee...
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