"Viva La Vida" was released by Coldplay as a single in 2008 to immediate critical and commercial success. It went on to become the band's first number one US and UK single, and it won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2009. With its catchy string hook and upbeat melody, it's no wonder that this song is now a ubiquitous request -- so you can't go wrong with having it in your gig books! This arrangement was originally commissioned for a wedding cocktail hour, but it's sure to be requested for wedding ceremonies and receptions, and will also be great for parties, corporate events, solo & ensemble contests and any other occasion in need of some good vibes. This arrangement for violin and cello duet captures the soul of the original song with its lyrical melody lines, dynamic variations,and driving beat, for a chart that's just as much fun to play as it is to listen to! This is an intermediate level arrangement that will be easily learnable for students and sightreadable for professionals -- there are a few tricky rhythms, but both parts stay in first position throughout.

Sarah "Cellobat" Chaffee earned her bachelor's degree in cello performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and is now based in Las Vegas. She currently performs with Aerosmith in their "Deuces Are Wild" residency at The Park MGM Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Sarah is also the principal cellist in David Perrico's Pop Strings Orchestra, a 14-piece band that performs every Friday and Saturday at Caesars Palace, and she plays regularly for Premiere Wedding Music and Bella Electric Strings. Sarah has performed and recorded with many other artists including Halsey, Disturbed, M�tley Cr�e, Celine Dion, Kygo, Ricky Martin, Sarah Brightman, Il Divo, and Lady Antebellum. She can be found at:
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With this sheet music, you can play "The Scientist" by Coldplay on piano!

It's an accurate, carefully created piano arrangement of the full song.

The entire melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental / piano solo cover.

Of course, you can also use this piano arrangement to accompany a singer, or sing along yourself - this sheet music includes a system for the singer, as well as the song's full lyrics!

Coldplay wrote "The Scientist" for their 2002 album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (their second studio album). The song was released in November of that year as the album's second single.

At its core, "The Scientist" is a piano ballad, and the beautiful piano pattern from the song's intro is present throughout the entire piece.

It became one of the band's most successful hits - the music video (which won 3 MTV Music Video Awards) has been watched over 900 million times on YouTube, and the song has been streamed over a billion times on Spotify alone.

The album was a huge success as well: "A Rush of Blood to the Head" topped the UK Albums Chart and became one of the most-sold albums of the 21st century in the UK.
Coldplay won three Grammy Awards for the album ("Best Alternative Album", "Best Rock Performance", and "Record of the Year").
It was also included on Rolling Stone's list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

"The Scientist" is a wonderful song to play on the piano!

With this sheet music, you can play "The Scientist" by Coldplay on piano!

It's an accurate, carefully created piano arrangement of the full song.

The entire melody is included in the piano part, so it makes for a perfect instrumental / piano solo cover.

Coldplay wrote "The Scientist" for their 2002 album "A Rush of Blood to the Head" (their second studio album). The song was released in November of that year as the album's second single.

At its core, "The Scientist" is a piano ballad, and the beautiful piano pattern from the song's intro is present throughout the entire piece.

It became one of the band's most successful hits - the music video (which won 3 MTV Music Video Awards) has been watched over 900 million times on YouTube, and the song has been streamed over a billion times on Spotify alone.

The album was a huge success as well: "A Rush of Blood to the Head" topped the UK Albums Chart and became one of the most-sold albums of the 21st century in the UK.
Coldplay won three Grammy Awards for the album ("Best Alternative Album", "Best Rock Performance", and "Record of the Year").
It was also included on Rolling Stone's list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".

"The Scientist" is a wonderful song to play on the piano!

Sebastian Lee was born in Hamburg in 1805 and trained by the Romberg pupil Johann Nikolaus Prell. A soloist and teacher, he published his Cello Method Op. 30 in 1845 which is still available at Schott (ED 965).
His barely known anthology 'First Steps in Violoncello Playing' opus 101 contains 50 easy duets in the first position. The first cello part is easy to play while the second part is somewhat more demanding, yet still playable by pupils. A beautiful collection for beginner's lessons, with very melodious pieces covering all technical and musical aspects of cello playing.