Could anyone help me and my brother find a euphonuim duet, anything from grade 5 upwards, any ideas guys???
thakyou...
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If you're looking for euphonium specific duets I can't really help you but if you'd be happy with bass clef duets you could always go for trombone duets or if you like Baroque music J.B. de Boismortier wrote several bucketloads of sonatas for bass clef instruments, and they're great pieces.
Deep Inside the Sacred Temple, Softly As I Leave You (or maybe it's you leave me?) and The Flower Song from Carmen are all good ones.
Not specifically for euphonium, but there is a very useful collection called "Bass Clef Sessions", edited by W Livingstone Gearhart. It has trios and quartets too.
ahh i didnt thnk of them - i had the pearl fishers down - but thanks - i love softly as i... (whaterver it is!) a great duet.
I have had several opportunities to perform a euphonium duet. There are three duets that I have written and performed in public. All go over well with the audience. It is a little challenging to write properly. Because both instruments are mellow and in a low register, careless writing can result in a "muddy" sound. One also has to remember that the clarity of technique on the euphonium is not as easily heard as on cornet.
Liebesfreud and the Aria-Duet were not too difficult in this respect. Both were in a good enough range and the technique was suitable for two euphoniums. The Aria-Duet had duet parts that fit two euphoniums perfectly, so very little adjustment was necessary. However, Liebesfreud was for violin originally. This supplied a few natural harmonies because of the double-stops written in places. In other places, where I wanted more of a counterpoint, I moved notes from the piano into the second euphonium part. This actually created a very satisfying effect. The counterpoint in euphonium instead of piano gives a nice blend and makes the counterpoint more melodic.
The Mantia was a little more difficult. It was originally written as euphonium solo, so I had a find starting point. The difficulty here was in creating the counterpoint and harmonies, while keeping the flavor of the well-known solo version. I was inspired to do this after hearing the Childs Brothers for the first time.
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kriesler (to be published soon by: Cimarron Music Press
Bach Aria Duet from Cantata 78, published by Cimarron Music Press, available with
Piano or Wind Band accompaniment.
Endearing Young Charms by Mantia, published by Cimarron Music Press, available with Wind Band Accompaniment
The Mantia should soon be available as duet with piano as well.
Liebesfreud and the Aria-Duet were not too difficult in this respect. Both were in a good enough range and the technique was suitable for two euphoniums. The Aria-Duet had duet parts that fit two euphoniums perfectly, so very little adjustment was necessary. However, Liebesfreud was for violin originally. This supplied a few natural harmonies because of the double-stops written in places. In other places, where I wanted more of a counterpoint, I moved notes from the piano into the second euphonium part. This actually created a very satisfying effect. The counterpoint in euphonium instead of piano gives a nice blend and makes the counterpoint more melodic.
The Mantia was a little more difficult. It was originally written as euphonium solo, so I had a find starting point. The difficulty here was in creating the counterpoint and harmonies, while keeping the flavor of the well-known solo version. I was inspired to do this after hearing the Childs Brothers for the first time.
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kriesler (to be published soon by: Cimarron Music Press
Bach Aria Duet from Cantata 78, published by Cimarron Music Press, available with
Piano or Wind Band accompaniment.
Endearing Young Charms by Mantia, published by Cimarron Music Press, available with Wind Band Accompaniment
The Mantia should soon be available as duet with piano as well.
There are two volumes of trombone duets, compiled by Voxman, published by Rubank and available through June Emerson (www.JuneEmerson.co.uk Tel 01439 788324) at £6.95 each.
QUOTE(kenm @ Dec 27 2005, 10:50 AM) 
There are two volumes of trombone duets, compiled by Voxman, published by Rubank and available through June Emerson (www.JuneEmerson.co.uk Tel 01439 788324) at £6.95 each.
KenM what pieces are in these books - are they 'standards' or have they been written specifically for those books?
Alice
Hi
Me and mate play a euph duet called 'A piece of Cake' by Roy Newsome
Its quite difficult but it worked well for us, even on trombone and euph
Me and mate play a euph duet called 'A piece of Cake' by Roy Newsome
Its quite difficult but it worked well for us, even on trombone and euph
wow, thanks guys, my brother is looking in to some of the suggested peices at the moment
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