A journey through the history of classical music-Classical duets for Flute is a collection of well-known classical themes for two Flutes. The duets have been arranged chronologically so that you can make a musical journey beginning in Purcell's time continuing through Haydn and Schubert and ending with Grieg.

This edition includes a wealth of Classical and Romantic melodies in arrangements for two flutes.These arrangements stem from the 19th century and are by Ernesto Köhler Louis Drouet Wilhelm Popp Anton Bernhard Fürstenau and others. Where necessary the works have been transposed into a more suitable key and range for the flute. Due to the moderate difficulty they are well suited for teaching purposes.The duets are based on melodies by Mozart Weber Haydn Gluck Beethoven Schubert Schumann Mendelssohn Bartholdy Chopin and others.From the contents: Carl Maria von Weber ?Barcarole? / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ?Das klinget soherrlich? / Robert Schumann ?Träumerei? / Ludwig van Beethoven ?Rondo-Thema? (?Pathétique?) / Frédérik Chopin ?Mazurka? and many more The editorsWeinzierl and Wächter perform together as the ?Münchner Flötenduo?. They actively develop and promote the combination of two flutes by means of concerts recordings courses and the publication of music.

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles. A useful source of repertoire. Contains: Capriccio (Hassler) * Chanson (de Sermisy) * Gigue A L'Angloise (Telemann) * Gigue (Purcell) * The Glendy Burk (Foster) * Intrada (Anonymous) * La Paix (Handel) * March (Bach) * Menuett (Mozart) * Mexican Folk Song (Traditional) * Minuet in C Minor (Bach) * Prelude & Fughetta (Snell) * Scherzino (Witthauer) * Scherzo (Haydn) * Serenade (Snell) * Swedish Folk Song (Traditional) * Three Dances for Two Flutes (Allegretto/Andante/Allegro) (Snell).

Classiques pour Deux est un recueil qui rassemble six œuvres d?exécution relativement aisée même si elles s?installent parfois dans la durée de compositeurs représentant les grands courants artistiques et donnant ainsi un aperçu du baroque (Haendel) du classicisme (Haydn Mozart Pleyel) et du romantisme (Schumann Tchaïkovski).

Par HUNT SIMON. / Niveau : Elémentaire / classique / Répertoire / 2 Flûtes Traversières