Anastasia Once Upon a December (music by Stephen Flaherty, piano arr. Voltaire)
sheet music: https://voltaire.piandro.com/anastasia/
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Here is my arrangement of "Once Upon a December" by Stephen Flaherty. This popular and beautiful song deserves an equally inspired transcription, better than the melody + chords + cheap piano bar arpeggios' style, as seen in some covers on YT.
Luckily, or unfortunately, all good things are already invented; I just wanted to put them in the right amounts in the right places. Thus, there are different "flavors" mixed together: chord building, the sensitivity and feel of Chopin and Tchaikovsky, orchestration, pyrotechnics, and technical demands as in pieces of Chopin, Liszt, and Godowsky. All this comes at a "price": the majority of the piece is written at a late intermediate piano skill level, but the part towards the end is rather advanced.
Enjoy the music, and please write in the comments how you like transcription, interpretation, and visualization.
The concept of your channel is awesome – you really play so virtuosic, its stunning to watch, such high level of expressiveness ✨
Thank you so much for doing this cover. Your performance sounds very beautiful.
Prva liga!
The visuals are truly stunning. I love the way it sways in motion with the piece at times!