The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools....
The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools....
The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools....
The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools....
20th Century (1992). It so happens, time and again, that composers have written one work or another with great ‚lan and then withheld it for a while. This is rather an exception with Sofia Gubaidulina. Nonetheless, several decades passed before the striking "Tatar Dance" for bayan and two double basses - unusual simply in view of its instrumental combination - could now be published as a printed edition. The "Tatar" Dance was composed in 1992, and it is thanks to the bayan virtuoso Friedrich Lips...
Baroque. These duets are unique in that both players read from the same part. The first player starts and the second begins playing the same material when the first reaches a specific marked spot in the score. Originally for two flutes or recorders, heretranscribed for double basses. Substantial in length and musical depth.
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29 duets for any pair of wind instruments. Contents: • ANONYMOUS: Don't Ever Pass Up Pie! • ARCARI: Desert Winds • ARCARI: On the Other Side of Bouree • ARCARI: Lakeside Steps • ARCARI: Song • BACH: Minuet • BALFIE: I Dreamt I Swelt in the Marble Halls • BEETHOVEN: Ecossaise • BEETHOVEN: Russian Folk Song • BOCCHERINI: Minuet • CLEMENTI: Un Poco Adagio • ...
For 2 cellos or 2 double basses. Contents: Angels We Have Heard on High; Away in a Manger; Bring a Torch Jeannette; Deck the Halls; The Friendly Beasts; Go Tell it on the Mountain; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas; The Holly and the Ivy; Jingle Bells; Jolly Old St. Nicholas; Joy to the World; O Come Little Children; Patapan; Silent Night; Still Still Still; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; What Child is This.
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The 23 holiday classics contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string duet. Providing a range of keys, style, and difficulty level, melodies include favorite carols and familiar movements from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite." Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. The flexible duets may be performed by any combination of string instruments in a variety of venues, from church services to holiday...
The 26 compatible duets in this collection span 200 years of repertoire, featuring works from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano and chamber works, with the majority taken from actual duets originally written for two instruments by the composers themselves. Skillfully arranged for any combination of two string instruments, these duets may be performed at recitals, adjudications, weddings, and other social occasions. ...
Collection of 50 Christmas duets. Can also be played in combination with the other string instrument books in this series. All are one page in length and at the intermediate level. -cdp
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Playing duets is a great way to learn how to play in a chamber-music setting, and this unique collection gives students the opportunity to do it with anyone else who plays a string instrument, making the combinations of instruments that can be used almost limitless. Packed with 31 duets in a variety of styles, Compatible Duets for Strings is perfect for use in a school setting with students who are especially eager to play music with their friends. Their flexibility makes these duets a must-have ...
These 8 duets are destined to become a staple of school music libraries as they can be mixed or matched using any combination of the 10 different books for wind, brass and string instruments. They can also be combined and played by a larger ensemble thathas challenging instrumentation. Contents: • BACH: March • BIZET: Farandole • HALFERTY: Blue Light Special • HALFERTY: Canon In Two Parts • HALFERTY: Dirty Dish Rag • CHINE...
This collection includes beginning level duets compatible for violin, viola, cello, and bass. Learn simple rhythms, basic bow skills, and solid intonation with familiar children's and classic tunes. The arrangements work best with the more treble of the two instruments on top line. The violin and viola books remain in first position.
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The second volume in this series includes intermediate level duets compatible for violin, viola, cello and bass. Learn dotted rhythms and 6/8 meter, chromatic fingerings, facility with pizzicato, varying types of bow strokes, and double stops as studentsare introduced to shifting with familiar classic tunes. This volume is a technique builder and works best with the more treble of the two instruments on the top line.
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My First Progressive Duets for Strings combines two of Carl Fischer Music's most successful and effective series, introducing beginning players to the teaching method of Progressive Duets for Strings, while remaining appropriate for their skill level. MyFirst Progressive Duets for Strings are compatible for all stringed instruments and can be played with any combination of two. Each collection starts with beginning-level pieces and gradually progresses to the level of Progressive Duets for String...
Progressive Duets for Strings series is a comprehensive publication of two volumes of graded duets that have been arranged or composed by Larry Clark and Doris Gazda. This collection of duets will be useful in a variety of performance situations and is an excellent way for the student to build ensemble skills with a colleague or teacher. These pieces are published for viola, violin, cello, and bass and are arranged so that it can be performed by any combination of these string instruments, making...
Progressive Duets for Strings series is a comprehensive publication of two volumes of graded duets that have been arranged or composed by Larry Clark and Doris Gazda. This collection of duets will be useful in a variety of performance situations and is an excellent way for the student to build ensemble skills with a colleague or teacher. These pieces are published for viola, violin, cello, and bass and are arranged so that it can be performed by any combination of these string instruments, making...
These flexible instrumentation duet books are designed as a followup to the popular First Year FlexDuets collection. Featuring ten grade 2-3 selections that can be played by virtually any combination of two like or mixed wind instruments using the appropriate key-compatible book(s). Contents: • Allegretto (Hook); • Brindisi (Verdi); • Danny Boy (traditional); • Fanfare (Strommen); • Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (Spilman); • ...