Pianoworks Duets 1 es compiled and arranged by Janet and Alan Bullard Upnte. a infaiaGerxo a Ce ee a a aPianoworks Duets 1 compiled and arranged by Janet and Alan Bullard Us Getxo. R ToleOXFORD Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DF, England Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s aim of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries This collection © Oxford University Press 2012 Janet and Alan Bullard have asserted their rights under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the Authors of these Works Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2012 Ail rights reserved. 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Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be directed to the Music Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at music. permissions.uk@oup.com or at the address above 13579108642 ISBN 978-0-19-337835.3 Music and text origination by Julia Bovee Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Halstan & Co, Ltd., Amersham, Bucks, ‘The Pianoworks Duets 1 CD was produced by Andrew McKenna Music.Preface Welcome to Pianoworks Duets 1. We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to play piano duets with a friend or teacher. Duet playing will help to develop your musical awareness and your ensemble playing, and it will be a lot of fun too! To play piano duets comfortably, use either a piano duet stool or two stools/chairs placed as close together as possible (some players like to put their piano stool with the shorter edge facing the keyboard to save space), Middle C marks the dividing line between you, though you will often find your music goes above or below that note. The music for the player sitting on the right-hand side (playing the upper notes) is called primo and the music for the player sitting to the left is called secondo. In this book the primo and secondo parts are printed on facing pages, although in some publications they are printed above and below each other Always remember to look at the clefs carefully: the primo is often, but not always, in the treble clef for both hands (sometimes with an 8va/octave higher instruction for the right hand), and the secondo uses the bass lef more often than in solo music. In this book, as both parts of each duet are of roughly equal technical difficulty, you can experience using both clefs in each hand by taking it in turns to play the secondo and primo parts. The suggested fingerings should suit most players, but they are only suggestions—every hand is different. The notes for the two players sometimes get very close together. To avoid getting in each other's way, make sure that you move your hands away when you are not playing. Using appropriate fingering will sometimes also help to avoid collisions. It is usual for the secondo player to control the pedals because, generally, the secondo part contains the harmony, which dictates the use of the sustaining pedal. In this book, pedalling is not indicated on the score, although we have made a few suggestions for its use in the accompanying notes. Keeping together—particularly starting together—can be a challenge for duet players. At first you might like to count yourselves in, but it’s better to ‘feel’ the pulse together and to watch each other's hands so that the attack is carefully co-ordinated. As you practise, be aware of which player has to project the melody and which player has the supporting accompaniment—the key to effective balance in duet playing is careful listening and adjusting. With this book we have provided a digitized CD of the individual parts (sometimes with slower and faster versions) so that you can play each part with a'virtual’ pianist. Although not completely representative of a live performance, we hope the CD will be useful for practice, and that you will find the opportunity to duet with areal’ pianist as well. Good luck, and enjoy your duet playing! JANET AND ALAN BULLARDContents 45th-cent. English: Agincourt Song 6 Trad. Scottish: Morning has broken 8 Trad. Norwegian: Norwegian Song 10 | Joplin: The Entertainer 12 Trad. American: Amazing Grace 14 Susato: La Moresca 16 Diabelli: Rondo (Sonatina Op. 163 No. 1) 18 Trad. Japanese: Koinobori 20 A. Bullard: Floating, drifting 22 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, second movement 24 Strauss: The Blue Danube 26 Gervaise: Pavane d’Angleterre 28 Haydn: Symphony No. 104 (‘London’), fourth movement 30 A. Bullard: Hello Jamaica! 32 Delibes: Valse lente (Coppélia) 34 A. Bullard: Go with the flow 36 Offenbach: Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld) 38 Trad. West Indian: The John B. Sails (Sloop John B.) 40 Mendelssohn: On Wings of Song 42 Barnby: Sweet and Low 44 A. Bullard: Five Finger Fever 46 All pieces are original compositions or arrangements by Janet and Alan Bullard.SECONDO @ track 1 Secondo part only Agincourt Song 15th-cent. English ee© track 2 Primo part only PRIMO tT 7 Agincourt Song 15th-cent. EnglishSECONDO Morning has broken & track 3 Secondo part only Trad. Scottish@ track 4 Primo part only PRIMO rT) 9 Morning has broken Trad, Scottish © Oxford University Preee 2012. Phataconvine this convricht material is ILLEGAL.10 (yy SECONDO ‘© track 5 Secondo part only Norwegian Song Tred. Norwegian arr. Alan Bullard Moderato oe OS 1 shepherd's song, this plece stays in the same fve-finger postion ‘of some sharps in the primo part. Aim fora sense of expressive flow in the outer ul feelin the middle.track6 Primo part only PRIMO HHT) u Norwegian Song Trad. Norwegian arr, Alan Bullard10 NT ‘SECONDO (& track 5 Secondo part only Norwegian Song Trad. Norwegian arr. Alan Bullard Moderato a fragment ofa Norwegian shepherd's song. this piece stays inthe same five-finger postion r with the addition of some sharps in the primo part. Aim for a sense of expressive flow in the outer - with a robust and joyful fel in the middle. © Oxiord University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.eek 6 Primo part only PRIMO WT) u Norwegian Song Trad. Norwegian arr. Alan Bullard Moderato © Oxtord University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.10 (yy ‘SECONDO @ track 5 Secondo part only Norwegian Song Trad. Norwegian arr. Alan Bullard Moderato tl ———— E a robust and joyful fel in the middle. © Orford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.@& track 6 Primo part only PRIMO ry) 11 Norwegian Song Trad. Norwegian arr. Alan Bullard © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL,ae ve (ITM ae The Entertainer © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. @ track 7 Secondo part only Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917)@ track 8 Primo part only PRIMO eT) 13 The Entertainer Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) Steady rag-time ‘Alternatively the As in this bar (and bars 9 and 13) can be played by the thumb of the left hand, _ © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.14 LL ‘SECONDO & track 9 Secondo part only Amazing Grace Trad. American © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.@ track 10 Primo part only PRIMO Amazing Grace Trad. American Andante ‘© Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. 1516 SECONDO = track 111 Secondo part only (slow tempo) & track 13 Secondo part only (fast tempo) La Moresca Tylman Susato (.1510-c.1570) (RH: second time only) Lively ; ‘ (repeat mf’) © Oxford University Press 2012, Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.@ track 12 Primo part only (slow tempo) PRIMO rT 3 & track 14 Primo part only (fast tempo) La Moresca Tyiman Susato (¢.1510-c.1570) Lively vs. o ‘ ‘ P (repeatmf') =~ 3 (LH: second time only) =18 ‘SECONDO (@ track 15 Secondo part only (slow tempo) @ track 17 Secondo part only (fast tempo) Rondo from Sonatina Op. 163 No. 1 Anton Diabelli (1781-1858) Allegro vivace 2 i : “This spirited movement, sightly simplified in this arrangement, is one of many enjoyable duets that the "Austrian composer and publisher Diabelli wrote for his piano students. Play the staccatos crisply to achieve a _ light sound, and really enjoy the wide dynamic contrasts. fp (forte piano) means play loudly and then immediately quietly —like an emphatic accent. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.© track 16 Primo part only (slow tempo) PRIMO: TT, 19 © track 18 Primo part only (fast tempo) Rondo from Sonatina Op. 163 No. 1 Anton Diabelli Allegro vivace (1781-1858) RH:8va throughout Sa © Oxiord University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.20 yy ‘SECONDO & track 19 Secondo part only (white notes) track 21 Secondo part only (black notes) Koinobori Trad. Japanese Moderato La Lae gs pes mf _Seyou could ply it on the back notes only inthe key of F sharp major making every noteinto a sharp. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.6 ‘track 20 Primo part only (white notes) PRIMO ey) 2i © track 22 Primo part only (black notes) Koinobori Trad. Japanese RH: 8va throughout 3 mf © Oxford University Press 2012, Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.22 ‘SECONDO ®& track 23 Secondo part only Floating, drifting “oe Gentle jazz waltz $ 4 i ag molto rit. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.& track 24 Primo part only Primo TT] 2 Floating, drifting Alen Bullard (b. 1947) RH; 8a throughout 3 Gentle jazz waltz ‘molto rit.24 My ‘SECONDO & track 25 Secondo part only Symphony No. 7 theme from the second movement Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) (repeat pp) © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.@& track 26 Primo part only PRIMO: Ty, 25 Symphony No. 7 theme from the second movement Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Allegretto (repeat pp) © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.26 ny ‘SECONDO ® track 27 Secondo part only (slow tempo) ® track 29 Secondo part only (fest tempo) The Blue Danube Johann Strauss il (1825-99) Tempo divalse 1 s¢ popular of traus's waltzes, this piece willbe most effective wh when played with particular echoes een ogenge ten _ in bar 26, che primo player can enjoy taking over the melody withfulltone. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL© track 28 Frimo part only (slow tempo) PRIMO HT) 27 ® track 30 Primo part only (fast tempo) The Blue Danube Johann Strauss II (1825-99) Tempo divalse 3 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.28 (yy ‘SECONDO @ track 31 Secondo part only Pavane d’Angleterre Claude Gervaise (f.1540-60) ‘Steady and smooth s © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.© track 32 Primo part only PRIMO (TT 29 Pavane d’Angleterre Claude Gervaise (f.1540-60) Steady and smooth 3 2 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.30 ayy SECONDO = —— track 33 Secondo part only (slow tempo) track 35 Secondo part only (fast tempo) Symphony No. 104 (‘London’) theme from the fourth movement Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Alllegro spiritoso © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.{© track 24 Primo part only (slow tempo) Primo TTT, 2: ®& track 36 Primo part only (fast tempo) Symphony No. 104 (‘London’) theme from the fourth movement Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Allegro spiritoso © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.32 ayy SECONDO (@ track 37 Secondo part only (siow tempo) @ track 39 Secondo part only (fast tempo) Hello Jamaica! Alan Bullard (b. 1947) Happy and rhythmic © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.© track 38 Primo part only (slow tempo) PRIMO. Hat) 3 © track 40 Primo part only (fast tempo) Hello Jamaica! Alan Bullard b, 1947; Happy and rhythmic ( » RH: 8va throughout 2 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.4 (yn 'SECONDO & track 41 Secondo part only Valse lente from Coppélia Léo Delibes (1836-91) Moderato The story of the ballet Coppélia cencres around. a life-size mechanical doll that i so realistic that the | townspeople believe she isa young girl, and one character, Franz fallin love with her This elegant waltz appears at the very beginning of the ballet when Coppeélia is first sighted, and needs a gentle and responsive approach to communicate its character. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.© track 42 Primo part only PRIMO AL 3 Valse lente from Coppélia Léo Delibes (1836-91) Moderato a Pedolee e espress. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.36 AL SECONDO & track 43 Secondo part only Go with the flow Alan Bullard (b. 1947) Relaxed © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.& track 44 Primo part only PRIMO Go with the flow Alan Bullard (b. 1947) © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.38 yn SECONDO (& track 45 Secondo part only (slow tempo) '& track 47 Secondo part only (fast tempo) Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld Jacques Offenbach (1819-80) . [ Pp Allegro. 4 2 ‘To enhance the energy ofthis lively dance, the opening section should be played delicately the sudden fortissimes will then have their full effect later in the piece as the high-kicking dance steps take centre stage! © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.(@ track 46 Primo part only (slow tempo) PRIMO. ny 3¢ & track 48 Primo part only (fast tempo) Can-Can from Orpheus in the Underworld Jacques Offenbach (1819-80) Allegro 3 J 3 © Oxford University Press 2012, Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.40 SECONDO © track 49 Secondo part only The John B. Sails (Sloop John B.) Trad. West Indian Gently floating along ie aS fa <—— © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.& track 50 Primo part only PRIMO LL 4 The John B. Sails (Sloop John B.) Trad. West Indian Gently floating along 3 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.42 My ‘SECONDO. @ track 51 Secondo part only On Wings of Song Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) Andante tranquillo 3 Aim for expressively shaped legato phrasing in this gentle, lyrical song, To help with the sense of flow, finger ‘changes have been suggested for some of the repeated notes in the primo part, but an alternative fingering may ~ beused if preferred. The secondo player could also add some sustaining pedal wherever there is a dotted minim in the bass, with the pedal lifting towards the end of the bar. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.@ track 52 Primo part only PRIMO yn On Wings of Song Felix Mendelssohn Andante tranquillo (1809-47) RH: 8va throughout 175 43 aa Pespress, |= ————— ] —— © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.44 LLL SECONDO © track 53 Secondo part only Sweet and Low Joseph Barnby (1838-96) Slow and expressive sce Xora Pa, XG eh: 1 1 5 3 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.(© track 54 Primo part only PRIMO HT) Sweet and Low Joseph Barnby (1838-96) Slow and expressive ai re. £55 ES sh © Osford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.46 AT SECONDO © track 55 Secondo part only (straight) & track 57 Secondo part only (swing) Five Finger Fever Alan Bullard (b. 1947) ‘Medium Tempo (straight or swing) 1 > > fsempre This piece can be played in two ways: wich straight quavers or with swing quavers (where the first quaver of ‘each pair is longer than the second). Whichever you use, the five-finger patterns need lots of energy asthe dynamic level builds. © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL.© track 56 Primo part only (straight) PRIMO (© track 58 Primo part only (swing) Five Finger Fever ‘Medium Tempo (straight or swing) 1 © Oxford University Press 2012. Photocopying this copyright material is ILLEGAL. Alan Bullard (b. 1947) 47Pianoworks Duets 1 is the perfect resource for beginner pianists looking to explore duet-playing, Designed to complement Pianoworks 1, these duets will develop listening skill, playing in time, and sight-reading, through attractive and accessible arrangements in a huge variety of styles and genres, from Offenbach's lively ‘Can-Can! and Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’ to traditional folk tunes from Japan and the West Indies. In addition, the collection contains several new and original gems by Alan Bullard, the co-author of this celebrated series. ~ 21 duets, with parts of equal standard, arranged for beginner pianists (approx. Grades 1-2) : _ Wide range of styles, including Classical, Romantic, jazz, folk, and contemporary ~ CD with backing tracks for each part to allow solo practice Useful tips on style and technique, and background information on every piece - Perfect companion to Pianoworks Book 1 and Pianoworks Collection 1 ae 7 ABOUT THE AUTHORS: 2 busy and thriving piano teaching Gp more than 25 years’ experience oft ullard isa pianist and composer choral and educational compositions a He has Contributed many pieces to the Piano Time series, and.is an ABRSM exami ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OUP: Pianoworks Book 1 (|SEN 978.0-19-335582:8) Pianoworks tion 1 (ISBN 978-0-19-3355 ‘. } =_—_ Piano ok 2 (SBN 978-0-19-536007-5) Pianoworks Collection 2 (IS8N 978-0-19-336006-8) Pianoworks Duets 2 (ISBN 978-0-19-337836-0) Pianoworks Christmas (ISBN 978-0-19-336223-9) ANight at the Theatre ([SBN 978-0-19-336589-6) Pierse-Yves Goavec | Stone | Getty images i — #04 978-0-19-357835-3 WNL)