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A deluxe matching folio to Tori Amos's debut album. Piano/vocal arrangements with complete lyrics, color and black-and-white photos, and notes on the songs by Tori herself. Includes the hit singles: China * Crucify * Winter * Silent All These Years * and more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of my most prized possessions..., Jan 13 2004

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This review is from: Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes: P/V/G (Paperback)

This collection of sheet music, is an absolute godsend. My favorite songs are China and Crucify. When playing, I feel like I am "channeling" Tori. Quite a rush. Anyways, though, the book doesn't stay open unless you rip the pages out. Aside from that, though, it's a great collection of songs.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great, fun times!, Nov 2 2001

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Elliot (Raton, NM USA) - See all my reviews

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If you like Tori and like to play piano, this book is for you! Some of the songs are pretty hard, but if you really get into them, they will start to dominate your world. Most of the songs are true to the cd versions, with some changes because most of us can't play like Tori. However, you can hear the song you know and love when you play it. Playing the songs helped me understand them on a deeper level. Definitely fun!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beginners only, Oct 14 1999

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Amy (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

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I sympathise with the reviewer who reported the faulty binding. Mine fell apart too... I am a trained pianist and like others, I was disappointed somewhat that the arrangements are never 100% faithful to Tori's versions, a trend obvious in all the Tori albums. This is especially puzzling when often the excised parts are NOT that technically diffcult. But for people with the skill and a good ear, it is possible to improvise your own corrections to make the pieces more faithful - change octaves, maintain accompaniment themes like 'Precious Thing's' famous opening past the intro, as this music *doesn't* do. And what is this thing that publishers *love* to do where they write the melody line into the accompaniment?! It doesn't *exist* in the accompaniment, you *sing* it. This barbaric heresy on performance practice is a sad fact of music publishing, it seems. But overall, it provides good song foundation....but experienced players must be prepared to work around some parts.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Tori fans who want to play the main notes
This is a GREAT book for Tori fans who desire to play her beautiful songs in the basic forms; however, it simply cannot transcribe what Tori actually plays, so it is somewhat... Read more

Published on Oct 4 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars Horribly Bound
While the book itself had merits in terms of its song content, I have to say that it was an utter waste in terms of its price, in that entire songs began falling out of the book... Read more

Published on Sep 27 1999