Wizard of Oz, The: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook

For voice, piano and guitar chords. This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. Difficulty: medium. Vocal melody, piano accompaniment, lyrics, chord names and both color and black & white photos. 99 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing  

The Wizard of Oz: 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook features all of the classic songs by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen. Also included are the never-before published "character themes" by Academy-Award winning composer Herbert Stothart, the complete "Munchkinland Musical Sequence," and the song "The Jitterbug," which was cut from the original film. Utilizing rare M-G-M studio manuscripts and the original motion picture soundtrack, each song is presented in its original key. As a bonus, this unique collector's item includes two songs from the 1903 Broadway musical production of The Wizard of Oz, with lyrics by original Oz author L. Frank Baum. These songs have not been published in over a century. The songbook also contains dozens of original production stills and publicity photos, an essay on the story behind the songs and score, and biographies of the composers.

This collection of sheet music for voice/piano makes an excellent companion to our accompaniment CD+G

 

The Wizard of Oz, 70th Anniversary Deluxe Songbook— Songs include:

1. Over the Rainbow

2. Munchkinland Musical Sequence (complete)

3. Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're Off to See the Wizard

4. If I Only Had a Brain

5. We're Off to See the Wizard (Reprise)

6. If I Only Had a Heart

7. If I Only Had the Nerve

8. Optimistic Voices

9. The Merry Old Land of Oz

10. If I Were King of the Forest

11. The Jitterbug (deleted scene)

12. Wizard of Oz Character Themes

Songs from the 1903 Broadway Musical Comedy, The Wizard of Oz

13. When We Get What's A'Comin' to Us

14. Poppy Song