Shlof Mein Kind is a Yiddish lullaby, often performed by Klezmer musicians. This version is arranged as a duet for one Violin and one Viola.

There are two melodies in use for Shlof Mein Kind. The melody in this arrangement is the lesser known one, as sung by Paul Robeson. There is no record of the tune?s composer, but the words are a setting of a poem by the Jewish Ukrainian writer, Sholem Aleichem. Aleichem is best known as the creator of the ?Tevye? short stories, which later inspired the musical ?Fiddler on the Roof?.

Shlof Mein Kind is arranged in a key and range best suited to the instruments. The simple melody is played three times with varying accompaniment. Shlof Mein Kind is suitable for players at an intermediate level and above. Around three minutes long, this version of Shlof Mein Kind invites an expressive performance andis perfect for concert performances, both formal and informal. Click the link above to listen to a full Youtube performance of the Clarinet version of this duet.

18 Easy Gospel Duets Vol.1 for Violin and Viola is a beautiful collection of your best-loved Gospel Hymns and Spirituals. They are arranged simply in the most suitable range and keys for one Violin and one Viola.

The standard is early intermediate to intermediate. Players with a year or two?s experience will enjoy playing these duets, with plenty of interest in both parts and imaginative arrangements. These duets are ideal for use in concerts or worship, formal or informal. Click on the link above to hear samples of these duets performed on YouTube, performed on Clarinet.

The hymns are in alphabetical order and are as follows

� Abide with Me,

� Amazing Grace,

� Blessed Assurance,

� Deep River,

� Down by the Riverside,

� Go Down Moses,

� Go Tell It on the Mountain,

� He?s Got the Whole World in HIs Hands,

� Higher Ground,

� Jesus on the Mainline,

� Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho,

� Just a Closer Walk with Thee,

� Just as I Am,

� Just Over in the Glory Land,

� Kumbaya My Lord,

� Love Lifted Me,

� Nobody Knows the Trouble I?ve Seen,

� Nothing but the Blood of Jesus.

If you like these duets, then there are another eighteen just like them in Volume 2. To find them copy and paste 18 Easy Gospel Duets Vol.2 for Violin and Viola in the Search Bar above. There are also longer and more challenging arrangements available in 10 Gospel Duets for Violin and Viola.

These classic Easter hymns have been arranged for violin and viola duet. Easy enough for early intermediate students to learn and for more advanced players to sight-read. Great for preludes, offertories, postludes, recitals, and lessons. Includes scores and parts.

Alleluia! Alleluia! (Ode to Joy)
At the Cross
Christ Arose (Low in the Grave He Lay)
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Crown Him With Many Crowns
I Stand Amazed in the Presence (How Marvelous)
Jesus Paid It All
Near the Cross
Nothing but the Blood
Were You There.

The New Antiquity collection includes 15 compositions for a violin and viola duo. Ten compositions from the collection, composed by anonymous authors from the Middle Ages and two Renaissance authors, Tielman Susato and Thoinot Arbeau, have been arranged by Sonja Kalajic. The other five pieces are original romantic compositions by Sonja Kalajic inspired by the spirit of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Beautiful hits of early music, or so-called music of antiquity, have been adapted to the modern and standard violin and viola duo in keeping with the newer instrumental and concertante possibilities of the said instruments. There is no evidence that anyone has adapted that kind of music for such a musical ensemble before, so this edition of musical scores represents a noteworthy contribution to the greater affirmation of early music, to the literature of the string duet in question, and to music in general. From the technical point of view, the collection consists of compositions for almost all levels of performance ? from easier pieces by anonymous authors to some virtuoso ones, like ?Heraldry? by Sonja Kalajic. We hope that the compositions from the New Antiquity collection will enrich and refresh certain concert programs, that they will encourage some performers to attempt new interpretations of old melodies and dances, and that the musicians and the audiences will jointly feel and enjoy the indestructible and astonishing relevance of those musical compositions.

C O N T E N T S
Thoinot Arbeau ? Two pieces
Anonimus ? Three pieces
Tielman Susato ? Five pieces
Sonja Kalajic ? Five knightly pieces

Are You Washed in the Blood?
Down at the Cross
He Lives (I Know That My Redeemer Lives!)
Jesus Saves
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
O the Blood of Jesus
Tell Me the Story of Jesus
The Old Rugged Cross
There is a Fountain
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

These classic Easter hymns have been arranged for violin and viola duet with optional piano accompaniment. Easy enough for early intermediate students to learn and for more advanced players to sight-read. Great for preludes, offertories, postludes, recitals, and lessons. Includes scores and parts.

Alleluia! Alleluia! (Ode to Joy)
At the Cross
Christ Arose (Low in the Grave He Lay)
Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Crown Him With Many Crowns
I Stand Amazed in the Presence (How Marvelous)
Jesus Paid It All
Near the Cross
Nothing but the Blood
Were You There.