The Moravian Duets written to Moravian folk songs with Piano accompaniment were instigated by Jan Neff an influential wholesale merchant in Prague who employed Dvorak as a Piano teacher for his family.The composer first wrote Three Duets for Soprano and Tenor with Piano accompaniment Op.20. The Neff family were delighted with them and so Dvorak continued with cycles II and III Op.32 this time for female voices.The entire collection culminated in 1877 with another four duets with Piano accompaniment published as Op.38. Instead of a simple arrangement of folk melodies Dvorak created duets based on folktexts with their own musical setting. This opus contributed significantly to the success and familiarity of the composer's work abroad.This title is the critical edition based on the composer's manuscript.Contents:DestinedThe PartingThe Silken BandThe Last WishFrom thee now I must goFly sweet songsterThe Slighted HeartParting without SorrowThe Pledge of LoveForsakenSad of HeartThe Modest MaidThe RingOmensThe Maid ImprisonedComfortThe Wild RoseThe Soldier's FarewellHoping in VainGreeting From AfarThe CrownThe SmartThere on our roofThe Soldier's Farewell

Par BAY MEL. Contrairement à n'importe quelle autre collection sur le marché, ce livre présente des séries de célèbre duo de Mel Bay par ordre de difficulté. Fournit des duos de plaisir au jeu sur les oeuvres de Bach, Mozart, Mazas, Dancla et bien d'autres. Supplément de bonne méthode ! / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Classic - Duets / Recueil / Guitare

Features 8 intermediate-level arrangements for 1 piano/4 hands: Can't Buy Me Love £ Eleanor Rigby £ Hey Jude £ Let It Be £ Penny Lane £ Something £ When I'm Sixty-Four £ Yesterday. / Piano 4 Mains

  Excellently arranged cello duets of Bizet's Toreador Song and Habanera from Carmen Mozart's Non piu andrai from The Marriage of Figaro and Puccini's Your tiny hand is frozen from La Bohème. Tune and accompaniment is shared between the two players making them a lot of fun to play. Suitable for amateurs students of at least Grade 6 playing standard (UK examination boards)  and professionals they make maximum use of the range of tone colours a cello can produce. Listen to theduets on Soundcloud performed by the arranger Joanna Borrett and Mark Bailey.  A CD is available to purchase from  www.fedorastrings.com

The In Recital: Duets range offers a terrific collection of some of the most musically engaging duets by leading composers and arrangers. The selection is diverse too and you will find original duets as well as duet arrangements of classical themes and popular songs. The purpose of the series is to focus on this fabulous repertoire with the intention of motivating students with entertaining pieces and outstanding arrangements. Comprising six levels that feature a comprehensively levelled curriculum with gentle transitions between each stage In Recital: Duets has something for all students even those who work ahead at their own pace! This is VolumeOne - Book Four which contains material suitable for Early Intermediate Pianists with wonderful pieces such as Pachelbel’s Canon In D and Hebrew Folk Song Hava Nagila addressing a wide variety of different musical and technical abilities as well as different genres. The enclosed companion CD is a superb teaching and learning tool which help to get the best from students. Listen to the demonstration recording as a reference to hear the personality of each track and then Play-along with the performance tracks. As a further aid the series provides practice tips rehearsal suggestions and duet performance strategies to help students be even more successful!

Dvorák, Antonín
Five Moravian Duets B 107
Arrangement for 4 Female Voices a cappella by the Composer
- First scholarly-critical edition
- The popular “Moravian Duets” in an arrangement by the composer
- Ideal for professional as well as amateur singers (female choir)
- With Foreword (Cz/Eng/Ger) and Critical Commentary (Eng) by the editor
Dvorák composed the cycle “Moravian Duets” for two female voices with piano accompaniment at the request of the Prague wholesale merchant Jan Neff in 1876. This was a turning point in the career of the then still unknown composer: it marked the beginning of his lifelong collaboration with the Simrock publishing house and opened the way to international recognition.
In March 1880, Dvorák arranged five songs from this cycle for four female voices a cappella. The occasion was a concert to support the construction of the Prague National Theatre, at which the composer conducted his own works.
The “Five Moravian Duets” now appear for the first time in a scholarly-critical edition. The autograph serves as the main source; secondary sources consist of transcriptions by an unknown hand which include corrections by the composer. / Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Choeur et ensemble vocal / BARENREITER

Piano Duets edited by Michael Aston-Part of Oxford University Press' series for Piano four-hands Piano Duets: American Composers includes arrangements of celebrated Chamber and Orchestral works alongside original duets in a survey of prominent composers and styles from the USA.This collection reflects the indigenous influences of jazz ragtime and folk music and of European styles and genres. Authoritative and expertly edited the collection is designed for intermediate pianists (Grades 5-7) and includes an historical and technical commentary on every piece.

30 Duets From 4 Centuries-The most recent volume in the popular Violinissimo series contains 30 duets of medium difficulty. The original compositions date from four centuries from the Baroque to the modern era. Violin Duets provide an attractive mixture of popular compositions and lesser known original works which are worth discovering.This anthology in the series is not only a valuable addition to violin lessons but also a real treasure trove of attractive works for every violinist.

Famous and Fun Christmas Duets, Book 4 contains 6 carefully selected Christmas favorites. The duets are arranged in equal parts for early intermediate pianists, and are written for one piano, four hands. For easier reading, each part is written using both treble and bass clefs, with directions for the primo to play up an octave and the secondo down an octave. Additionally, the melody often shifts between primo and secondo, creating interesting parts for both players. Book 4 features arrangements in the keys of F and D major, as well as A minor and E minor. Students are sure to enjoy their experience with these fun duets! / Piano 4 Mains

Moravian Duets a popular composition that was originally intended for home music-making won young Dvorak a scholarship and relieved him of financial worries; after the composition was published by Simrock it also launched Dvorak's international career.Shortly after their publication Leos Janacek arranged six duets from Op. 29 and Op. 32 for four-part mixed choir using Dvorak's Piano accompaniment. Janacek thus extended the choral repertoire by adding six highly rewarding pieces which are included in this edition.The basis for this edition is Janacek's choral score published in 1939 byJosef Plavec. The Piano part Czech text and German translation by Kurt Honolka were taken without any changes from the Complete Critical Edition of Works by Antonin Dvorak.