Par BERIO LUCIANO. This set of arrangements of Luciano Berio’s “Duetti”, originally for two violins, represents a fascinating expansion of the limited repertoire for two violas. Berio originally conceived these duets as a collection of occasional pieces, each dedicated to someone who was close to him, rather like Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, but they eventually developed into a full compositional project with pedagogical overtones. As such, there is a wide variation in technical demands, from pieces playable by beginners up to a duet that foreshadows the skills required for Berio’s “Sequenza” for the viola. Taken as a whole, over some years of study, the “Duetti” can gently lead players into the mysteries of contemporary music; however, the composer also envisaged them in a concert performance of the complete cycle with at least 24 players of differing abilities taking turns to play. In this guise, it might be an intriguing idea to mix them with the original version for two violins (UE17757), although it must be understood that the two versions are not mutually compatible to be played as violin/viola duets./ Répertoire / 2 Altos

La référence GB5350 de l'éditeur Billaudot dont l'auteur célèbre est Carles Marc, qui a pour titre 40 DUOS PROGRESSIFS D'INITIATION A LA MUSIQUE CONTEMPORAINE, a été écrite et composée pour Alto et plus particulièrement pour 2 Altos. Cette partition musicale appartient à la catégorie Classique. / 2 Altos / Partition

Duo n° 1 pour deux altos-Création le 23 février 1983 au Grand Auditorium de Radio-France Paris par Paul Hadjaje et Serge Collot.ÉPISODES NOCTURNES: Prologue - Dialogue

Garth Knox is one of the most prominent violists of his generation, and as former long-time member of the Arditti Quartet he has developed and maintained a fondness of contemporary music. In the meantime, he gives concerts and teaches courses all over the world.With 'Viola Spaces' he wants to make contemporary playing techniques accessible to advanced players. The pieces, or 'playing spaces', are true concert studies, each of them dealing with specific techniques such as harmonics, pizzicato (with 9 fingers!) or tremolos which are explained in great detail.Another volume with modern playing techniques for two violas and a volume with variations on a piece by the French viola da gamba master Marin Marais for four violas are planned. / 2 Altos

Harmonische Fantasie über ein Thema von Tallis. Par KNOX GARTH. Thomas Tallis (1505–1585) was one of the great figures of English Renaissance music and the Third mode melody is probably his best known work, largely thanks to Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. In the manner of an illuminated manuscript, I wanted to illuminate this fascinating theme in three ways: from behind with medieval techniques like the ‘hoquetus’ passage of the opening or the dance at letter B, from in front with more contemporary sounds (letter A and similar), and from above with the extensive use of high harmonics. Almost all the notes of the theme fall very neatly on the ‘natural’ harmonics of the viola strings, and my ambition was to combine the ‘normal’ notes of the viola with its soaring harmonics, creating a rich luminous soundscape which reflects the spirituality of the theme. Tallis’s melody returns repeatedly to the note B, and I interpreted this as a gentle invitation to simply be, in the sense of quiet moments of mediation. I decided to include a series of still points in the piece: the first one is in silence, the second reveals a note (B) that oscillates in a harmonic heartbeat, the third is a vibrating chord of B with harmonics, and on the last one the second viola tunes down the C string to B, then explores all the natural harmonics of this new world. The term still point is of course a reference to the words of T.S. Eliot in his Four Quartets: 'At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is.' (Garth Knox) / Date parution : 2024-01-06/ Répertoire / 2 Altos

Are you looking for a duet book full of surprises? Then Klezmatic Duets is just the right book for you! It is available for violin viola and cello and each book can be combined with each other making these truly flexible duets. The book contains a selection of well-known traditional melodies which are very different in character.

Handel's The Entrace Of The Queen Of Sheeba edited by Malcolm Arnold and arranged for 2 Violas and Piano.

Bridge’s early works those written before the first World War were more late Romantic in style warmly expansive than his mature works. The Lament for Two Violas was written for himself and Lionel Tertis to perform at Wigmore Hall in March 1912. There were originally two pieces Caprice and Lament of which the first has been lost. Paul Hindmarsh has edited this sheet music from sketches and drafts.It is a deeply felt work interweaving the near-human Voices of the Violas into a work that is more thoughtful than grief-stricken yet no less effective for that.British composer Frank Bridge was active in the early decades of the 20th century and was a highly respectedconductor violist and teacher his sole composition student having been Benjamin Britten. Britten honoured his former teacher in his work Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge based on a theme from one of Bridge’s pieces for String quartet.

Musical dialogues between two violas-Starter Duets for Viola contains a few arrangements of traditional tunes but mostly new compositions inspired by the classical tradition - with some occasional contemporary elements. From the very beginning these duets can be played alongside any cello method. The upper and lower parts are equal in terms of difficulty and musical expression.

Par VERES ZOLTAN. Grâce au compositeur Jean-Claude Soldano, les éditions du même nom ont pu voir le jour dans les années 2000 et ainsi publier des oeuvres de petits compositeurs essentiellement français. C'est le cas du recueil dénommé Tango.yoyo.fr de Veres Zoltàn qui a été composé pour Alto / Niveau : 2ème Cycle / Répertoire / 2 Altos

Arrangeur: Z. Veres. Par VERES ZOLTAN. Grâce au compositeur Jean-Claude Soldano, les éditions du même nom ont pu voir le jour dans les années 2000 et ainsi publier des oeuvres de petits compositeurs essentiellement français. C'est le cas du recueil dénommé La Furstenberg de Veres Zoltàn qui a été composé pour Alto / Niveau : 2ème Cycle / Répertoire / 2 Altos