Fiddle Time Duets
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By Kathy and David Blackwell
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Arranger:
Violin Duet
Series:
Fiddle Time
Genre:
Educational
Line Up:
Violin Duo (Solo: Violin)
Level: easy
Performance Score
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About this item
- 30 fun duets in a variety of styles, including arrangements of classical and folk music, and original pieces from Kathy and David Blackwell
- Duets progress in difficulty throughout the book, from established beginner to Grade 4+, suitable for use alongside the Fiddle Time series
- Some duets with parts of equal difficulty, and some with an easier part and a harder part
- Six mini duet warm-ups exploring different violin techniques and skills
- Ideal as a resource for both practising sight-reading and concert use
- Useful bowing and fingering suggestions
Songlist (30)
- Let's Celebrate!, Blackwell
- Bird Song, Blackwell
- Run for your life!, Blackwell
- Donkeys love carrots, Trad. Belgian
- Lani sem kupil, Trad. Slovenian
- Silver Moon Boat, Trad. Chinese
- Buttered Peas, Trad. Welsh
- Sharing a Surprise!, Haydn
- Lullaby for Angus, Blackwell
- Niño Manuelito, Trad. Peruvian
- Sort of Rocky, Blackwell
- Eh soom boo kawaya, Trad. Nigerian
- Simple Gifts, Brackett
- Melody: from String Quartet, No. 13, Op. 130, Beethoven
- One, two, three, four, paper hat, Trad. Dutch
- Minuet: from Six Minuets, K. 105, Mozart
- Prleska, Trad. Slovenian
- Rondeau: from String Quartet, Op. 1 No. 6, Saint-Georges
- Air, Purcell
- Prince of Denmark's March, Clarke
- Dance: from 12 German Dances, WoO 13 No. 9, Beethoven
- Allegretto: from Sonata for Violin and Keyboard, Op. 1 No. 3, Lebrun
- Arpeggio Games, Blackwell
- Hornpipe: from Minuets etc. for Violin and Harpsichord, book 2, Sancho
- Early one morning, Trad. English
- Ma Yofus, Trad. Klezmer
- Latin nights, Blackwell
- Gavotta: from Violin Sonata, Op. 2 No. 9, RV 16, Vivaldi
- Celebration Canon, Blackwell
- Reflections, Blackwell
Instrumentation
Violin Duet
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Composer
Kathy and David Blackwell
Kathy Blackwell, B. Mus. (Hons.), LTCL, LGSM, studied music at Edinburgh University and continued with post-graduate studies in music at the University of Oxford. Kathy is a string teacher with many years experience of teaching violin and viola. She developed her teaching ideas at the coalface in both Music Services and in private practice, working with groups large and small and in one-to-one lessons. She was a strings consultant for the ABRSM Music Medals initiative, a new assessment specifically designed for students taught in groups, and a contributor to the accompanying book All together! Teaching Music in Groups (ABRSM, 2004). Her teaching experience has led her to co-author Fiddle, Viola, and Cello Time, published by Oxford University Press, with her husband, David. Kathy and David have presented workshops in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
David Blackwell studied music at Edinburgh University, after which he pursued a career in music publishing, first at ABRSM and then at Oxford University Press. He is co-editor of OUP's In the Mood: 17 Jazz Classics for Choirs and Carols for Choirs 5, and has published a number of single choral arrangements. He is co-writer with his wife Kathy of OUP's award-winning string series, Fiddle, Viola, Cello Time, and String Time, which have twice won the MIA award for Best Educational Publication. He now works as a freelance music editor, composer, and arranger. In 2017 Kathy and David Blackwell received two awards: from ESTA UK in recognition of their exceptional services to string teaching, and from the Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership for significant contribution to music education in Oxfordshire and beyond.
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