Easy Baroque Duets for Violin - Unknown

The century and a half between 1600 and 1750, known as the Baroque period, was of great importance in the development of music. Many first-rank composers in Italy, France, England and Germany created new instrumental forms and styles. Older church modes were replaced by major and minor tonality, and instrumental compositions w e r e increasingly characterized by polyphony (the  blending of two or more voices) and virtuosity. Performers were expected to embellish the melodic line  by the addition of tasteful ornaments which were usually improvised. lthough large musical forms such as the concerto and the oratorio had their beginnings during this period, some o the best literature is to be found in the smaller keyboard works of the Baroque masters. Selections from these works were chosen for this collection of violin duets o the basis of appeal and adaptability to string performance, with key changes where appropriate. The more advanced violinist will find suggested ornaments in the footnotes and, in parentheses, occasional fingerings for optional position changes. Additional editorial markings for the student suggest typical baroque

 phrasing and articulation.

Betty M. Barlow is a.graduate of Oberlin Conservatory and New York University. She has studied privately wit Reber Johnson, Max Goberman and Ivan Galamian, and holds a teacher-training certificate from Louise Behrend's School for Strings. Her published works include educational materials for both the singer and the instrumentalist. Ms. Barlow is currently specializing in the development of young violinists, and has been an active  participant in many Suzuki workshops and institutes. Picture sources: Page 4, frontispiece from Leopold Mozart's Violin Tutor, 1756. Page 25, title page detail from John Playford's "The Division- Violin," 1685.

The King's March .................Jeremiah Clarke ......................... 5 Minuet ........................... Georg Philipp Telemann Georg ................... 6 Musical Pastime .................. Valentin Rathgeber  ....................... 7 Gavotte .......................... Arcangelo Corelli......................... 8 Les Papillons .....................Jean Francois Dandrieu ................... 9 ria Bernardo Pasquini........................ .............................. 10 Minuet ...........................Jeremiah Clarke ......................... 11 Bourree .......................... Georg Philipp Telemann ................... 12

Menuet ..........................Johann Krieger .......................... 13 ria ..............................Johann Sebastian Bach.................... 14 Minuet ........................... Johann Sebastian Bach .................... 15 ndante .......................... Bernardo Pasquini ........................ 16 Minuetto ......................... Alessandro Scarlatti ...................... 16 Prelude ..........................Johann Gottfried Walther.................. 18 yre ............................. Henry Purcell ........................... 19 Toccata .......................... Carlos Seixas ............................ 20 ria .............................. Alessandro Scarlatti .............................. ....................... 22

Fanfare ...........................Francois Couperin ........................ 23 Riguadon ......................... Francois Couperin ........................ 24 Menuet in D Minor ............... George Frederic Handel ................... 26 Impertinence ..................... George Frederic Handel ................... 27 ir ............................... George Frederic Handel ................... 28 Sonatina ......................... George Frederic Handel ................... 29 Rigaudon ......................... Jean Philippe Rameau .................... 30 Les Fifres ........................ Jean Francois Dandrieu ................... 31 Moderato ......................... Georg Philipp Telemann ................... 32