"Ode to Joy" is best known for its use by Ludwig van Beethoven in the final (fourth) movement of his Ninth Symphony, completed in 1824. Beethoven's text is not based entirely on Schiller's poem, and introduces a few new sections. His tune (but not Schiller's words) was adopted as the Anthem of Europe. This Violin Duet takes the famous melody through three keys. (F, G and A) Both parts have an equal share of the theme.

Performance time approx. 2 min.

Violin Duets for Christmas, Vol. II contains 12 beautiful arrangements for two violins. You will receive the scores, the Violin 1 parts and the Violin 2 parts. You can view some score samples. The audio sample is an excerpt from "Greensleeves." It was digitally produced.

The songs included in this book are: Angels We Have Heard On High, Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, Greensleeves, In the Bleak Midwinter, Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Joy to the World, Silent Night, Sussex Carol, The Son of Mary and We Three Kings.

These Twenty-One Christmas Carols are a fun-to-play collection of well-known Christmas and holiday songs arranged in a flexible style, with a traditional feel and contemporary flavor. Each song is fairly short, but can be repeated as many times through the verses as desired. An optional introduction is notated at the end of every song.

This book (223117) is suitable for two violins, and can also pair with other C instruments such asflute, oboe, or mallet percussion. It is compatible with the other string duet books in thisseries:

Twenty-One Christmas Carols for Flexible String Duet, Viola book (223118)
Twenty-One Christmas Carols for Flexible String Duet, Cello book (223119)

The following carols are included in the collection:

1. Angels We Have Heard on High
2. Away in a Manger
3. Carol of the Bells
4. Deck the Halls
5. The First Noel
6. God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
7. Good King Wenceslas
8. Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah
9. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
10. Jingle Bells
11. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
12. Joy to the World
13. O Come All Ye Faithful
14. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
15. O Holy Night
16. O Little Town of Bethlehem
17. O Tannenbaum
18. Silent Night
19. Wassail Song
20. We Three Kings
21. We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Christmas Duet Collection for Violin
The collection includes: Joy To The World (G Maj.), Away In The Manger (D Maj.), The First Noel (A Maj.), I Saw Three Ships (A Maj. / D Maj.), It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (D Maj.), March of the Three Kings (a min.), O Come All Ye Faithful (D Maj.), O Little Town of Bethlehem (G Maj.), Silent Night (G Maj.), What Child Is This (a min.). All ten arrangements are in Violin friendly keys and ranges.

This collection of ?Easy String Duets? contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for 2 VIOLINS. These creative and fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning string students and suitable for holiday concerts and worship services.

All notes for both VIOLIN parts are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a combined score (grand staff) with both VIOLIN parts on each page plus separate 1-staff scores for each VIOLIN.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
Deck the Halls
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born the Divine Christ Child
Joy to the World
I Saw Three Ships
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Once in Royal David?s City