The Last Five Years - Vocal Selections | 
 enlarge | Creator: Jason Robert Brown
Brand: Hal Leonard
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 62898
Media: Paperback
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 8.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0634048287
Dewey Decimal Number: 782
UPC: 073999343717
EAN: 9780634048289
ASIN: 0634048287
Publication Date: May 2003
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Product Description
Jason Robert Brown, the creator of Parade and Songs for a New World, has written a distinctive new Off-Broadway musical. The Last Five Years tells the story of a failed marriage of 20-somethings: he a successful novelist, she a struggling actress. Her story is told in reverse, his conventionally moving forward. They meet in the middle at the point of their wedding. Brown's strong writing has found a solid following among musical theatre fans. Our songbook features piano/vocal arrangements of 12 songs: Goodbye Until Tomorrow/I Could Never Rescue You I Can Do Better Than That If I Didn't Believe in You Moving Too Fast The Next Ten Minutes Nobody Needs to Know A Part of That The Schmuel Song Shiksa Goddess Still Hurting A Summer in Ohio When You Come Home to Me. Short, bittersweet and nearly perfect, Brown has come up with a winning combination of music and book. - Variety
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Great choice for music October 3, 2008
Carlos R. Nine
I really think that everyone who wants to do an audition should get this book because the music is great and it is even better in the vocal book so yeah.
For the Next Ten Lifetimes . . . January 12, 2008
Jenoka Loges (Neptune, AX)
. . . I will be singing these songs. I grant you that the piano music requires a talented pianist (and even the vocal range is nothing to sneer at, particularly if you sing both a Jamie and Cathy song), but OH, the beauty! This is one of my favorite musicals of all time, and this songbook, though perhaps not Quite complete (I wish, I wish, I WISH it had See I'm Smiling. Still, it's more complete than the vast majority of musical's songbooks!), is incredible. If you love JRB, L5Y, or just are looking for a good audition piece, this is where your life begins!
A Must For Modern Theatre Seekers December 8, 2007
Rosemary M. Deutsch (Iowa, USA)
The songs, lyrics, and rhythm beautifully portray the love/hate story of Jamie and Cathy. Jason Robert Brown's dreams and styling really show through. The arrangements are probabley best for intermediate-advanced piano players. It's wonderful!
Great Piano/Vocal Arrangements August 15, 2007
David W. Clayton (Midland, MI United States)
Great piano/vocal arrangements! This sheet music is very true to the cast recording. The arrangements reflect varying degrees of complexity, with the piano score averaging moderate playing difficulty. Pianists/vocalists who enjoy "The Last Five Years" will find this to be a very satisfying sheet music purchase.
Wow! July 25, 2007
Daniel Rosensweig (MA, USA)
Jason Robert Brown has been among my favorite composers in the business for quite a while. His books are among the most played music in my collection, and for good reason. They cover a tremendous emotional range, and this book is well worth the money.
A few caveats: I'm a music major, having played piano for 15 years and sung for most of my life, and I still think this music is HARD! Be aware if you're a less experienced musician that you may find most of his work frustratingly difficult. Also, if you own the vocal selections books from his individual shows (I own all but Parade), you will find considerable overlap in these books. From each of the shows so far that such books are available, this book includes 3 songs that you may already have and one new song. It also includes, however, many songs that are not available anywhere else, and is still very much worthwhile for what is left.
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