The Nightingale

"The Nightingale" Violin duet and Piano is in Barcarolle tempo and in ternary form. Written in 6/8 time in concert G minor, I wanted the lilting tempo in the outer sections to have a medieval minor tone, to work with the contrasting major section in the middle. I very much wanted it to be a Violin duet, rather than a more challenging Violin 1 and easier Violin 2, so the parts are pretty equally divided. It is romantic in nature, but uses modes and has a few interesting harmonies. It is placed at early early intermediate level, about associated board grade 4/5- dotted quaver semiquaver is the most complicated rhythm). Bowing is left to the performer. The whole score is on the youtube link for you to assess suitability. It would be very suitable for concerts, contests, recitals, weddings as well as an incidental piece. There are 2 violin pages per part and the piano part has 6 pages- 5 minutes in length (Flute duet, Flute and Clarinet duet, Clarinet duet, and alto sax duet are also available)