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Duets

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Composer	Title	Code
Albeniz, I.	Cuba (Caprice Creole) No.8 from Suite Española for 2 guitars. Grade: 5	D0020
	Cuba (Caprice Creole) No.8 from Suite Española for requinto and guitar duet. Grade: 5	D0021
Anon.	La Rossignol from the lute duet. Grades: 3	D0015
	Drewries Accordes from the lute duet. This has been arranged with 3rd strings tuned to F sharp to give the same fingering and open string sustain as in the lute original. Grades: 4-5	D0014
Bach, J.S.	Prelude No.3 from 48 Preludes and Fugues for pianoforte. Grades: 8,7	D0023
Byrd W.	Earl of Salisbury - a Pavan for flute or melody instrument. This piece formed part of the publication Parthenia, composed in memory of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury. Grades: 6	D0016
Capirola, V.	Padoana Veneziana - (from an old radio recording!). Arranged from the lute solo for two guitars. Grades: 3-4	D0025
Couperin, F.	Le Réveille-Matin (The Alarm Clock). Arranged for guitar duet from the harpsichord original (in F). Grades: 7,6	D0100
	Les Papillons (The Butterflies). Arranged for guitar duet from the harpsichord original. Grades: 8,5	D0101
	Les Petits Moulins (The Little Windmills). Arranged for guitar duet from the harpsichord original. Grades: 6,6	D0102
	Les Bergeries - (The Sheep-folds or Pastorale). Arranged for two guitars from the harpsichord original. Grades: 6,6	D0103
	Les Moissoneurs (The Reapers ). Arranged for guitar duet from the harpsichord original. Grades: 7,7	D0104
	Le Dodo, ou l'amour au Berceau. Arranged for guitar duet from the harpsichord original Grades: 6,5	D0105
	Les Barricades Mystérieuses. Arranged for two guitars from the harpsichord original Grades: 6,5	D0201
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Dowland, J.	A Lesson for Two Lutes Arranged from the lute duet for two guitars. Grade: 2-3	D0027
	The Frog Galliard Also known as the air "Now, oh now I needs must part" Grade: 7,7	D0026
Fauré, G.	Romance Sans Paroles Opus 17 No. 3 A well known piano solo arranged for 2 classical guitars. Grades: 6-7	D0030
Forrest, A.	The Gaelic Collection. A Suite of Irish tunes for guitar duo. Grades: 1-2	D0001
	Five Simple Pieces. Five simple but effective duets for beginner guitarists. Grades: 1-2	D0005
	Dmitri and the Heavy Fridge. A duet for 2 bass guitars (or 2 tenor- or normal - guitars) Grades: 4-5	D0010 bass tenor
	Graded Sight Reading Duets from Grade: 1 to 4 There is a score, which is probably easier to play from since each player can follow the other.Included are separate parts where each player has to rely more on an accurate sense of pulse and an understanding of the other player's interpretation. The pieces are not so much about sight-reading as to develop the ability to play in ensemble; to listen and keep in time, follow dynamics and expression. I'd like very much any thoughts you have on these since I have not come across any similar exercise elsewhere.	D0011
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Pergolesi G.B.	Sonata Grades: 7,3	D0040
Ravel, M.	Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant - from Ma Mère, L'Oye (Mother Goose Suite) Grades: 3-5	D0024
Satie, E.	Gnossienne No. 1 Grade: 2	D0061
	Gnossienne No. 3 A haunting melody arranged from the piano solo for guitar duet. Grade: 2	D0060
	Gymnopédie No. 1 Grade: 3	D0062
	Le Piccadilly A lively 'ragtime' piece arranged for guitar duo. Grade: 4	D0065
Scarlatti, D.	Sonata L.428 originally for harpsichord. Grades: 7,6	D0070
Shostakovich, D.	Sem' Tants Kukol - updated 2011/10/5 Lyrical Waltz, Gavotte, Romance, Polka, The Little Ballerina, Hurdy-Gurdy , Dance . In 1944-45, Shostakovich wrote his Children's Notebook (opus 69), an album of easy piano pieces, for his daughter, Galya. This second album of children's piano pieces followed in 1952. These dances are derived from material from ballet suites that he wrote in 1949-50. They exist in both orchestral and piano versions. The melodies are lively and tuneful, though Shostakovich's sudden modulations into remote keys ensure that they never become banal. This duet arrangement shares the melody and accompaniment between the two guitars where appropriate, especially in the last piece, Dance, where the parts become 'conversational', copying phrases from one another. Grades: 5-7	D0080
	Three Preludes Opus 87 originally from a set of 24 preludes and fugues for piano. Grades: 8	D0081
Soler A.	Sonata No. 33 from the keyboard sonata. Grades: 8,8	D0087
	Sonata No. 34 from the keyboard sonata. Grades: 8,7	D0088
Sor, F.	L'Encouragement Cantabile; Theme and Variations; Valse Grades: 7,7	D0090
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