This collection of 45 piano duets (for one piano, four hands) consists of selections for teachers and students at the elementary to late elementary levels. Duet repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries are included by such composers as Cui, Diabelli, Enke, Foote, Godowsky, Gurlitt, Löw, Reinecke, Sartorio, and more. Students will improve in musicianship, ensemble performance, fingering, and rhythmic control while enjoying this delightful duet literature. To facilitate reading, the primo and secondo parts are on separate pages. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance. Essential ornamentation is realized in footnotes, both parts contain measure numbers for convenient reference, and brief composer biographies are included. / Piano 4 Mains

Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe are perhaps the most thrilling young duo performing today, offering adrenalized classical concerts that are revolutionizing the piano duo experience for the 21st century. Described as 'Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers transposed from the dance floor to the keyboard' (The Southampton Press) and 'the intense synchronization of genius' (ThirdCoast Digest), Greg and Liz bring their joyous camaraderie and refined artistry to the concert stage, dazzling audiences around the world as a four-hand and two-piano team. The Anderson and Roe Duos and Duets series features inspiring arrangements as performed by the duo---from settings of treasured opera melodies to medleys of popular movie music. The pieces are edited with fingering and other directions that facilitate rehearsal and performance, making them accessible for advancing students as well as for concert performers.Sleigh Ride: A Holiday Excursion offers an audience-pleasing rendition of Leroy Anderson's timeless classic. The opening of this arrangement presents the iconic main theme with playful staccato notes interrupted by flashes of sparkling passagework. As the excitement builds, the players exchange jiving rhythms, percussive chords, and dazzling glissandos. Just when the sleigh ride is about to end, a few musical surprises bring this lively duo to a whimsical conclusion, making the arrangement a perfect choice for a finale or encore to a holiday recital. / Piano Duo

The six Nursery Rhymes For Piano Duet were first published in 1935. Included are arrangements of popular songs such as Polly Put The Kettle On and Yankee Doodle. Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a British composer pianist and poet. His most popular works which he is largely remembered by today were written in the years preceding the Second World War however he continued to compose prolifically in the face of indifference from the outside world right up until his death at the age of 91. His music is predominantly in the Romantic style and serves as a tasteful reminder of a bygone age.

Yesterday and Today is a duet suite commissioned by the Emporia (Kansas) Area Piano Teachers. The suite contains two movements, with primo and secondo parts leveled equally. 'Memories of Yesterday' is an expressive piece in 6/8 meter. The lyrical melody is traded back and forth between the two parts. 'Celebrate Today!' is a lively march featuring ascending and descending scale figures. / Piano 4 Mains

Tango Tzigane - Jealousy-Tango Jalousie (Tango Tzigane - Jealousy) - Jacob Gade's classic arranged for Piano Duet (four hands) by conductor Esther Bobrova Lange. From the Preface: It is a common misconception that Tango Jalousie (Tango Tzigane) was written for the movie ”Don Q”. The piece was also played at the movie premiere in Paladsteatret on September 14th 1925 but there was no jealousy-based drama in the movie. Nonetheless the melody was well suited to the Zorro legend in a Mexican setting. But in the book “Jacob Gade – et eventyr i musik” (a fairytale in music) by Jørgen GramChristensen one learns that in a 1956 interview Jacob Gade recounted the incident in 1925 which concerned him very much: “One day the magazines featured a dramatic description of a jealousy-based murder and the word “jealousy” stood for me as a title with which the music became more and more attached.”There are many different arrangements of “Tango Jalousie” but I have always found that there was a need for a piano four hands version of this wonderful piece. In the process of working out a piano four hands version I used the full orchestra score and made sure that the most essential orchestra parts were included. Also the melody parts and accompaniment are equally distributed between the primo and secondo parts. (Esther Bobrova Lange)

Clever Cat at the Seaside follows on from Clever Cat the first volume in the series. Although the technical level is a little higher the format of each duet remains the same: virtually every note in the pupil's part is first played by the teacher in a higher or lower octave so encouraging correct fingering phrasing dynamics and articulation. For the most part the range of keys has been restricted to C F and G majors and their relative minors which will suit young players in their earliest years at the piano. his time Clever Cat enjoys all the pleasures that a day at the seaside can bring: the excitement of hoisting the pirate flag in The Boat Trip sleepycontentment in Watching the Waves exploring the ysteries of The Rock Pool and The Echoing Caves and the problem of sticky paws and whiskers in Candy Floss. The 15 descriptive and contrasting duets make delightful performance pieces. The CD - for listening and participating As well as providing play-along tracks for practice between lessons the CD contains enhanced performances of each duet which will bring the style and atmosphere of each piece alive. And as a bonus Clever Cat himself sings Candy Floss - a catchy song which will amuse performers and their audiences.

After Hours comprises seven laid back jazzy duets covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers composed by Pam Wedgwood. The perfect way to wind down after a stressful day!

'In old Key West the inhabitants keep a quaint and beautiful tradition: each evening the entire village drops whatever its occupations and congregates on the western shore to pay homage to the sunset. Today the practice has been taken up with relish by tourists as well attracting souvenir hawkers musicians and acrobats creating a circus atmosphere all joining in the festive spirit.'

Everybody knows it, and for many a player it was perhaps the first tentative attempt to coax sounds out of the piano: Chopsticks. The origin of this popular piano piece, like that of most folksongs, cannot be ultimately settled today. Legend has it that it was written by Ferdinand Loh and that the designation of the work 'F. Loh: Walzer' eventually turned into 'Flohwalzer'.But no matter who actually wrote the waltz: It is, without doubt, one of the most famous piano pieces and known all over the world. In France, it is called 'Côtelettes' [Chops], in Great Britain 'Chopsticks', and in Mexico 'Los Changuitos' (Little Monkeys). Technically speaking, however, it is not even a waltz. It is composed in 2/4 time and, with regard to style, rather is a polka or a galop.Eric Mayr transcribed the 16-bar original into a concert version for piano duet. / Piano 4 Mains

A collection of Easy duets composed and arranged by Carol Barratt with both parts carefully arranged to be of equal difficulty. Suitable for pianists of pre-Grade One to Grade Two standard. These duets will develop a strongsense of rhythm phrasing and dynamic shading and provide invaluable experience of ensemble playing from the earliest days.