Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF118
29 Duets That Can Be
Played by Any Combination
of String
Instruments. Composed
by Adolphe-Charles Adam,
Chauncey Olcott, Claude
Rouget de Lisle, George
Frideric Handel, Giuseppe
Concone, Giuseppe
Gariboldi, Henri Kling,
Hughie Cannon, Larry
Clark, Richard Shuebruk,
Scottish Folk Song,
Traditional, Wilhelm
Wurm, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, and etc. Arranged
by Doris Gazda Larry
Clark. SWS. Collection.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #BF118. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BF118).
ISBN
9781491149812. UPC:
680160907311. 9 x 12
inches.
Continuing
on the success of the
popular Compatible
series,Compatible Duets
for Strings, Volume II
contains 29 duets in
avariety of styles
(classical, folk music,
new original pieces)
thatcan be played with
any combination of two
string
instruments.Students can
develop their chamber
ensemble skills
whileplaying with their
friends, no matter what
string instrumentthey
play. Ranging from grade
levels 2–3,
Compatible Duetsfor
Strings, Volume II is
perfect for orchestra
directors to buyfor use
in the classroom, and its
flexibility makes it a
musthavefor any string
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 former
long time music educators
we alwayshad student that
wanted to come to the
music room during lunch
or after school and
theyjust wanted to play
with their friends. That
was not possible since
there is very little
duetmaterial available
that is compatible with
all of the string
instruments. This book
and thefirst volume in
the series takes care of
that. A student can now
grab their friend no
matterwhat instrument
they play and have hours
of fun playing duets
together. Most
importantthey 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 our 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.We hope it is
a useful tool for you for
years to come.