Have any of you been learning (or relearning) to play the piano while sheltering in place? These Alfred’s Basic Adult…
Perry Como: “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays”
This jovial 1950’s Christmas standard has long been a favorite for me and my friend Nancy Stokes, but “(There’s No…
“Countryside Air” and “Sparkle Theme” from “The Great British Baking Show”
If you’ve got a taste for the cozy, good-natured, and surprisingly gripping drama of “The Great British Baking Show,” then…
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
I adore “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” so of course you’ll find the companion songbook to the classic 1971…
“Goldfinger”
It seemed appropriate this weekend to play “Goldfinger,” one of the all-time great James Bond theme songs; a martini glass…
Björk: 34 Scores for Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Celeste
For years — for decades! — my heart and my hands longed to get ahold of sheet music for some…
Carter Burwell: “Fargo, North Dakota” (based on the folk melody, “Den Bortkomne Sauen”)
Was I excited to find sheet music for Carter Burwell’s “Fargo, North Dakota”? In the words of Frances McDormand’s famously…
Agnes Obel: “September Song” (as featured in “Big Little Lies”)
The other night I revisited the premiere episode of “Big Little Lies.” I’d first devoured that series on a pair…
Elvis Costello and Anne Sofie von Otter: “Green Song”
I genuinely never expected to find this sheet music. “Green Song” is a wistful, aching ballad from mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie…
Nat King Cole: “There’s a Train Out for Dreamland”
When you’re seeking out sheet music for a particular piece, you might find it in a songbook, or in old-fashioned…
