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The Book of Love

The Book of Love

The Book of Love

The Book of Love

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The Book of Love

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- as performed by Peter Gabriel -
In 1999, American singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt released his song "The Book of Love" on CD 69 Love Songs. In the almost spartan-looking original version of Merit's uncut vocal presentation is accompanied only by a guitar. The English singer Peter Gabriel became familiar with the song through a joint appearance with Merritts band in London and subsequently took over the soundtrack to the film "Shall We Dance?". Gabriel's version is much more opulent and orchestral; in this robe, the song gained greater popularity, not least by a new CD release Gabriel in 2010. In his arrangement, Martin Scharnagl congenially transfers this well-known version to the modern wind orchestra. A favorable factor here was the fact that the wind-sound original key of Ab major could be...

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World in Color

World in Color

RUNDEL | audio | compact disc | CD | 126 Berthold Schick und seine Allgäu6 Straight Fit (Kraas) - Downtown (arr. Schwalgin) - Sweet Memory (Ericsen) - 36.5° C (Kraas) - My Dream (Leitner) -...
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MVSR126-2
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The Book of Love

The Book of Love

In 1999, the American singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt released his song "The Book of Love" on the album "69 Love Songs". In the almost spartan original version, Merritt's...
Ensemble (Brass)
MVSR5575
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The Book of Love

The Book of Love

In 1999, American singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt released his song "The Book of Love" on CD 69 Love Songs. In the almost spartan-looking original version of Merit's uncut vocal...
Concert Band
MVSR2137
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