Twelve Etudes for Two Violins

Petros Shoujounian Twelve Etude for Two violins (2017) Presently, music for two violins is taking an important place in the music library, particularly composers like Telemann, Haydn, Schubert, Wieniawski, Ysaie, Honegger, Prokofiev, Bartik, Ligeti and others. The composers were interested in the specific ensemble of two violins, because it creates a very intense musical momentum, with a lot of imagination related to the violinis unlimited possibilities of expression. In this case, the ii12 duo etudesii are done for young performers. They build up on the short musical elements, with articulated melodic and rhythmically different character, to express the instrumentis capacity of exposing their colors and virtuosity. Petros Shoujounian