Duo Gems: Classics for two violins
I am super excited to announce the publication of a collection of 20 violin duets I have arranged for upper intermediate – advanced violinists.
With thanks to Mel Bay Publishers, this long-awaited project – begun over nine years ago -has finally been released.
The collection is the result of many happy hours spent playing with my sister, violin students, friends, and colleagues alike – and from the desire to open up well-known orchestral, chamber, operatic, and vocal repertoire to violin duos.
It can be bought as an e-book for use on iPads or tablets or as a hardcopy.
At the peak of my wedding and event performing, I started to crave new material for two violins – in addition to the lovely publications I already used. I began arranging some of the more obvious pieces such as the ever-popular Pachelbel’s Canon, but soon wanted to explore and arrange music for voice and orchestra. Song lends itself very well to the melodic nature of the violin, and I reacquainted myself with some beautiful classical, sacred, choral and operatic works in the process.
Contents
Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffman) – Offenbach
Flower duet (Lakmé) – Delibes
Habanera (Carmen) – Bizet
Largo (Double Violin Concerto) – J. S. Bach
Voi, che sapete (Marriage of Figaro) – W. A. Mozart
Hear my prayer – Mendelssohn
Canon in D – Pachelbel
Sicilienne – Fauré
Valse (Sleeping Beauty) – Tchaikovsky
Theme from Jupiter (The Planets) – Holst
Bist du bei mir – J. S. Bach
Sull’aria (Marriage of Figaro) – W. A. Mozart
Arioso – J. S. Bach
Gymnopédie No. 1 – Satie
Galop infernal (Orpheus) – Offenbach
Casta diva (Norma) – Bellini
Pavane – Fauré
Vocalise – Rachmaninov
Brindisi (La Traviata) – Verdi
Allegro (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) – W. A. Mozart
A hardcopy will soon be winging its way to the UK from Mel Bay’s homestate of Texas, however, in the meantime you can get cracking with these beauties in digital format below. I hope you enjoy playing them as much as I have. Do send me any videos of you playing them with a friend. It’d make my day!
