What would composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, or Rachmaninoff have done if they had arranged Nights in White Satin for solo piano? Would Bach have penned a prelude or minuet? Would Chopin have crafted a nocturne or mazurka? What about Mozart, Tchaikovsky or Bartók?

Here are 16 classic rock songs arranged for piano solo as if covered by the likes of these music giants. The focus is on classic accompaniment styles, devices, figurations and forms, the compositional hallmarks of ...