It is available from the Whisperings website. It’s an exceptionally nice collection, and I highly recommend it to pianists of all ages. The book is spiral bound (YAYYY!!!) so it stays open on the piano, and the cover is a larger version of the album cover artwork. Easy Hymns And Spirituals 2 - Piano Solo - Piano solo. The transcriptions are clear, clean, and roomy, and the music is printed on a heavy paper stock (which I have a hard time with making quick page turns). Hymns is a site that has lyrics and piano music for the songs that we at our church during Sunday.
There are a few songs with complicated key signatures, but I found very few places with stretches of more than an octave. That said, there is certainly something for everyone here, and advancing pianists can work their way into the more challenging pieces. I would compare it to the Narada Piano Solos book from quite a few years ago because a few pieces are quite easy, most are a strong upper-intermediate to a fairly advanced level, and a couple are what I would consider (as a teacher) advanced and challenging. With sixteen artists represented, it is only logical that the music would have a fairly wide range of playing levels.
Now that it’s here, I can say that it completely lives up to my hopes and expectations! What a joy to spend a couple of evenings playing this music and getting to know these songs from a more personal perspective! All sixteen piano solos from the CD are included, and they appear in the book in the same order as they do on the recording, for those who like to play along. After reviewing the first Whisperings Solo Piano Radio compilation CD, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the companion songbook.
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