Tunes You Know 1 (for two cellos)
- Instrumentation
- Cello, Cello
- Composed
- 1990
- Publisher
- Boosey & Hawkes (BH 1200298; ISMN 979-0-060-08576-5)
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About this piece
Sixteen familiar tunes, among them Greensleeves, Lightly Row, Little Donkey, My Grandfather's Clock and the Sailor's Hornpipe, arranged by Sheila Nelson as duets for two cellos. The melody is in the top part and the accompanying lower part is a little harder, so the book works for pupil and teacher or for two pupils in their first year or two of lessons. Au clair de la lune and Rocking are on Trinity College London's Initial and Grade 1 cello lists.
Technical overview
First-position duets on all four strings, with the tune in the upper part and a slightly harder lower part.
Technical focus
- A String Notes
- C String Notes
- D String Notes
- Dynamics
- Ensemble Skills
- G String Notes