Selected Duets for Violin - Volume 2: Violin Solo: Instrumental Album

Par KEYSER PAUL DE. Violin Playtime Duets - Violin Duet by de Keyser Really easy duets for young violinists, written, selected and edited by Paul de Keyser Violin Playtime Duets is a versatile anthology of duets for young players, suitable either for a pupil to play with a teacher (deal for situations where no piano is available), or for two plays of similar ability. Paul de Keyser's unusual and stimulating selection of material ranges from classics of the 17th and 18th centuries to folk tunes from Eastern and Western Europe. Teachers will welcome this volume as a useful adjunct to Violin Playtime Books 1-3/ Recueil / 2 Violons

This book fills the need for intermediate to advanced violin duets appropriate for weddings as well as recitals parties and receptions. These unaccompanied settings would also be useful as sight-reading material in teachingstudios. Selections in this volume include: Air in 'D'and Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach); Allegro (Fiocco); Amazing Grace (trad.); Bridal Chorus (Wagner); Chaccone (Vitali); Kanon (Pachelbel); Menuetto (Boccherini); Ode to Joy(Beethoven); Rondeau (Mouret); Serenade (Haydn); Trumpet Voluntary (Purcell); Wedding March (Mendelssohn); Water Music (Handel); and 'Winter' from The Four Seasons (Vivaldi). Scores include dynamic markings & bowing indications. Aseparate 24-page pull-out part for 2nd violin is provided.

This classic series of duets is recognizable to nearly everyone who has ever studied an instrument. Duet playing is often a student's first form of ensemble experience - technique tone quality intonation and balance areintroduced as students do one of the things they enjoy most - making music with a friend. And duet playing leads easily and naturally to competent performance in larger ensembles. These volumes written specifically for violin duetare carefully edited and bowed. (Vol. I – First Position [Medium]; Vol. II – First Position [Advanced])

A further volume of very easy violin duets containing a wide selection of traditional and classical melodies. These books make ideal teaching material for violinists who have been playing only a short time.

Viennese music has become almost synonymous with Johann Strauss II and his great waltzes. But of course there were other luminaries: his father Johann Strauss I his talented brothers Josef and Eduard as well as their colleagues friends and rivals. This collection includes music by some of these; and apart from waltzes we have polkas (slow and fast) a couple of melodies from operettas and a march. The selection ranges from shorter eminently playable miniatures to a handful of more extended and challenging arrangements. The waltz kings were first and foremost fiddlers. They led their orchestras from the front instrument and bow in hand. As a young man JohannStrauss II used to practise his Violin in a full-length mirror so he would look every inch the part. They knew how to write for the Violin how to make it sing and dance and this helps to make the repertoire a perfect foil to the other volumes in this series. The arrangements in this collection can be performed as solos duets or trios or by larger ensembles. In fact here are all the resources to recreate a Viennese café orchestra! The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections you can create your own ceilidh barn dance jazz club Sarajevo street-café or Gypsy gathering. Some of this music is familiar some more exotic but all of it is absolutely authentic faithfully arranged and above all hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin edition (with an optional easy Violin part and Guitar chords); or the complete edition which also includes both Keyboard and Violin accompaniments. Either format is hugely flexible which means the music can be played as solos duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles. Edward Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style giving his own suggestions for a lively performance. And to help recreate the spirit of the music every book in the series is beautifully illustrated.

These duets selected from the works of Viotti Kalliwoda and Pleyel three great composers of violin music lend themselves admirably to the clarinet. Transcribed by Leon Lester. Suitable for intermediate players.