The Joy of Duets.The Joy of Duets, by various artists. Hal Leonard Corporation Hal Leonard Corporation is a US sheet music publishing company. It is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2003. 85 pp. $10.95. Intermediate. The Joy of Duets for one piano, four hands is a collection of ten intermediate-level "favorites," including popular pieces by Sara McLachlan, John Lennon Noun 1. John Lennon - English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980) Lennon and Paul McCartney Noun 1. Paul McCartney - English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942) McCartney, Sir James Paul McCartney , Phil Collins, Jesse Harris and Billy Joel. Many pieces come from motion pictures, such as "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from Robin Hood." Prince of Thieves. The arrangements are well-written, although at times repetitive, with the popular melodies and harmonies coming back over and over again, as in the fourteen-page "My Heart Will Go On." Several pieces have tricky rhythmic passages that will be fun for students to work out, as in "Linus and Lucy "Linus and Lucy", aka The Linus and Lucy Rag, is a popular jazz piano piece written by Vince Guaraldi appearing in many of the Peanuts animated television specials. " by Vince Guaraldi. This "Charlie Brown" composition has loads of syncopation syncopation (sĭng'kəpā`shən, sĭn'–) [New Gr.,=cut off ], in music, the accentuation of a beat that normally would be weak according to the rhythmic division of the measure. and ensemble challenges. Another highly rhythmic selection is "I Get Around" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, with its rock beat, accents, repeated notes and attractive chord changes. Throughout the collection, the melody generally is in the top voice of the primo part. On occasion, though, the melody will appear in the left hand of the primo part or in the secondo se·con·do n. pl. se·con·di The second part in a concert piece, especially the lower part in a piano duet. [Italian, from Latin secundus, second, following; see sek part, as in "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," by Peter Cetera and David Foster. Other compositions, where the melody shifts to a different register, include "Just the Way You Are" by Billy Joel and "Two Worlds" from Walt Disney's movie Tarzan. The value of the eighty-five-page The Joy of Duets is in the ensemble experience. There are many sections where voicing and melodic projection will be a concern. There are other sections where the duet team will have to decide on tempo fluctuations, as with several retards. Lennon and McCartney's "Let It Be" ends with a two-bar descending chordal chord·al adj. Of or relating to a chorda or cord. section in retard. Because of the tunefulness of each piece and the attractive writing, students should be motivated to work through ensemble challenges. Reviewed by Stephen B. Brown, Murray, Kentucky. |
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