Par CHOSTAKOVITCH DIMITRI. / Date parution : 2023-03-21/ Répertoire / 2 Violons

The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians standard to learn and enjoy. Duos and Trios for Violin features selected highlights from For Children, Mikrokosmos, Romanian Folk Dances, Romanian Christmas Carols and other works, imaginatively arranged for two or three violins by Hywel Davies. The collection provides ideal flexible small ensemble material for teaching and performance. An accompanying audio CD features demonstration and minus-one tracks. / 2 Ou 3 Violons

Dans ces duos, destinés aux jeunes violonistes du Premier Cycle, j'ai cherché à illustrer plaisamment le monde qui nous entoure. Une joie irrépressible et des pas de danses se sont donc mis à animer des objets quotidiens : essuie-glaces, éoliennes, horloges... Mais aussi des animaux : poissons, éléphants et serpents... Chaque pièce propose un mode de jeu rarement abordé à ce niveau d'apprentissage: pizzicatos, glissandos, polyrythmie, dans un discours musical simple et clair. / 2 Violons

Par QUERLEUX ALAIN. / Niveau : Cycle 3 / Musique Instrumentale / Répertoire / Violon

COMPOSER'S NOTESThe music of these violin duos has been influenced by the centuries-long flow of traditional music from the British Isles to North America and back again. The compositions are dedicated toseveral people who are keeping that transatlantic musical flow in motion today.Sleep Sound Ida Mornin'Sleep Sound ida Mornin' is a very short duo for two violins based on a traditionaltune which I first heard in the Orkney Islands although played there on the banjo by a native of Kansas. My extended version with a slow introduction was first played in Boston on 29th January 1995 by Lesley Chen and NathanSchmidt members of the New England Conservatory's Preparatory Division during their annual weekend festival of contemporary music. This very remarkable and encouraging event was devised and organised by Rodney Lister to whomthis piece is dedicated.Duration c. 2 minutes.Atlantic DriftAn earlier even shorter version of Atlantic Drift written for violin and piano was first performed by PeterSheppard Skaerved and Aaron Schorr at the Royal Academy of Music London on 9th May 2006 in a concert to celebrate the 70th birthday of the American composer and transatlantic communicator Elliott Schwartz. The melody isoriginal though clearly influenced by the music and perpetual tides of the Hebrides. Duration c. 3 minutes.Rain and Mist are on the Mountain I'd Better Buy SomeShoesThis four-movement duo for two violins is based on a fragment of a Gaelic folk song from Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. The title suggests that although the Gaels of yesteryear were rich inpoetic expression and the beauties of nature they were otherwise not very affluent. Rain and Mist was first performed at the Wigmore Hall London on 6th February 2005 by Corina Belcea and Laura Samuel.Duration c. 6

Works 26-44 from a set of 44 duets all based around the peasant folk melodies of Bartok's native Hungary rich in Bartok's characteristic harmonic invention and arranged in progressive order of difficulty. Edited by Peter Bartok.

The Concerto For Two Violins was written for Yehudi Menuhin and Alberto Lysy who gave the first performance of the work at the Bath Festival on 24th June 1962. This edition has a Piano reduction of the original score for String Orchestra.

Grade 2-Composer's Description:Whether a student or a great artist the desire to make a beautiful sound is a constant in the life of any musician. Sound is the musician's voice the means of communicating an artistic vision to the audience and it should be the aim for children of any age or standard to be engaged in good tone production.The inspiration for writing these pieces came to me from the wish to give the young children I teach music which would develop their ear for both good intonation and beautiful tone production. All the pieces have a strongly implied harmonic structure allowing them to be played without accompaniment. The purpose of the second violinpart is therefore to enable the teacher to underline the harmony as well as to influence the student's tone production and intonation through his own sound as much can be taught by good example.Finally I think that children enjoy the challenge of expressing different moods and emotions musically and I hope that the range of ideas implied by the keys and the titles of these pieces will fire their imagination.

Making music on Skype? Impossible? No, here is a printed world premiere for two violins composed by a violin playing globetrotter. The title Miles