Par CURTIS MIKE. The eight pieces are all well crafted, with underlying jazz roots, butemploying more sophisticated compositional techniques...Throughout,there is great, engaging counterpoint, a down-home bluesy feel that issometimes missing in more composed-out jazz pieces, and a harmonicand melodic freedom that is rare among published jazz material...Any ofthese duos would also work well on a recital program, alone or combinedas a suite. David Demsey, The Saxophone Journal / Niveau : Moyen à Avancé / performance score / Recueil / 2 Flûtes Traversières

Spruce up your performances concerts and cantatas with these fabulous Christmas classics for two Flutes. What better way to herald the holiday season than with what is possibly The Best Christmas Flute Duet BookEver! With this Christmas Flute sheet music the lovely sound of the Flute can be made twice as sweet with Christmas songs like Away In A Manger Jingle Bells and SilentNight. You can warm up the winter evenings with this wonderful selection of favourites for the festive period. The great thing about this Christmas sheet music is the mix of old and new. Whereas one minute you and yourpartner can be playing traditional carols like O Come All Ye Faithful or Deck The Halls then you can bring in the contemporary pop songs like All I Want For Christmas Is You and Stop TheCavalry. The Best Christmas Flute Duet Book Ever contains an exciting and varied array of tunes arranged specifically for Grades 1 to 3 but will be lovely as a general Yuletideaddition to your repertoire. These familiar tunes are all enjoyable to play and are definitely going to delight anyone within earshot bringing in the Christmas spirit with the lovely sound of the Flute. The arrangements areall suitably happy and upbeat and the joy of this book is that each Flute shares the melody so to hear a pair of duelling Flutes play from this Christmas song book really is a joy. Each and every festivefavourite within this collection is flawless for the Flute and they're fun to play and to hear. So pick up The Best Christmas Flute Duet Book Ever learn the tunes and perform them for all to hear bringingin a touch of the Christmas spirit this year.

Traditional music from Scotland and Ireland is particularly appropriate for the flute. These 14 duet arrangements for middle grade players will prove popular with both performers and audiences alike.

Flute Friction is a series of flute duets in three books aimed at flautists from grade 1 to 8. 15 Flute duets. 10 Flute Trios.In this first book in the series ten flute trios are also included which teachers will find particularly profitable when working with small groups although the main emphasis in this series is on the interaction between two players similar in standard. In many cases each part is given equal importance so it is the ease with which players can shift from pole position to a more supporting role and back again that poses the principle challenge. Elsewhere the spoils are slightly less equitably carved up and again teachers willquickly gauge for themselves which pieces best suit the abilities and personalities of their students. If teachers can get their students to learn both parts in each piece then in a sense the books immediately double in value!I like to think of these pieces as being useful from a number of viewpoints and would suggest using them in a variety of ways not exclusively as light relief at the end of lessons. Duets are an excellent way of improving sight-reading to be sure as well as building confidence and assertiveness. But at least as importantly they nurture that most underestimated of skills listening without which musical accomplishment is doomed to certain failure. If the teacher is limited in pianistic ability then duets offer a much needed chance for students to play in a small ensemble setting which is the first stage to being able to 'hold a line' in a wind band or orchestra.Above all perhaps the sheer joy of being part of a 'winning team' can hardly be overestimated; played well a duet is greater than the sum of its parts and may well have the potential to please in a concert setting. The business of matching intonation is of course especially important in duets and similarly taking breaths in suitable places is critical to the way an audience understands the overall musical texture.Balance

Step into the spotlight and play along with the superb backing tracks on the specially recorded CD with a duet partner. Guest Spot Duets includes two CDs containing four tracks for each song: a full performance demonstration, one backing track omitting both duet parts, one containing the first duet part only, and one the second part. So whether or not you have a duet partner, Guest Spot Duets includes all you need to enjoy playing great songs. Both parts are of equal standard, aimed towards players between grades 3-5. / Flûte Traversière