Description

Set 1

Five for the price of four!

No.1 Waltzing With Mary – Two Violins and Piano, a gentle, lilting, beautiful melody, with a mix of arco and pizzicato technique, leads to a hemiola ending. 

No.2 Dance on a Sunny Day – Two Violins and Piano, A gentle, dainty melody requiring a mix of articulations, techniques, and dynamics.

No.3 Mind Your Step- Two Violins and Piano, This fun, syncopated melody has constantly changing metres and cross-rhythms. Better Mind Your Step!

No.4 Taking the Bass for a Walk – Two Violins and Piano, As the name suggests, this piece is built on a walking bass. The violins play a lovely relaxed, jazz melody with some fun pizzicato thrown in too.

No.5 Five Plus Two – Two Violins and Piano, The piano part harmonises a ground bass ( a repeating bass part). The ground bass is harmonised 5 times in the minor key and twice in the major key. The piece demands good control of both tone and rhythmic placement at the slower speed.

The Double Violin Series: Suitable for student concerts, exam performances, or just a fun way to conclude lessons or personal rehearsal sessions.

The Double Violin Series is a set of short duets, with piano accompaniment. The pieces have various challenges, including a variety of metre, style, rhythmic independence, bow and tone control, and range. The two violin parts are mostly equal and regularly swap melodic interest.

Included in the download:(For all five pieces)

Parts (pdf):

• • • • • Score
        • Violin A
        • Violin B
        • Piano.

Audio files (mp3):

• • • • • Reference mp3 (above),
        • Piano only
        • Piano and Violin A
        • Piano and Violin B (this enables students to learn both parts)