36 traditional tunes arranged into 22 medleys for two instruments, with chords for back-up musicians included.
Each Tunes for Two collection consists of individual spiral-bound duet books presented in score form with melody on the top line and harmony beneath so you can play each tune by yourself or with others. The tunes are laid out so that there are no page turns to interrupt the flow of your playing.
Duo arrangements of the tunes in this collection, in the same keys, are available for
violins,
violas,
cellos,
basses, and
mandolins.
PDFs are available worldwide for each of the books in the Tunes for Two series.
A companion CD that may be used with any of the books for any of the instruments in this series is also available.
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The Barn Dance Fiddle Tunes for Two CD features Deborah Greenblatt performing all of the tunes in
The Barn Dance Fiddle Tunes for Two series books on violin.
The melody part comes out of one stereo speaker and the harmony part comes out of the other speaker.
By adjusting your stereo’s balance control you can isolate either part so you can play the other part along with it.
This CD may be used with any of the books for any of the instruments in the The Barn Dance Fiddle Tunes for Two series.
Barn Dance Fiddle Tunes for Two PDFs
Tunes in this Collection...
“Angelina the Baker & Whiskey Before Breakfast & Spotted Pony”
“Beauty in Tears & Planxty Irwin”
“The Britches Full of Stitches & Cold Frosty Morning & Red Haired Boy”
“The Britches Full of Stitches & On Two Feet Polka”
“Bultendans & Mrs. Crowley’s & Snow Deer”
“Chinese Breakdown & Spotted Pony”
“Grasshopper Sitting On a Sweet Potato Vine & Kitchen Girl & Forked Deer”
“Haste to the Wedding & Smash the Windows”
“Hog Eye An’ a ‘Tater & Red Haired Boy”
“Hog Eye An’ a ‘Tater & Sailor’s Jacket & Swingin’ On a Gate”
“It Starts With Your Feet & Chorus Jig”
“Kitchen Girl & Cold Frosty Morning”
“Linnen Hall & Road to Lisdonvarna”
“Mauritz & Barefoot Fiddler”
“Old French & Saint Anne’s Reel”
“Road to Lisdonvarna & Boys From Tandragee”
“Sailor’s Jacket & Flop Eared Mule”
“Sano Duso & Beauty in Tears & Planxty Irwin”
“Sano Duso & Erica’s Hambo”
“Shoes and Stockings & Swingin’ On a Gate”
“Smash the Windows & Boys From Tandragee & Road to Lisdonvarna”
“Sugar Tree Stomp & Stump Tail Dog”
Reviews...
“Each tune is clearly delineated, so when playing for a dance, the group will probably want to play each tune in the medley several times before going to the next one.
The tunes are laid out nicely with no page turning between tunes. Guitar chord symbols for accompaniment are included, so savvy teachers can help young string players learn how to improvise rhythm patterns
to go along with the chord progressions. Also available is a companion CD featuring the violin playing of Greenblatt.
The songs use typical fiddle keys of C, G, D, and A major, and A and D minor. Time signatures are 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8.
All tunes are in first position, and all include an optional kick-off.
Some rhythms are tricky, including syncopation, dotted rhythms, and sixteenth note passages.
This collection can be very useful for starting, or continuing with, a fiddle club.”