‘Giant Book’ Series from Alfred Expanded

Alfred Music announces seven new compilations arranged for easy piano with the release of The Giant Book of Christian Sheet Music, The Giant Book of Classic Rock Sheet Music, The Giant Book of Country Sheet Music, The Giant Book of Pop & Rock Sheet Music, The Giant Book of Movie & TV Sheet Music, The Giant Book of Broadway Sheet Music, and The Giant Book of Standards Sheet Music. Each arrangement features piano parts that accurately reflect each song’s original recording. Lyrics, vocal lines, and basic chord symbols are provided, along with helpful finger markings.

Arranged by prolific Christian music arranger Carol Tornquist, The Giant Book of Christian Sheet Music features the most popular praise, worship, and gospel songs of today. 33 songs are included in this collection, including “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),” “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone),” “I Will Rise,” “One Thing Remains,” and “Your Love Never Fails.”

The Giant Book of Classic Rock Sheet Music is a collection of the most memorable hits of the 1960s, ‘70s, and early ‘80s. Classic rock fans will more than 40 songs made famous by legendary artists like The Beatles, David Bowie, Journey, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Rush, The Who, and more.

The easy piano collection, The Giant Book of Country Sheet Music, features the most popular country songs of yesterday and today. It includes famous songs in a variety of styles, from ballads to up-tempo pieces. Forty-two songs are included in this collection, including “Amazed,” “Before He Cheats,” “Live Like You Were Dying,” “My Heart Can’t Tell You No,” and “White Horse.”

The Giant Book of Pop & Rock Sheet Music is a collection of easy piano sheet music arrangements of 40 famous songs that vary in style, including melodic ballads and up-tempo pop and rock songs. Users are able to play and sing the songs made popular by Adele, Josh Groban, Michael Jackson, Journey, Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, and many others. Titles include “Because of You,” “Bittersweet Symphony,” “Falling Slowly,” “Firework,” “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” “Just the Way You Are (Amazing),” and “You Raise Me Up,” and more.

Over 75 years of entertainment history are celebrated in The Giant Book of Movie & TV Sheet Music. This volume, arranged by Dan Coates, contains dozens of movie and TV themes by some of Hollywood’s greatest composers and songwriters. Music from films such as Armageddon, Batman Begins, the Harry Potter series, and Lord of the Rings trilogy are included in this book. Music from the silver screen is also represented, with titles from television classics such as Anne of Green Gables, The Big Bang Theory, Downton Abbey, and Gilligan’s Island.

Fans of show tunes will enjoy hours of entertainment performing selections from the 1920s to today with The Giant Book of Broadway Sheet Music. Dan Coates’ arrangements of Broadway classics capture the essence of the original scores in easy piano renditions that are great for solo performances or sing-alongs. Songs from musicals such as Chicago, Rock of Ages, Hair, Mamma Mia!, Once, Catch Me If You Can, Singing’ in the Rain, Grease, Book of Mormon, and Pippin are included, plus many more!

The Giant Book of Standards Sheet Music provides easy arrangements of favorite songs from the golden years of 20^th century pop and jazz. The traditional pieces in this collection belong in every musician’s repertoire. Eighty-three songs are included in this collection, such as “At Last,” “The Best Is Yet to Come,” “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Misty,” “Over the Rainbow,” and “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me.”  

New releases in The Giant Book series are now available for $19.99 each at music retail stores and at alfred.com.