[ENGLISH] My Cover for Piano Solo of Dire Straits’ song “Tunnel of Love”. I have also written the Piano Scores of this version, you find it here with description and tips on how to play it: pianofeeling.blogspot.com Here you can download the scores of my original compositions for piano: stores.lulu.com Stay tuned, little by little I will upload much more… [ITALIANO] La mia versione solo Piano di “Tunnel of Love” dei Dire Straits. Sul mio blog c’è una descrizione dettagliata e qualche consiglio su come suonare questa cover. Sempre sul blog è possibile scaricare lo spartito di quello che suono: pianofeeling.blogspot.com Gli spartiti delle mie composizioni originali si possono invece scaricare qui: stores.lulu.com Altre trascrizioni arriveranno pian piano…
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Für Elise, by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Stephen Malinowski, with scrolling bar-graph and conventional scores. FAQ Q: Where can I get the music for this piece? A: The score in the video is available for free here: www.musanim.com And here’s a version for a solo melody instrument (like flute): www.musanim.com Q: What does “Für Elise” mean? A: For Elisa; read more about it here: en.wikipedia.org Q: I am trying to learn this piece, but the rhythm is confusing. Help! A: You are right, the rhythm is confusing. I had the same trouble when I was first trying to learn the piece. The reason for this is that Beethoven is playing a rhythmic trick on us; the piece is notated in 3/8 time, but the notes sometimes form 3/8 groups and sometimes form 3/4 groups (or, at the beginning, 2/4). I’ve made a version of the score that shows how this works; you might find that it is easier to learn from this: www.musanim.com Q: Did Beethoven write this when he was deaf? A: Beethoven started losing his hearing in 1796, when he was about 26 years old; Carl Czerny said that he could hear music in 1812, but he was almost completely deaf by 1814. He wrote Fur Elise 1808 and 1810, so he probably could hear it, at least a little. In any case, he could certainly hear it perfectly “in his head,” since he could read music (and hear in it his “mind’s ear”) just as easily as most people can read words. Q: What is that obnoxious high-pitched sound? A: Here is a version with that sound removed: www …