He
“Loved A Piano” and We Do Too!
It
was 1915 when the incredibly prolific songwriter Irving Berlin penned “I Love A
Piano” for the musical comedy, Stop Look
Listen. Berlin was 27 years old and “Piano” was just one of the estimated 1,500
songs Berlin would write during his 100 years on earth.
Gaby
Deslys sang “I Love A Piano” in the show as a tribute to this “grand”
instrument; we at CSS Music shout of our love piano music! It’s one of those
instruments that is flexible enough to underscore a movie like The Piano (duh!) or even the action-drama
The Firm where only a piano was used
for the entire score. (Dave Grusin composed the music.)
Much
of the appeal of a solo piano is the space it leaves for dialog. Even in busier
passages a piano track can be potted down to keep the energy moving. And with
it’s warmth of tone, percussive aggressiveness or ethereal airiness, the piano
is truly a chameleon. With the ability to provide bass, harmonic structure and
melody all at once, its no wonder the piano remains popular.
A
perfect example: think about the number of films that have used Claude
Debussy’s hauntingly beautiful “Claire de Lune.” From Frankie & Johnny to The
Right Stuff to Ocean’s Eleven, this
famous melody has underscored so many diverse scenes.
CSS
Music has excellent piano music we think you’ll not only love, but will use
over and over again. Tell us the mood you’re after and we’ll email you a
playlist of piano pieces!
(And
if you hadn’t figured from the title: Irving Berlin also composed the beloved
“God Bless America.”) ;-)
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