44 Duos From '44 Duos For Two Violins' (BARTOK BELA (ARR)

The volume contains selected transcriptions from well-known sets that Bartók wrote for children and young people: For Children, Childrens and Female Choruses, 44 Duos and Mikrokosmos. Some are based on folk melodies and some on original themes. The volume consists of 16 pieces. In nine, the bottom part is set for alto flute. The collections serve to draw music students into the realm of a great genius of 20th-century music, while concurrently introducing them to the basic techniques of playing chamber music. / Quatuor De Flûtes

fur 2 Saxophone aus 44 Duos fur Violinen. Par BARTOK BELA. Gives the aspiring saxophonists practice in the kind of musical partnership required by chamber music Béla Bartók (1881-1945) composed his 44 Duos for Two Violins in 1931. These unique musical miniatures combine folk melodies from Eastern Europe with the musical language of the twentieth century in an exciting blend of tradition and modernity. For the present sheet music twenty of these duos for saxophones (of the same pitch) were arranged. The pieces allow players to share the pleasure of chamber music while exploring this fascinating sound world. On alto saxophones, most of the duets sound in the original keys (Nos. 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 16, 17). For the other duets Marcin Langer selected a key based on the sound of the piece and its suitability for the saxophone. • These unique musical miniatures combine folk melodies from Eastern Europe with the musical language of the twentieth century/ Répertoire / 2 Saxophones

Béla Bartók composed his 44 Violin Duos in 1931, at the urging of the German violin pedagogue Erich Doflein. With two exceptions, all the pieces are based on original folk music themes, most of which the composer himself collected in the course of his numerous collecting trips to the Carpathian Basin and in Algeria. Although conceived as parts of a pedagogically motivated set, these little pieces are highly effective in concert performance as well. The viola transcriptions follow Bartóks original faithfully. / 2 Altos

Something of a first in violin music Dual Band features nine exciting violin duets that also offer nine exciting routes to creative improvisation. Through special IMPRO sections players are encouraged to explore every aspect of the instrument as a means to open-minded music-making carefully set within the formal framework of individual pieces. Titles include A Thought Transquil On the Up Laid Back and Silence. Copious notes give start-up advice to players of whatever age or standard from intermediate grade upwards who are approaching improvisation for the first time.

Béla Bartók composed his 44 Violin Duos in 1931, at the urging of the German violin pedagogue Erich Doflein. With two exceptions, all the pieces are based on original folk music themes, most of which the composer himself collected in the course of his numerous collecting trips to the Carpathian Basin and in Algeria. Although conceived as parts of a pedagogically motivated set, these little pieces are highly effective in concert performance as well. The transcription follows Bartóks original faithfully. The publication includes fingerings added by the editor. / 2 Violoncelles

Par NADAL DAVAL. This exciting addition to the literature of guitar duos features special selections and arrangements by guitar scholar David Nadal. Spanning the Renaissance through the20th century, it spotlights such favorites as Handels The Harmonious Blacksmith, Byrds arrangement of Dowlands Lacrymosa, and selections from J. S. Bachs Art of the Fugue and Two-Part Inventions. Other featured composers include Beethoven, Schubert, Granados, Sor, Giuliani, and Albéniz. Perfect for beginning guitarists as wellas advanced players, this edition is organized progressively by skill level and has been newly engraved. An ample assortment of teacher-student duets is included. Selected and arranged by David Nadal./ Recueil / 2 Guitares