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Horace Silver: Die 25 größten Ikonen der Jazzgeschichte
Horace Silver biographie
Aus der Perspektive des 21. Jahrhunderts ist klar, dass nur wenige Jazzmusiker einen größeren Einfluss auf den zeitgenössischen Mainstream hatten als Horace Silver. Der Hard-Bop-Stil, den Silver in den 50er-Jahren prägte, ist heute vorherrschend und wird nicht nur von Überbleibseln einer früheren Generation gespielt, sondern auch von wuscheligen Musikern, die noch nicht geboren waren, als die Musik in den 60er-Jahren in Ungnade fiel und 70er Jahre.
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Silvers frühester musikalischer Einfluss war die kapverdische Volksmusik, die er von seinem in Portugal geborenen Vater hörte. Später, nachdem er als Highschool-Schüler begonnen hatte, Klavier und Saxophon zu spielen, geriet Silver in den Bann von Blues-Sängern und Boogie-Woogie-Pianisten sowie von Popmusikern wie Thelonious Monk und Bud Powell.
1950 spielte Stan Getz ein Konzert in Hartford, Connecticut, mit einer Pickup-Rhythmusgruppe, zu der Silver, Schlagzeuger Walter Bolden und Bassist Joe Calloway gehörten. Getz war so beeindruckt, dass er das gesamte Trio engagierte. Silver hatte sein Geld sowieso gespart, um nach New York zu ziehen; Seine Einstellung durch Getz besiegelte den Deal.
Silver arbeitete ein Jahr lang mit Getz zusammen und begann dann, als Freelancer in der Stadt mit so großen Spielern wie Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young und Oscar Pettiford zu arbeiten. 1952 nahm er mit Lou Donaldson für das Label Blue Note auf; Dieses Datum führte ihn zu seinen ersten Aufnahmen als Bandleader. 1953 schloss er sich mit Art Blakey zusammen, um unter ihrer gemeinsamen Führung eine Genossenschaft zu gründen.

Das erste Album der Band, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, war ein Meilenstein in der Entwicklung des Genres, das später als Hard Bop bekannt wurde. Viele der von Silver für diese Platte geschriebenen Stücke – „The Preacher“, „Doodlin“, „Room 608“ – wurden zu Jazzklassikern.
1956 hatte Silver die Messengers verlassen, um selbstständig Aufnahmen zu machen. Die darauffolgende Reihe von Blue-Note-Alben etablierte ihn für alle Zeiten als einen der bedeutendsten Komponisten/Pianisten des Jazz. LPs wie „Blowin’ the Blues Away“ und „Song for My Father“ (beide aufgenommen von einem Ensemble, zu dem auch Silvers langjährige Sidemen Blue Mitchell und Junior Cook gehörten) enthielten Silvers harmonisch anspruchsvolle und formal unverwechselbare Kompositionen für kleine Jazz-Ensembles.
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Silvers Klavierstil – prägnant, einfallsreich und absolut funkig – wurde zum Vorbild für spätere Mainstream-Pianisten, die er nachahmen sollte. Einige der einflussreichsten Hornisten der 50er, 60er und 70er Jahre erlangten erstmals bei Silver eine gewisse Bekanntheit – Musiker wie Donald Byrd, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Benny Golson und die Brecker Brothers spielten alle bei Silver Band zu einem frühen Zeitpunkt ihrer Karriere.
Horace Silver hat sogar Mitglieder der Avantgarde berührt; Cecil Taylor gibt zu, einen Silver-Einfluss zu haben, und der Trompeter Dave Douglas spielte kurzzeitig in einer Silver-Combo.
Horace Silver nahm exklusiv für Blue Note auf, bis dieses Label Ende der 70er Jahre in Vergessenheit geriet, woraufhin er sein eigenes Label, Silveto, gründete. Horace Silvers 80er-Jahre-Werke fanden nur geringe Verbreitung.
Während dieser Zeit begann er, Texte zu seinen Kompositionen zu schreiben, und seine Arbeit begann, sich mit den metaphysischen Kräften der Musik auseinanderzusetzen, wie Albumtitel wie „Music to Ease Your Disease“ und „Spiritualising the Senses“ zeigen. In den 90er Jahren gab Silver sein Label-Projekt auf und begann mit der Aufnahme für Columbia.
Mit seinem Wiederauftritt bei einem großen Label erhielt Silver erneut ein gewisses Maß an Aufmerksamkeit, die seine Beiträge verdienen. Sicherlich hat niemand jemals einen größeren und lebendigeren Bestand an Originalkompositionen zum Jazz-Kanon beigetragen. Silver starb am 18. Juni 2014 im Alter von 85 Jahren in New York.
Aus seiner Ehe mit Barbara, die mit einer Scheidung endete, hatte er einen Sohn, Gregory – heute Rap-Musiker unter dem Namen G Wise.
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, Pianist und Komponist, geboren am 2. September 1928, gestorben am 18. Juni 2014.
Selected Discography
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Blue Note, 1954
Blowin’ the Blues Away, Blue Note, 1959
Song For My Father, Blue Note, 1964
Cape Verdean Blues, Blue Note, 1965
The Hardbop Grandpop, GRP, 1996
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Horace Silver – Blowin The Blues Away
Personnel:
Horace Silver – piano
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Gene Taylor – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
from the album ‘BLOWIN’ THE BLUES AWAY’ (Blue Note Records)
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The Diatonic Cycle Essential Exercises for All Jazz, Traditional and Contemporary Musicians by Emile De Cosmo Laura De Cosmo |
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The Disappearance Of Hatsune Miku Piano |
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The Doors – Hello I Love You | ||
The Doors – Light My Fire | ||
The Doors – Riders On The Storm | ||
The Doors – Rock Score (band songbook) |
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The Doors Anthology (Guitar & Tablature) |
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The Doors Anthology (Guitar & Tablature) |
The Doors Anthology Piano Vocal Guitar Chords |
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The Doors Easy Piano |
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The Doors Easy Piano |
The Doors Guitar Tablature Anthology |
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The Doors Guitar Tablature Anthology |
The Doors The Music Of The Doors |
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The Doors The Music Of The Doors |
The dream within (Lara Fabian) | ||
The Drummers Fake Book Easy To Use Drum Charts With Kit Legends And Lyric Cues |
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The Drummers Fake Book Easy To Use Drum Charts With Kit Legends And Lyric Cues |
The Easy Sixties Fake Book 100 Songs Of The 60s Melody, Lyrics And Simplified Chords |
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The Easy Sixties Fake Book 100 Songs Of The 60s Melody, Lyrics And Simplified Chords |
The Ecstasy of Gold (Ennio Morricone) | ||
The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind Title Music |
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The End Of The World – Skeeter Davis |
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The End Of The World – Skeeter Davis (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The English Patient – Main Theme (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The English Patient Piano Solo Gabriel Yared |
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The Entertainer (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The European Piano Method Vol. 1 Fritz Emonts |
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The European Piano Method Vol. 2 Fritz Emonts |
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The Evolution Of Jazz Arranging by Fred Sturm (Book) |
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The Evolution Of The Art Of Music Cambridge Librar. (Book) |
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The Exciters – Tell Him | ||
The Exercise Book Guitar Grimoire Series Adam Kadmon Guitar Tablature |
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The Exorcist Main Theme Piano Solo arr. Robert Miles and Storm Kesocascay | The Exorcist Main Theme Piano Solo arr. Robert Miles and Storm Kesocascay cover | |
The Fantasticks – Celebration – Tom Jones & Schmidt, Harvey | The Fantasticks. Celebration – Tom Jones & Schmidt, Harvey | |
The Fault In Our Stars Songbook Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar |
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The Fault In Our Stars Songbook Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar |
The First Noel – 17th Century English Carol – Easy Piano Arr. With Lyrics (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The First Principles Of Pianoforte Playing (By Tobias Matthay) (1905) |
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The Fountain – Lastman – Clint Mansell | ||
The Four Seasons – Vivaldi (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Four Seasons (Complete) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Fray – How To Save A Life | ||
The Fray – Scars & Stories Piano Vocal Guitar |
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The Fray – Scars & Stories Piano Vocal Guitar |
The Fray How to Save a Life |
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The Fray – How to Save a Life Piano Vocal Guitar |
The Fray Songbook Piano Vocal Guitar |
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The Fray Songbook Piano Vocal Guitar |
The Free Music Analysis Anthology by Mark Feezell | Book Theory | |
The Frim Fram sauce by Joe Ricardel and Redd Evans -Jazz Play Along |
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The Frim Fram sauce |
The Fugees Killing Me Softly with his song (Nina Simone) | The Fugees Killing Me Softly | |
The Full Monty (The Musical) – Piano Conductor Score Book by Terrence McNally Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek |
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The Full Monty (The Musical) – Piano Conductor Score |
The Fusion Guitar Workbook (Deutsch German) with Tablature |
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The Genius Of Kurt Weill (1938) |
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The Genius Of Kurt Weill (1938) |
The Genius Of The Jazz Giants Vol 4 |
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The Genius Of The Jazz Giants Vol 4 |
The Giants Of Jazz Piano |
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The Giants Of Jazz Piano |
The Gipsy Jazz Guitar Songbook |
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The Gipsy Jazz Guitar Songbook |
The Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes) Jazz Piano Solo arr. sheet music |
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The Girl From Ipanema (Guitar Tabs) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Girl with the Sun in her Hair (John Barry) | ||
The Glorious Ones – I Was Here (Piano vocal) by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty | The Glorious Ones – I Was Here (Piano vocal) by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty | |
The Godfather – Love theme (Nino Rota) | ||
The Godfather – Main Theme | ||
The Godfather 2 – End Title (Nino Rota) | ||
The Godfather Theme (Nino Rota) | ||
The Godfather Waltz (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Godfather Waltz (Nino Rota) | ||
The Golden Era Of Rock And Roll (Piano, vocal and Guitar Chords) |
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The Golden Era Of Rock And Roll (Piano, Vocal And Guitar Chords) |
The Gravel Road (The Village OST) James Newton Howard | ||
The Great American Movie Songbook (for organ & keyboard) Very easy |
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The Great American Movie Songbook |
The Great American Songbook The Singers Music And Lyrics For 100 Standards From The Golden Age Of American Song |
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The Great American Songbook The Singers Music And Lyrics For 100 Standards From The Golden Age Of American Song |
The Great Big Book Of Children’s Songs Piano Vocal Guitar Chords |
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The Great Big Book Of Children’s Songs Piano Vocal Guitar Chords |
The Great Composers (By Hezekiah Butterworth) (1884) |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 21st Century |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 21st Century |
The Greatest Love Songs Of The 60s |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 60s |
The Greatest Love Songs Of The 70s |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 70s |
The Greatest Love Songs Of The 80s |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 80s |
The Greatest Love Songs Of The 90s |
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The Greatest Love Songs Of The 90s |
The Greatest Showman Vocal Selections |
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The Grinch You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Easy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague | The Grinch You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Easy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague | |
The Grinch You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Jazzy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague | The Grinch You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Jazzy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague | |
The Grinch – You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Easy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Grinch – You’re A Mean One Mr. Grinch (Jazzy Solo Piano Arr.) By Dr. Seuss And Albert Hague (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Guitar Works Of Garoto Vol 1 Guitar Scores |
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The Guitar Works Of Garoto Vol 1 Guitar Scores |
The Guitarist’s Scale Book by Peter Fogl with TABs |
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The Hanging Tree Sheet Music (From The Hunger Games Mockingjay, Part 1) (James Newton Howard) |
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The Harmonious Blacksmith – Gf Händel (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Healing – Lady In The Water | The Healing – Lady In The Water | |
The Hill (Marketa Irglova) | ||
The History Of Jazz – Book by Ted Gioia (Oxford Un. Press) |
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The history of the blues – Koopmans Andy (Book) |
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The Horse Whisperer Sheet Music – The Vast Continent – Thomas Newman |
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The House of the raising Sun – Traditional (Guitarr arr. sheet music) | The House of the raising Sun – Traditional (Guitarr arr. sheet music) | |
The Hundred Best Short Classics Book 2 Cuthbert Whitemore |
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The Hundred Best Short Classics Book 2 Cuthbert Whitemore |
The Hunger Games – James Newton Howard The Train |
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The Immigrant – Love theme (The Godfather OST) Nino Rota | ||
The Immigrant (The Godfather OST) Nino Rota | ||
The Imperial March Star Wars Sheet Music For Piano by John Williams |
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The Imperial March Star Wars Sheet Music For Piano |
The Improvisation Of Musical Dialogue A Phenomenology Of Music (Bruce Ellis Benson) Book |
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The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection Piano Trainer Series 9 Complete Piano Sonatas |
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The Intermediate Piano Sonata Collection Piano Trainer Series 9 Complete Piano Sonatas |
The Interpretation Of Piano Music (By Mary Venable) (1913) |
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The jazz style of John Coltrane – David N. Baker |
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The Jazz Tradition by Martin Williams (1993) |
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The John Coltrane companion by Carl Woideck |
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The John Dunbar Theme – John Barry (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Joy Of Baroque Music |
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The Joy Of Boogie And Blues |
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The Joy Of Boogie And Blues |
The Joy Of Boogie And Blues Book 2 |
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Boogie And Blues. Book 2 The Joy Of |
The Joy Of Christmas – The Best loved Carols, Hymns, songs and solos |
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The Joy Of Christmas – The Best loved Carols, Hymns, songs and solos |
The Joy Of Classics Collection Of Easy Classical Piano Pieces |
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The Joy Of Classics Collection Of Easy Classical Piano Pieces |
The Joy Of Disney – Easy Piano Songbook |
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The Joy Of Disney – Easy Piano Songbook |
The Joy Of First Classics – Easy pieces – Easy Piano Songbook |
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The Joy Of First Classics – Easy pieces – Easy Piano Songbook |
The Joy Of First Year Piano Music |
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The Joy of First-Year Piano by Denes Agay (Easy piano, piano facile) |
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The Joy of First-Year Piano by Denes Agay (Easy piano, piano facile) |
The Joy Of French Piano Music |
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The Joy Of French Piano Music |
The joy of George Gershwin |
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The joy of George Gershwin |
The Joy Of Italian Melodies – Easy Piano Songbook |
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The Joy Of Italian Melodies – Easy Piano Songbook |
The Joy Of Jazz (Easy to Medium Grade Piano Solos) |
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The joy of Jazz |
The Joy Of Modern Blues |
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The Joy Of Modern Blues |
The Joy Of Modern Piano Music (20th century classical music) |
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The Joy Of Modern Piano Music (20th century classical music) |
The Joy Of More Classical Music |
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The Joy Of More Classical Music |
The Joy of Music – Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 (Book) |
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The Joy Of Piano Duets |
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The Joy Of Piano Duets |
The Joy Of Piano Entertainment Piano Solo selected by Denes Agay |
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The Joy Of Piano Entertainment Piano Solo selected by Denes Agay |
The Joy Of Pop Tunes – Easy Piano Songbook |
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The Joy Of Pop Tunes – Easy Piano Songbook |
The Joy Of Recital Time Piano Solo selected by Denes Agay |
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The Joy Of Recital Time Piano Solo selected by Denes Agay |
The Joy Of Russian Piano Music |
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The Joy Of Russian Piano Music Contents |
The Joy Of Sonatinas – Easy Piano Songbook |
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The Joy Of Sonatinas – Easy Piano Songbook |
The Jungle Book Soundtrack Disney |
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The Jungle Book Soundtrack |
The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done Sheet Music | The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done Sheet Music | |
The Killers – Mr Brightside Sheet Music | The Killers – Mr Brightside Sheet Music | |
The Killers – Shot At The Night Sheet Music | The Killers – Shot At The Night Sheet Music | |
The Killers – Somebody Told Me Sheet Music | The Killers – Somebody Told Me Sheet Music | |
The Killers – When You Were Young Sheet Music | The Killers – When You Were Young Sheet Music | |
The Killers – Human (sheet music with guitar chords) |
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The Killers Day & Age |
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The Killers Day & Age |
The King And I – A Musical Play Piano Vocal Score by Rodgers and Hammerstein II | The King And I – A Musical Play Piano Vocal Score by Rodgers and Hammerstein II | |
The Kinks Greatest Hits Piano Vocal Chords |
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The Kinks Greatest Hits Piano Vocal Chords |
The Kinks Guitar Legends Songbook With Tablature TABs |
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The Kinks Guitar Legends Songbook With Tablature TABs |
The Lark Ascending (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Last 5 Years Songbook Movie Vocal Selections (Jason Robert Brown) Piano Vocal Guitar |
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The Last 5 Years Songbook Movie Vocal Selections (Jason Robert Brown) Piano Vocal Guitar |
The Last Of The Mohicans (Main Theme) by Trevor Jones | The Last Of The Mohicans (Main Theme) by Trevor Jones | |
The Last Of Us Piano Medley (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Last of Us – Main Theme Guitar arr. sheet music with TABs |
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The Last of Us -All Gone (Aftermath) Gustavo Santaolalla (Easy Piano Solo arr.) |
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The Last Of Us -All Gone (Aftermath) Gustavo Santaolalla (Easy Piano Solo Arr.) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Last Of Us Main Theme Guitar (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Last Of Us Theme by Gustavo Santolalla (Piano Game Sheet Music) | The Last Of Us Theme by Gustavo Santolalla (Piano Game Sheet Music) | |
The Last Run (Jerry Goldsmith) | ||
The Legend of Zelda Overworld music Konchan | ||
The Legend of Zelda – Great Fairy Fountain |
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The Legend Of Zelda Main Theme Kondo Koji (Musescore File).mscz | ||
The Legend Of Zelda Series For Easy Piano |
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The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess – Midnas Theme | ||
The Library Of Easy Piano Classics Vol. 1 |
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The Library Of Easy Piano Classics, Vol.1 |
The Library Of Easy Piano Classics Vol. 2 |
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The Library Of Easy Piano Classics Vol 2
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The Light Between Oceans Isabel Alexandre Desplat – Isabel Sheet Music |
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The Light In The Piazza 2005 Tony Award Winner by Adam Guettel Piano Vocal |
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The Light In The Piazza 2005 Tony Award Winner by Adam Guettel Piano Vocal |
The Lion King – Broadway selections – Elton John |
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The Lion King – Broadway selections – Elton John |