Chamber Music Bassoon,
Euphonium, Trombone
SKU: CF.WF218
29 Duets That can Be
Played by Any Combination
of Wind Instruments.
Composed by
Adolphe-Charles Adam,
Chauncey Olcott, George
Frideric Handel, Giuseppe
Concone, Giuseppe
Gariboldi, Henri Kling,
Henry Purcell, Hughie
Cannon, Larry Clark,
Richard Shuebruk,
Scottish Folk Song,
Traditional, Wilhelm
Wurm, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, and etc. Arranged
by Larry Clark. SWS.
Collection. With Standard
notation. 48 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #WF218.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.WF218).
ISBN
9781491149188. UPC:
680160906680. 9 x 12
inches.
Continuing
with the success of the
popular Compatible
series, Compatible Duets
for Winds Volume 2
contains 29 duets in a
variety of styles that
can be played with any
combination of two wind
instruments. Students can
develop their
chamber-ensemble skills
while playing with their
friends, no matter what
wind instruments they
play. Ranging from grade
levels 2-3, Compatible
Duets for Winds Volume 2
is perfect for band
directors looking for new
tools for the classroom,
and its flexibility makes
it a must-have for any
wind player.
Having
students play in small
chamber music groups is a
very beneficial exercise
to improvethe
student’s overall
musicianship. The
simplest form of chamber
music is the duet. It is
anopportunity for the
student to play with a
teacher or to play with
another student of
similarabilities. Aspects
of playing such as tone
quality, intonation,
technique and ensemble
skillscan be developed
during the process of
studying duets.These
duets are different in
that they have many
different performance
options, since all ofthe
books in this series are
compatible. As a former
middle-school band
director I alwayshad
students that wanted to
come to the band room
during lunch or after
school; studentswho just
wanted to play with their
friends. That was not
possible since there was
very littleduet material
available that was
compatible with all of
the wind instruments.
This bookand the first
volume in the series take
care of that. A student
can now grab their
friend,no matter what
instrument they play, and
have hours of fun playing
duets together.
Mostimportantly, they
will learn something in
the process.The duets
have been generally
placed in the book in
order of difficulty and
cover a rangeof keys that
are appropriate for this
ability level. Special
care was given to making
surethat both of the duet
parts were on a similar
ability level and that
each line was givenan
opportunity to play a
lead role at some point
during the arrangement.
Also, most ofthe musical
markings are attached to
both systems, and the
point size of the music
wasconsidered for ease of
reading.It is my hope
that this collection will
help to stimulate and
enhance the musicianship
of theperformers. It was
a pleasure for me to have
the opportunity to put
together this
collection.I hope it is a
useful tool for you for
years to come.