Download or read book Essential Keyboard Duets, Volume 8 written by Gayle Kowalchyk and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 45 piano duets (for one piano, four hands) consists of selections for teachers and students at the elementary to late elementary levels. Duet repertoire from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries are included by such composers as Cui, Diabelli, Enke, Foote, Godowsky, Gurlitt, Löw, Reinecke, Sartorio, and more. Students will improve in musicianship, ensemble performance, fingering, and rhythmic control while enjoying this delightful duet literature. Essential ornamentation is realized in footnotes, both parts contain measure numbers for convenient reference, and brief composer biographies are included. Titles: * Albumblatt (Godowsky) * Alla Turca, Op. 149, No. 26 (Diabelli) * Ballade, Op. 26, No. 1 (Rosenauer) * Barcarolle, Op. 211, No. 18 (Gurlitt) * Barcarolle, Op. 54, No. 3 (Reinecke) * Berceuse, Op. 96, No. 6 (Moszkowski) * Bird in Spring, Op. 996, No. 12 (Sartorio) * Bolero, No. 9 (Foote) * By the Lake, Op. 6, No. 3 (Enke) * Carousel Waltz, Op. 87, No. 12 (Wohlfahrt) * Evening, No. 8 (Löw) * First Suite: At Night (Godowsky) * First Suite: In Church (Godowsky) * First Suite: Lullaby (Godowsky) * First Suite: Rustic Dance (Godowsky) * Galop (Stravinsky) * Gray Day, Op. 74, No. 3 (Cui) * Joys of Summer, Op. 996, No. 15 (Sartorio) * The Lead Soldier, Op. 266, No. 5 (Landry) * Little Echo, Op. 432, No. 10 (Sartorio) * Little Minuet, Op. 87, No. 18 (Wohlfahrt) * Little Story, Op. 996, No. 13 (Sartorio) * Little Waltz, Op. 432, No. 11 (Sartorio) * A Lively Event, Op. 149, No. 19 (Diabelli) * March, Op. 136, No. 5 (Gurlitt) * May Dance, Op. 62, No. 13 (Berens) * Mazurka amusante, Op. 53, No. 2 (Grimaldi) * Minuetto sentimentale, No. 4 (Galluzzi) * Morning Song, No. 14 (Löw) * Polka, Op. 308, No. 2 (Becucci) * Promenade, Op. 62, No. 23 (Berens) * Romance, Op. 6, No. 1 (Enke) * Royal Procession, Op. 149, No. 10 (Diabelli) * Sailing, Op. 87, No. 34 (Wohlfahrt) * A Serious Moment, Op. 87, No. 22 (Wohlfahrt) * The Sleepy Boy, Op. 26, No. 6 (Emery) * Solemn March, Op. 74, No. 10 (Cui) * Sonatina in D Minor, Op. 163, No. 6 (First Movement) * Stately Dance, Op. 87, No. 20 (Wohlfahrt) * Swedish Lullaby, Op. 62, No. 12 (Berens) * A Thoughtful Conversation, Op. 149, No. 22 (Diabelli) * True Friendship, Op. 996, No. 16 (Sartorio) * Waltz, Op. 211, No. 8 (Gurlitt) * Waltz, Op. 308, No. 1 (Becucci) * Waltz, Op. 54, No. 6 (Reinecke)