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Portrait of Elton John

Composer

Elton John

381 works in the index

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Biography

Elton John was first known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, a product of Pinner, in Middlesex, England. Some of his best-known work appears on the albums 'Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player' (1973), 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973) , and 'Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy' (1973). He has also composed and performed the soundtracks to several movies, including “The Lion King” (1994), “The Road to El Dorado” (2000), and “Gnomeo & Juliet” (2011).

John's debut album “Empty Sky” was brought out by DJM Records in 1969, and produced by Steve Brown, of DJM’s staff.

From the days of the work on this album in 1968-69 until well into the 21st century, Elton John was half of a smoothly functioning partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. For example, that first album included the sing “Better Off Dead,” with lyrics that Taupin seems to have intended to show a folksy streak: “If the thorn of a rose is a thorn in your side/ then you’re better off dead if you haven’t yet died.” Taupin is reported to have been surprised at the music that John composed for such words. Given the buoyancy of the music, the words end up sounding like something from a comic opera.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Organ
Genres represented
Rock, pop, Pop, Country, Jazz
Works with composition dates
0 of 381

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

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Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Radames' Letter — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 3
This Land — —— PianoRock, pop 6
You're So Static — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Come Down In Time — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
The Greatest Discovery — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 4
My Elusive Drug — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
They Call Her Cat — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Freaks In love — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Too Many Tears — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
El Dorado — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Wonders Of The New World: To Shibalba — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star — —— RecorderRock, pop 2
Killing Me Softly — —— GuitarRock, pop 0
Lullaby Of The Leaves — —— GuitarRock, pop 1
Time In A Bottle — —— GuitarRock, pop 2
We've Only Just Begun — —— GuitarRock, pop 1
Sandrine Burnet-robert 'Remy's Blues' — —— GuitarRock, pop 0
16th Century Man — —— PianoRock, pop 2
It Shouldn't Happen To a Dream — —— Piano, VoiceRock, pop 2
The Circle Of Life * — —— VoiceRock, pop 3
The Lion King — —— —Rock, pop 3
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' — —— Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Elton John: Ballads for Solo Guitar — —— VocalRock, pop 1
Rags to Riches — —— Piano, VocalRock, pop 2
The Hits of Elton John — —— VocalRock, pop 1
Elton John Guitar Songbook — —— VocalRock, pop 1
White Lady White Powder — —— —Pop 1
Take Me Back — —— —Pop 1
No Shoe Strings On Louise — —— —— 1
I've Seen That Movie Too — —— Piano, Guitar, VocalPop 1
Heartaches All Over The World — —— —— 1
Horses — —— —— 1
False — —— —— 2
Home Again — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying — —— —Rock, pop 1
Not Me — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Easy As Life — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 2
Lies — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 1
Curtains — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 1
Whipping Boy — —— PianoRock, pop 1
It's Getting Dark in Here — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 1
Without Question — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 1
Cheldorado — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceRock, pop 1
It Might As Well Be Spring — —— GuitarRock, pop 1
Mona Lisa — —— GuitarRock, pop 1
Top of the World — —— GuitarRock, pop 1
You Are So Beautiful — —— GuitarRock, pop 0
Michel Berger 'La Groupe Du Pianiste' — —— GuitarRock, pop 1