Description
25 engaging second-piano teacher duets written by Chad Twedt to enhance all 25 of Burgmuller’s Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100. These duets provide students with an extra source of motivation to quickly learn and thoroughly polish their Burgmuller pieces!
Some duets add color or spice, others add bravado. Some offer accompaniments, while others present new melodies that would seem to repurpose Burgmuller’s original writing to that of accompaniment. Some experiment and explore limits of ensemble, and there are even some that borrow motifs from movies. All of these duets complement, intensify and sometimes reimagine the musical character, creating beautiful, interesting or surprising new pieces of music.
The duets range in difficulty from moderately easy to somewhat tricky.
The original pieces from Burgmuller’s Op. 100 are gems of consistently high quality. Most teachers are familiar with staples such as the Arabesque, Ballade, Limpid Stream, Harmony of the Angels, and Tarantella, but all 25 pieces in the set are worthwhile and rewarding to learn and teach.
Difficulty: Advanced
Performance Time: 35-40 minutes depending on tempos
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Contents:
p. 2 – No. 1 – La Candeur (Frankness / Sincerity)
p. 3 – No. 2 – L’Arabesque
p. 4 – No. 3 – La Pastorale
p. 5 – No. 4 – La petite Reunion (The Little Party)
p. 6 – No. 5 – Innocence
p. 7 – No. 6 – Progres (Progress)
p. 8 – No. 7 – Le Courant limpide (The Limpid Stream)
p. 9 – No. 8 – La Gracieuse (Grace)
p. 10 – No. 9 – La Chasse – The Chase
p. 12 – No. 10 – Tendre Fleur – Tender Blossom
p. 13 – No. 11 – La Bergoronnette (The Wagtail)
p. 14 – No. 12 – L’adieu – The Farewell
p. 16 – No. 13 – Consolation
p. 18 – No. 14 – La Styrienne
p. 20 – No. 15 – Ballade
p. 22 – No. 16 – Douce Plainte (Tender Grieving)
p. 23 – No. 17 – La Babillarde (The Chatterbox)
p. 24 – No. 18 – Inquietude
p. 26 – No. 19 – Ave Maria
p. 27 – No. 20 – Tarantella
p. 30 – No. 21 – L’Harmonie des Anges (Harmony of the Angels)
p. 32 – No. 22 – Barcarolle
p. 34 – No. 23 – Le Retour (The Return)
p. 36 – No. 24 – L’Hirondelle (The Swallow)
p. 38 – No. 25 – La Chevaleresque (Spirit of Chivalry)
Hear Chad Twedt perform all of these on YouTube.
Notes: Sheet music is available in printed format only (no PDF available). Parenthetical bar numbers correspond to Schirmer’s public domain edition of Burgmuller’s Op. 100 (Oesterle, 1903). Expressive markings are tailored to the same edition.
Publishing Date: Feb. 28, 2018
Copyright: 2018
Total Pages: 40
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11 x 0.25 (inches)
Publisher: Orange Note
Publisher site: orangenote.site
Product ID: ONTDB1002P
