Joe Bongiorno Somewhere Within Songbook

Somewhere Within Songbook

Joe Bongiorno

2007/ Mellow Sounds Recordings

54 pages / 11 songs

The Somewhere Within songbook contains all eleven of the pieces from Joe Bongiorno’s 2007 CD of the same name, transcribed note-for-note by Rebecca Oswald and David Shenton. Most of the music is not difficult and should be playable for late-intermediate and early-advanced players. A few pieces are not as easy as I expected due to some complicated key signatures and extended ledger lines, but most of the songs should be easily accessible to players of modest playing abilities. The music is melodic and expressive, making it fun to play and to learn. The music is printed on a heavy high-quality stock that has a very clean, crisp look, and the spacing is roomy and open so the pages don’t look cluttered or intimidating. I thoroughly enjoyed playing this book and will return to it often. Recommended!

The contents of the book are listed below in the same order that the songs appear on the CD. I’ve included a difficulty ranking with 1 being the easiest of Bongiorno’s pieces and 5 the most advanced. I have also indicated what key the pieces are in, how many sharps or flats there are in the key signatures, and how many pages the songs are. The book is available from Joe’s website.

Walk With Me - Key of D (2 sharps) - Level 3 - 5 pages

Ascent - Key of Eb Minor (6 sharps)/A (3 sharps) /A Minor (no sharps or flats)/Eb (3 flats) - Level 4 - 4 pages

Melancholy Morning - Key of G ( 1 sharp)/D Minor (1 flat)/ D (2 sharps) - Level 3 - 5 pages

Tears of Joy - Key of B (5 sharps)/ G (1 sharp) - Level 4 - 8 pages

Touched - Key of G (1 sharp) - Level 3 - 3 pages

Once a Child - Key of C - Level 1 - 2 pages

Somewhere Within - Key of G Minor (2 flats) - Level 3 - 6 pages

Introspect - Key of E (4 sharps) - Level 3 - 3 pages

Dark Night - Key of E Minor (1 sharp) - Level 3 - 5 pages

Where There’s a Will - Key of B Minor (2 sharps) - Level 4 - 7 pages

Beyond Forever - Key of F Minor - Level 5 - 6 pages

Kathy Parsons