The Classical Fake Book: Over 600 Classical Themes and Melodies in Their Original Keys [Plastic Comb] Review

This book is very comprehensive, and contains most of the major works of classical music.Since it is a fake book, it does not contain the complete score, but only the melody line with chords marked above the notes.The words/lyrics are included for the vocals, and double-stops where it appears in the original.Also, unlike some other fake books, the compositions appear in their original key.It is both an excellent reference to music appreciation students, concert goers and instrumental students as well as a source of material for beginning music students.Many of the themes can be used in student recitals.
The book is plastic tabbed bound, but since it is over 600 pages long it is somewhat difficult to get the pages placed flatly.It also does not feel like it would be that durable because both the plastic tabs may break, or the slots on the pages would easily be torn. The size of the notes is also smaller than most music books.But for the price paid, this book gives good value as there are over 850 classical themes and melodies in one place.

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Product Description:
A comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers, the second edition of this fake book features 250 pieces added since the last edition. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky, and you have it here! We have included as much of the world's most familiar classical music as possible, assembling more than 850 beloved compositions from ballets, chamber music, choral music, concertos, operas, piano music, waltzes and more. Featuring indexes by composer, title and genre, as well as a timeline of major classical composers, this encyclopedic fake book is great to use for playing and performing, but it's also a terrific resource for concert-goers, music students and music lovers. The chords of the harmony are indicated, and lyrics, in the original language, are included where appropriate.

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