Compatible String Ensembles

Learning to play chamber music is an important milestone in the music student’s journey. These progressive duets offer beginning players the opportunity to play along with others, or with the helpful support of the teacher in a lesson. Each duet adds new techniques and challenges that align with the natural advancement of lessons to build ensemble skills. This book features familiar melodies from traditional, folk, and Classical repertoire including tunes that many string teachers will recognize from Suzuki books. Appropriate for recitals or even small group concerts, there are 30 selections of different tempi, styles, and keys for variety, while remaining in string-friendly ranges. 

Learning to play chamber music is an important milestone in the music student’s journey, building vital skills for playing in an ensemble. These progressive duets offer beginning players the opportunity to play along with others, or with the helpful support of the teacher in a lesson. Each duet adds new techniques and challenges that align with the natural advancement of lessons. This book features familiar melodies for the holidays, including sacred and secular Christmas songs, music for Hanukkah, and folk tunes from many countries. Appropriate for caroling, recitals, or chamber holiday concerts, there are 30 festive selections of different tempi, styles, and keys for variety, while remaining in string-friendly ranges. Put new skills into practice while celebrating the season.

The 23 holiday classics contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string duet. Providing a range of keys, style, and difficulty level, melodies include favorite carols and familiar movements from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite." Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. The flexible duets may be performed by any combination of string instruments in a variety of venues, from church services to holiday gatherings. This Compatible String Ensembles collection of Christmas Duets will set the festive mood in any environment.

The 26 compatible duets in this collection span 200 years of repertoire, featuring works from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano and chamber works, with the majority taken from actual duets originally written for two instruments by the composers themselves. Skillfully arranged for any combination of two string instruments, these duets may be performed at recitals, adjudications, weddings, and other social occasions.

The 17 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The selections span nearly 200 years and feature works from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano solos, chamber works, and symphonies. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the trios may be performed at recitals, contests, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will work for any setting.

The 22 holiday classics contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The melodies, both sacred and secular, cover many centuries and originate in Western Europe and the United States. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the trios may be performed in a variety of venues from church services to holiday gatherings. This Compatible String Ensembles collection of Christmas Trios will set the festive mood in any environment.