“Goldfinger”

It seemed appropriate this weekend to play “Goldfinger,” one of the all-time great James Bond theme songs; a martini glass … More

“In the Summer of His Years” (Tribute to the Late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy)

I’ve found any manner of sheet music curiosities at library bookstores and library sales. Sometimes these have a story to … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More

Stevie Wonder: “Heaven Help Us All”

Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day, Heaven help the white man if he turns his … More

“I Love You California”

I bought this sheet music many years ago not because I liked or even knew the song but because the … More

Floyd Cramer: “Last Date”

It may be sacrilege to admit this, but I didn’t recognize this Floyd Cramer song by title when I picked … More

The Sesame Street Songbook

This edition of “The Sesame Street Songbook” collects sheet music for forty songs from the groundbreaking and beloved children’s TV … More

kd lang's cover of "Hallelujah"

How many versions of the Leonard Cohen song, “Hallelujah,” does a person need to have in their piano bench? It’s … More