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A new UK poll of 2000 Brits, has found that 53 per cent of us wish we\u2019d learnt to play the piano.<\/p>\n
Commissioned by music exam board Trinity College London, the new research also discovered the Top 35 songs we desire most to be able to play on the musical instrument.<\/p>\n
Coming out on top with 32 per cent of the vote was Freddie Mercury\u2019s Queen classic Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n
Just behind in second place was Elton John\u2019s Your Song on 24 per cent, followed by John Lennon\u2019s Imagine on the same.<\/p>\n
In fourth was The Beatles\u2019 1970 hit Let It Be with 19 per cent, while Adele\u2019s Someone Like You and Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling in Love followed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Interestingly, the top classical piece of music in the poll was Vivaldi\u2019s Spring from The Four Seasons, which was in 16th place on 12 per cent. Aside from the piano, 47 per cent of Brits wish they could play the guitar, followed by drums on 21 per cent, saxophone on 14 per cent, violin on 10 per cent and harp on 6 per cent.<\/p>\n
Dr Francesca Christmas, Director of Music and Music Publishing at Trinity College London, said: “The range of pieces people have identified that they would like to play, spanning from Vivaldi’s Spring to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, showcases the piano’s extraordinary capacity to bridge different genres and historical periods. This collection \u2013 the majority of which are included in our books or syllabuses \u2013 highlights the instrument’s versatility and its ability to produce captivating music that resonates with a diverse audience across various ages and backgrounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe pieces people want to learn to play are more than just songs; they are narratives that evoke emotions and memories. This is why people are drawn to them. Playing them on the piano is a beautiful, immersive experience that transcends mere listening. Over half of the songs in the top 20 are performed by British artists.\u00a0 And with the BRIT Awards taking place this weekend, perhaps we’ll see even more British performers on our future lists in the years to come.”<\/p>\n
Check out the full Top 35 below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
BRITS BEST-LOVED PIANO PIECES (WE JUST WISH WE COULD PLAY THEM)<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen \u2013 32% [ad_1] A new UK poll of 2000 Brits, has found that 53 per cent of us wish we\u2019d learnt to play the piano. Commissioned by music exam board Trinity College London, the new research also discovered the Top 35 songs we desire most to be able to play on the musical instrument. Coming out on …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[766],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29536"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
2. Your Song, Elton John \u2013 24%
3. Imagine, John Lennon \u2013 24%
4. Let It Be, The Beatles \u2013 19%
5. Someone Like You, Adele \u2013 19%
6. Can\u2019t Help Falling in Love, Elvis Presley \u2013 16%
7. With or Without You, U2 \u2013 15%
8. Don\u2019t Look Back in Anger, Oasis \u2013 15%
9. All of Me, John Legend \u2013 15%
10. Wuthering Heights, Kate Bush \u2013 14%
11. Thinking Of You, Ed Sheeran \u2013 14%
12. My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion – 13%
13. Clocks, Coldplay \u2013 13%
14. Piano Man, Billy Joel \u2013 13%
15. Kiss From A Rose, Seal \u2013 12%
16. Spring from The Four Seasons, Vivaldi \u2013 12%
17. I Heard It Through The Grapevine, Marvin Gaye \u2013 12%
18. Rule The World, Take That \u2013 12%
19. Mad World, Tears For Fears \u2013 11%
20. Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison \u2013 11%
21. Moonlight Sonata, Beethoven \u2013 11%
22. Dance of the Little Swans from Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky \u2013 11%
23. With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker \u2013 10%
24. Fallin\u2019, Alicia Keys \u2013 10%
25. I Don\u2019t Like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats \u2013 10%
26. Happy, Pharrell Williams \u2013 9%
27. Clair de Lune, Debussy \u2013 9%
28. Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin \u2013 9%
29. Piano Concerto, Mozart \u2013 8%
30. Allegro from Symphony No. 5, Beethoven \u2013 8%
31. Nocturne in E Flat Major (Op.9, No.2), Chopin \u2013 7%
32. Jupiter from The Planets, Holst \u2013 7%
33. Still D.R.E, Dr Dre \u2013 7%
34. Hedwig\u2019s Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone, John Williams \u2013 7%
35. Just The Two Of Us, Bill Withers \u2013 6%<\/p>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"