I Dreamed A Dream - Piano

Music by Claude Michel Schonberg and and the English lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer.
A beautiful song from the musical Les Misérables. Not long ago, Susan Boyle became a hit when she performed this song at Britains Got talent 2009.
This piano rendition starts off softly with a tinge of melancholy and builds up with a dramatic change of key .. It resumes its melancholy feel towards the end.
Numerous popular singers have recorded this song. Neil Diamond recorded the song for his 1987 live album Hot August Night 2. Rock singer David Essex recorded the song on his 1987 album Centre Stage. Phantom of the Opera star Michael Crawford on his 1987 album Phantom Unmasked. LuPone's Evita co-star Mandy Patinkin on his 1994 album Experiment and British theater star Michael Ball. Elaine Paige (from a 1993 performance at Birmingham Symphony Hall . Annie Andrea McArdle in the 1996 recording On Broadway, New Zealander singer Hayley Westenra and British pop star Petula Clark (each in 2001), Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Crowe (2005), and Broadway actress Susan Egan (2008).

Lyrics:

I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high
And life worth living
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving
Then I was young and unafraid
And dreams were made and used and wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night
With their voices soft as thunder
As they tear your hope apart
And they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side
He filled my days with endless wonder
He took my childhood in his stride
But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he'll come to me
That we will live the years together
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I'm living
So different now from what it seemed
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Dreamed
• Dream
• musical
• Les
• Misérables
• dizzysfingers
• Claude
• Michel
• Schonberg

[latinellenisti]

Hello, I'm Max from Italy and I'm a pianist. I like your arrangement very much.

Is every note written on your score? Who's the arranger? Can you scan your score and e-mail me the jpg files?

Thank you. Max

[dizzysfingers]

@latinellenisti thanks for your comment.. all i'm looking at is melody line and chord chart . and extra harmonies done on the spot.. cheers.

[jin0229]

:) thank you for sharing.. dennis.. beautiful music..

[dizzysfingers]

@jin0229 thanks for your comment.. much appreciated

[ryanonpiano]

You have one amazing talent. Love your piano what kind is it

[dizzysfingers]

@ryanonpiano thank you for your comment.. it is a Technics SX-PR604.. i had to look it up.. as i forgot.. lol

[jnick303]

Magnificent as usual. 5 star performance....

[cndcnd]

Beautiful. You are doing more than just making music, you are an inspiration!

[deepbreakfast1960]

Beautiful piece...Heidi :-)

[musicmagic1999]

That sounds so awesome.

[Kathoulie]

@SuperBlobsterMan You can still start; it doesn't matter if you're eight, eighteen or eighty. Anyone can play the piano as long as they put their time and effort into it. You may not have your own concerts and make a living off music, but you will be able to play lots of songs. Just try it!

[SuperBlobsterMan]

Damn my parents for not forcing me to take piano lessons !

I'm so jealous

[Noodl32]

Dude your arrangement is amazing! What else did you have with you? The music in the book Is for vocals so I have to arrange a piano solo. Lots of work there -_-

[delise54]

Oh, this is so pretty ! Love the way you play it:)