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gingerpianist
Location: from Stephenville Texas
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
July 10, 2011
Lovely
A wonderful collection of pieces from the "Jane Austen" time period. My favorite is the last piece, "Italian Aria". Lovely collection.
11 of 21 people found this review helpful.
Austen Fan
Location: from Australia
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
May 3, 2011
Living in Austen's World
This sheet music book is a must for all Austen movie lovers. The songs are intermediate and are at a piano AMEB level 2+. Some are more difficult than others. Place yourself amongst the romance and ambience of the Austen era by enjoying these pieces live. Who knows? Mr Darcy or Mr Knightly may walk in the room!
15 of 26 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 3, 2009
Lots of Fun
If you liked the movies, you'll like playing the music from it. I wish there were more than just the few songs from each! Most of the songs are pretty easy to pick up- not too easy and not too hard.
19 of 40 people found this review helpful.
Karro
Location: from Norway
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
March 1, 2009
Jane Austen
I like this a lot. I had to practise a lot to get it right. So this is music for those of you who are intermediate +
17 of 36 people found this review helpful.
RAE
Location: from LA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
February 11, 2009
VERY PRETTY!!
THE MUSIC IN THIS BOOK IS VERY PRETTY AND TAKES YOU BACK! IT MAKES YOU FEEL SOPHISTICATED JUST PLAYING IT! LOL THIS IS A GREAT BOOK, AND I RECOMMEND IT TO ANY ONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR THAT OLD SIMPLE CHARM!
16 of 34 people found this review helpful.
Doris Mady
Location: from West Linn, OR
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
January 9, 2009
A Must for the Austen Movies Fan
Are your students always asking to play music they hear from a movie? This is an interesting collection representing newer styles of movie scoring transcribed tastefully and particularly for the Jane Austen movie fan. A real find.
14 of 27 people found this review helpful.
Chris
Location: from Lake Forest, CA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
November 20, 2008
Fun to play
We really enjoy playing this music. It really takes you back to the Jane Austen time period. Most of the pieces are fairly easy to play with a little practice.
8 of 17 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Gresham, Oregon
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
November 19, 2008
My Review
I was hoping the sheet music was closer to the actually music played in the movies, mainly Sense & Senibility and Pride & Prejudice.
8 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Fiona
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
October 18, 2008
All Jane Austen sheet music
With continued interest in all things Jane Austen, it is wonderful to find a shop that caters for interest in sheet music from the films and the Regency period.
7 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Piano Teacher
Location: from San Francisco, CA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
September 3, 2008
Easy, haunting melodies
Evocative music with beautiful melodic lines but uneven leveling. Italian Aria, All the Better for Her, and Tristesse are about Level 2 with some added harmonic 7ths and octaves. Persuasion maintains a broken triplet line throughout but the level of difficulty rises with 2 against 3 using even eighths against the triplets. Large LH leaps in Canon Collins moves the level up to 4. Despite uneven leveling between the arrangements this is a beautiful collection. Go for it Jane Austen fans!
6 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from San Diego
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
August 21, 2008
Fun and Easy to Learn
I am very pleased with "Jane Austen's World" because, although recently composed, it invokes the style of the time. It also brings back memories of the movies, which I also enjoyed. If I could change anything, I would wish that the arrangements were just a little more challenging. One of them is almost beginner level.
5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Kara Russell
Location: from Los Angeles, CA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
July 13, 2008
Very easy versions. Pretty songs.
These are very easy versions of pretty songs from the film scores. NO LYRICS, unfortunately, but some of them are not available elsewhere. As I said, these are easy versions, although some may actually have been this easy in the the films, too (Marianne wasn't playing brillinat concertos - she was playing pretty little tunes). I am playing these on harp, and I find that these are the perfect springboard to improvise... which is what good musicians did in those days... so learn the easy version, then take risks and add your own embellishments. (Minus one star because of no lyrics.)
5 of 9 people found this review helpful.
C.H.
Location: from Cleveland, OH
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
June 3, 2008
Wonderful!
I bought this for my daughter, and I love listening to her play the songs. I re-live all the Jane Austen movies every time she plays. Wonderful!
5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Julia
Location: from Jackson, Michigan
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
May 27, 2008
haunting pieces
at Von Maur, an upscale department store, I heard a pianist playing these pieces from the Austen movies on a grand piano. I moved closer and saw that she was using this book. I found it at Sheetmusicplus.com and love playing these pieces.
4 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Karen
Location: from Dayton, OH
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate/advanced
May 21, 2008
Jane Austen Piano Music
I love this book of music. Not too difficult. Some pieces take a little practice (I am intermediate player). Music sounds really pretty -- I find myself playing these pieces quite a bit.
5 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Greta Crank
Location: from Grayson, KY
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
April 25, 2008
Wonderful Collection
"Jane Austen's World" contains many best-loved tunes from popular contemporary movies. The music is written in a manner that provides the intermediate player with a full, rich sound. The pieces are remarkably close to the original movie scores without being too complex to play. This collection is truly a treasure.
7 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Wellsboro, PA
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
April 23, 2008
Music written for Jane Austen movie versions
I found this music to be very easy to play. Definitely for beginners. If you are looking for a more fleshed out version, this isn't it, but there is a version called Jane Austen:The Music which is very good for the intermediate player.
8 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Judi Buller
Location: from Olympia, Wa
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
April 23, 2008
not what I expected
After waiting quite some time to get the book, due to its popularity I suppose, I was rather disappointed with the contents. I was expecting something of a higher skill level, as well as longer pieces. I'm updating my collection of songs for use in weddings and as 'dinner music' for special events, and found that only two or three of these come close to what I'm looking for. Other people might find this just what they want, however, so check it out.
6 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from North Carolina
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
April 23, 2008
Pretty selections
I have to agree with many of the other reviews that for the average pianist, these are rather simple arrangements and very short, but they are lovely little tunes. The P&P sounds just like the Colin Firth movie version.
7 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
January 24, 2008
nice, but had hoped for lyrics
The only disappointment I had was that I had hoped it would have the lyrics with the songs - and not music only. Perhaps I didn't read about it closely enough.
6 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from San Diego, CA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
October 14, 2007
It got me playing again
This was the perfect book to get me playing again. After lessons all through childhood, it was nice to have some familiar tunes that weren't overwhelmingly difficult. After learning all the pieces I am wishing they were a bit more complex, but still love it. Thank you!
6 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Omaha, NE
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
June 18, 2007
Ehh
I found this music to be moderately difficult. I enjoy the challenge this music provides, but I have other, easier, music as a supplement.
8 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Laura
Location: from Indianapolis, IN
Difficulty Level:
Not sure
June 18, 2007
Alternate use for piano music
I'm actually a violinist who was looking for wedding prelude music that required no additional accomp. The bride & groom really liked film score sounds and so I ended up buying all sorts of different piano scores and finding pieces to fit the mood. I actually made medleys out of 3 of the 4 movie scores within. Worked perfectly. As piano music - some of the tunes within are VERY simplistic and short. If you are comfortable enough to make up your own bridges and turn them into medleys, then the songs could become more than 1-2 minutes each. Personally, I think that this is exactly as advertised. THEMES from the movies. Nothing more than that.
5 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Auburn, NH
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 19, 2007
Easy....maybe too easy....
I bought this book primarily for the song, "My Father's Favorite." I am probably intermediate to advanced,so I found this music fairly easy and not at all challenging. If you are a more advanced player, I suggest you buy this song as it is sold seperatley, and is also 4 pages longer and written for a more advanced player. But it is suitable for a beginner, the music is really pretty anyway....
6 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from sanger, ca
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
March 1, 2007
simple and fun
The music is fun to play and simple. I had to write in the fingering in a few places.
7 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
February 28, 2007
Excellent sheet music
I have played some of these pieces and they are very beautiful, not too hard to play, and quite entertaining. I would highly recommend them to any music lover.
6 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Melanie Clayton
Location: from Wetumpka, AL
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
February 16, 2007
Smashing
This is a simply marvelous buy...my parents got it for me for Christmas and now I know almost all the songs. My father's favorite is by far my favorite and the main title to the old Pride and Prejudice. If you love any Jane Austen movies, do get this .
7 of 13 people found this review helpful.
Anna Perry
Location: from Montgomery, AL
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
February 5, 2007
Delightful
I love this book! It has pieces from most of my favorite Jane Austen Movies. I only regret it doesn't have ALL the music from ALL the movies! The arrangement of "My Father's Favorite", while simple and easily sight-read, is still one of the best I've seen. Most of the arrangements are simple and learned quickly, with a few that present a challenge (3 against 2 rhythm etc.). on the whole, a delightful book!
5 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Jane Lucille
Location: from North Cray
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
January 11, 2007
Wonderful!!
This is a brilliant book - the pieces are all really sweet but that is exactly how all the music is in the films. It's beautifully arranged and sits under the fingers really well, even for me as a simple pianist! Totally recommend it!
2 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Kelsey
Location: from Naracoorte S.A.
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
October 29, 2006
Very impressed!!!!!!!
Their packaging is very good they make sure it doesn't get ruined. They tell when they have sent and it came in excellent condition. I am learning grade three at the moment and I found it fairly easy to understand. I would definately buy from them again.
8 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
September 27, 2006
Perfect Fit for Jane Austen Fans!
This lovely book is filled with delightful music from the 1990s Jane Austen films. The songs from 'Emma' and A&E's 'Pride & Prejudice' are very enjoyable. I am an advanced pianist, and found these to be a joy to play. I would say that an intermediate pianist could handle these, but they are not too easy for one who is advanced. My personal favorite is the theme from 'P &P'; it sounds just like the real deal!
7 of 10 people found this review helpful.
JH
Location: from NY
Difficulty Level:
Beginner
March 7, 2006
Alot of fun
I've had this book for several years and I've seen all the movies and I've always adored the music! I am a very advanced piano player, and the arrangements definitely are simple, but beautiful. Anyone no matter how advanced can enjoy this book, the music is all gorgeous, and I play it all the way through quite often. More advance pianists would enjoy the movie music books with more challenging arrangements. I can't wait for the NEW Pride and Prejudice music book to come out!
7 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Elizabeth Grace
Location: from Alpharetta, GA
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
February 24, 2006
Easy playing AND listening!
The music is very pretty and easy to play, especially the theme for Emma and the music from Sense and Sensibility. I wasn't really looking for a challenging piece, so this was just what I wanted. The songs are so nice and pretty, I always get compliments. I would reccomend this to anyone, even more advanced students.
5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Jung
Location: from South Korea
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
June 5, 2004
um......
"My father's favorite" in it is so simple and short. (It's just one page!!) If you want "My father's favorite"'s full version especially, you'd better buy "Patrick Doyle: My Father's Favorite-$3.95".
6 of 12 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Battle Ground, WA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
November 5, 2003
Simply Sweet
I am not a proficient piano player but I managed to really enjoy the pieces in this collection. Emma and My Father's Favourite are great arrangements for instant gratification. I've seen better arrangements for one of the songs in another format but this is a nice group of lovely solos for the rookie piano player.
5 of 10 people found this review helpful.
C. Hager
Location: from Oklahoma
September 22, 2003
Great overall- dissapointing personally
I love Jane Austen - the books, movies & music. I've really enjoyed this book, the pieces are all really "pretty" sounding and are taken from the movies. Overall they are very easy - the only one I'd rate as Intermediate would be the "Theme" to Pride & Prejudice. I don't have any complaints with this book - just personal dissapointment. I was hoping the pieces would be harder, rather then the simple sweetness. I also wanted songs from the OTHER Emma movie, (which is my favorite of the two), Mostly I didn't like that in Simplifiying the songs, many didn't sound like the movie - similiar, but not quite right. Over all though - Jane Austen fans, this book is great - get it!
4 of 11 people found this review helpful.
amanda
Location: from orem, UT
August 12, 2003
difficulty of songs
the songs from emma are quite easy to play. the songs from sense and sensability, and persuasion are a little harder but still fairly simple. however the songs from pride and prejudice are much more difficult. over all the songs are at about an intermediate level, and they are very beautiful.
6 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Fulton, NY
Difficulty Level:
Intermediate
May 9, 2003
Beautifully Gorgeous!
We were excited when we heard about this book from a friend, because we've seen a couple of the movies and we loved the songs. The songs sound just like the ones on the movies.
6 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Jessica
Location: from MA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
March 11, 2001
Beautiful!
Even those who aren't familiar with Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, or Persuasion will love this collection. These songs are light and beautiful; they're moving. When you play them, you'll play them with feeling and the audience will be moved. I highly recommend buying this book and having a fun time playing these simple, yet touching pieces.
5 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Victoria, British Columbia
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
January 5, 2001
Great
It was a beautiful collection
4 of 10 people found this review helpful.
Anonymous
Location: from Menlo Park, CA
Difficulty Level:
Early intermediate
December 20, 2000
Great collection
This is a great collection of songs from the movies Emma, Sense & Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion. The only one missing is Mansfield Park. It's also fairly easy to sight read.
5 of 13 people found this review helpful.