Curtain up! - Duets for 2 Flutes

Description

With so many young flautists in the musical world today it is only natural to pair them up and give them some wonderful duets to play. It's amazing what "big" music, these two small instruments can cope with; indeed, in the eighteenth century the flute duet was almost the gramophone record of the time as countless operatic arias were brought to the public in arrangements for this pairing.

This book draws on some of those miniaturizations, from Mozart's and Weber's operas, coupled with earlier music from Telemann and Boismortier and rounded off with more modern pieces from Richard Rodney Bennett and a (specially written) piece by Holzeis-Augustin which introduces some contemporary music techniques. All these duets are great fun and well within the reach of intermediate players.

Intermediate-level compositions and arrangements of music from Telemann and Mozart to Richard Rodney Bennett

Includes a lively composition by Maria Holzeis-Augustin

All duets are suitable as concert pieces and for competitions

Contents: Telemann Georg Philipp: Sonata in D Major TWV 40:103

Boismortier Joseph Bodin de: Concerto II

Pleyel Ignaz Joseph: Duett No. II/3

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus: Non più andrai

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus: Vedrai, carino

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja

Weber Carl Maria von: Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen

Weber Carl Maria von: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen

Kuhlau Friedrich: Duo concertant

Köhler Ernesto: Andante sostenuto

Bennett Sir Richard Rodney: Zwiegespräche No. I, II, V

Holzeis-Augustin Maria: Im Auge des Betrachters