Piano Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1294155
Composed by James Horner. Arranged by Elizabeth Shier & Dana Thynes. 20th Century,Celtic,Film/TV,Irish. Score. 5 pages. Dana Thynes #884580. Published by Dana Thynes (A0.1294155).
BRAVEHEART THEME for piano, in the key of F
The main theme of Braveheart begins with soft flute-like melody notes against a quiet background. A fragment of the Scottish tune Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair weaves its way into the bottom of page one, and then deep chords at the top of page two give a low and ominous premonition of battle.
Slowly it builds with bigger chords. Dissonances compete in the melody and harmony, always building. Big octave-plus-fifth left hand chords give a medieval sound.
The flavor of Braveheart, the movie, is captured in this arrangement. Not too difficult, but with a few challenges, this is a satisfying piece to play over and over again, emotions soaring and always feeling like you are there with William Wallace in the fight for FREEDOM.
Two versions in different keys (F & Gb), but otherwise identical. The arrangement in F is much easier, of course, and easier to read. Though most of the music remains in the primary key (either F or Gb) Braveheart travels rapidly through several key transitions on pages 2-3 in the key of F, and pages 2-4 in the key of Gb.
Though the key of F is easier, the key of Gb seems to have a special magic, as piano pieces utilizing the black keys frequently do! The piano recording heard in the video is performed in the key of Gb.
