Re: Tori songbook

[chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams)]

In article <01GRU4WIQGW0CSQAYM@arnor.zis.ziff.com> wrote:
>For all who may have interest, the Tori Amos songbook is now available.  Quite
>a nice package.  Several pictures (some are stunning), and notes from Tori on
>each song (how she wrote it, what her inspiration was, etc.).  PLUS- (I just
>glanced through the book, so I'm not 100% on this) it looks like ALL music is
>included (even the bass line).  Maybe Kate can learn from this packaging.  The
>book costs almost $20, though.  

   One reason for the difference? Kate has stated in several interviews
that she never really learned how to read music, and she teaches guest
musicians their parts by playing them. Tori, on the other hand had a 
conservatory education (she was thrown out for playing from memory.)

  It's likely that Tori either created, or closely supervised the
transcriptions.

                               Chris Williams
                                 chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu