Piano Renditions

Download Printable Sheet Music

2011-12-01T11:33:00.000-08:00

How Great Thou Art Amazing Grace, Whispering Hope, Canon In D, As The Deer, Just A Closer Walk With Thee. These Titles are available on PianoMusicWorld.com in Piano Sheet Music.

Piano Love Songs

2011-07-31T20:18:00.000-07:00

Often guests at my piano performances ask, John what is your favorite kind of music to play. I always answer, Romantic Piano Love Songs. Of all of the songs I have recorded for Youtube, the Piano Love Songs have garnered the most views. The most views go to my piano version of Endless Love which just hit 70,000 views this month, but I am hoping that a new video that I recorded this week will one day take over the top spot, I have titled it Piano Love Song (but it is really a cover of the Roberta Flack 1969 Song, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Piano Version. Thanks to all of the Youtubers who gave their thumbs up (Liked) these videos.

Charlotte Stage and Audio Rentals

2011-05-03T17:46:00.000-07:00

I have been in the music business for 24 years, and music runs in the family. Having performed on countless stages over the years, anywhere from a flatbed trailer to Symphony Bandshells and everything in between, it's nice to be on a stage that makes the performance even more meaningful, roomy, good lighting, shade from the sun etc. My brother Tim Troutman, a seasoned vocalist and musical entertainer has partnered with some family members to start a Stage & Audio Company in Charlotte NC. CharotteStageandAudio.com

Event Entertainment Charlotte NC

2011-03-18T20:23:00.000-07:00

Renowned Pianist John Troutman Marks 20 years of Piano Entertainment

Slideshow and Audio Samples of John's Piano Entertainment: CharlottePianoEntertainment.com

Frances Padgett - 1938-2009

2009-10-05T14:06:00.000-07:00

We will greatly miss Edith Frances Padgett. My Wife, Lorie's Mother, My Mother-In-Law, Friend, Knowledge-Base, A Spark to light-up any conversation. She passed away this past Saturday around Noon at NorthEast Medical Center, Concord, NC. She has been under Hospice Care for nearly 5 weeks due to failing health and a recent heart attack. Special Thanks to the Hospice Staff Janna & Jen & Melissa. Such wonderful and wise people. Funeral Services are to be held Wednesday, Oct 7, 1:00 PM at the Bible Presbyterian Church, 6237 Rumple Road, Charlotte NC 28262 704-596-2645. Visitation for Friends and Family will be held one hour prior to the funeral at the church at 12:00 Noon. Lorie and I appreciate your thoughts prayers as we navigate these waters of bereavement in the coming weeks and months.

Danny Boy Karaoke Sing A Long with Piano

2009-03-17T00:33:00.000-07:00

I recorded Danny Boy several years ago, and it has really just been sitting around in a folder on my computer since then. Today as I was preparing for a St. Patricks Day music program for a local Retirement Community, it just hit me that people might enjoy a sing-a-long karaoke with scrolling words. So I put it together and I think it will be a great help to soloists needing a soundtrack of Danny Boy. The Free Karaoke (Piano by John Troutman) is streaming on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjlsLZq7cz8

Piano Music Video

2009-02-19T22:14:00.000-08:00

For many years music fans have asked for me to use my piano music for background music to go along with artistic scenes of nature and wildlife. So I finished my first video today and it is titled, As The Deer (from Psalm 42). I hope you like it.

Piano

2006-11-16T09:28:00.000-08:00

It's all about Piano. At least it has been in my life for about 42 years. I started playing piano at 8 years old. It seems hard to believe that a generation has passed, I am the father of one in College, and two in High School, and the Husband of a beautiful girl for 25 years (in Feb. 2007). My how the time flies. But, other than the routine of family and earning a living, my days, every day, have been involved in one way or another with the Piano. There were piano lessons for 17 years, and during those years, piano accompaniment for both Church and High School Chorus and small groups. Then touring the country performing Inspirational Concerts over and over, trying to keep it fresh every day. Then recording albums beginning in 1987. Then selling those albums, here there and everywhere. And then along came the Internet, and mp3.com and downloads, and web domains, and online streaming, and web hosting. But it's all been wrapped around the piano in one way or another. Up to this point for about 8 years, my website has the title, John Troutman Piano Instrumental Music, but today, I gave it a new name, simply, "Piano". Because, that should be the focus for a beautiful instrument that pervades so many areas of my life. So hopefully in the future when you search for John Troutman in Google, you will find me under the heading "Piano".

Pachelbel Canon In D Original Sheet Music Arrangement

2006-11-16T06:59:00.000-08:00

If you have been to more than one wedding chances are you have heard the time-honored Classical piece by Johann Pachelbel, Canon In D. The song is traditionally played by a string quartet or ensemble, but it has been arranged for myriads of other instruments.
A Favorite artist of mine is George Winston. He takes classical and songs from other musical genres and puts a new-age George Winston flair on it for some of the most wonderful recordings you can imagine. With that in mind, I recorded Pachelbel's Canon "a la George Winston" "a la John Troutman Piano arrangement". I recorded the song in 1994 and have been barraged with requests to transcribe the piece into sheet music. And so about 12 months ago, the work was completed. Here is a link to an excerpt of the Pachelbel Canon Sheet Music arr. by John Troutman. That's me. I would love to hear your feedback at johntroutman@yahoo.com.

Silent Night - Lyrics & History

2006-11-15T05:10:00.000-08:00

The song “Silent Night” is a favorite at Christmas Time. And there are many stories that are told about how this peaceful song has affected people from many walks of life. One such story is told of soldiers on a German battlefield on a pitch dark night during WWII. It was in the middle of a heated Gun-Battle and out of the darkness was heard a lone voice singing “Silent Night – in German” – then more German soldiers joined the Chorus, then American Soldiers joined in .....and for about 10 minutes you could hear Silent Night in German and in English all across the valley. And then it stopped and for a moment there was peace on the Battlefield. It was quite a phenomenon – and even more so considering there were similar reports in France, Holland, and Italy. .... Perhaps you know the story of Joseph Mohr in Austria who wrote the poem Silent Night and collaborated with his friend Franz Gruber who added music to the poem. As the story goes, the Church Organ was broken and could not be used for the premiere performance of this legacy song, therefore the two performed the song with the accompaniment of an acoustic guitar.

Inspirational Hymns for Mother

2006-11-13T16:55:00.000-08:00

I started playing the piano when I was only 8 years old. In the beginning there were only 3 finger melodies and basic scales etc. but with a little encouragement from mother (my biggest fan and slave-driver who made me get up at 5 AM every morning to practice), soon I was playing 10 finger songs that made mom feel like she was in heaven. Oh how she loves music. Mom is a very devout spiritual person. And she has spent her life, giving to, caring for and serving others, as the Good Book would lead us to do. So of course, she loved spiritual melodies and hymns. And I began to learn to play the hymns, one by one. And she would encourage me to keep learning. Day after Day. Soon I was playing consecutively through our Church Hymnal almost for recreation. I found soon that Inspirational Hymns were my love as well, and many encouraged me to record an Album. So finally I did. I recorded my first CD about 15 years ago (back then it was a Cassette Tape) but in a couple of years, we converted it to CD. Not long after I recorded the album, it was picked up by a conservative radio network, and has been on their active playing roster for well over 10 years. In fact, a few weeks ago while driving around the city, I heard one of my piano hymns on 2 consecutive days, on our local affiliate station. And often I hear from friends in many States that they heard one of my songs. But, I just love to play the music. So I started a website johntroutman.com to distribute some free music every day to people all around the world. And what do you know, it worked. To date there have been over 400 Thousand songs (mostly inspirational hymns) downloaded from the website over the past 7 years.

But I have a lofty goal. I want to record music in every style and make it available on my website because I find that good quality Piano Renditions of favorite songs are just plain hard to find. There are only a handful of artists that do this well. My favorite is Richard Clayderman. Over the years I have enjoyed the music of Ferrante & Teicher and Liberace and Roger Williams. I would like some day to join them as I have great respect for their music.

But my inspiration from the beginning was my mother. And this past weekend I had a chance once again to sit down and play a song for her, and she simply melted as only a mother can do. You know a mother loves her children unconditionally. And I always felt the support for my music even when it was "in the rough". Because she could see, with the eyes of faith, what the music could be some day and how it could be a blessing to many.

So Mom, you have inspired me once again.