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The Joy of Duets.(Book Review)
The Joy of Duets, by various artists. Hal Leonard Corporation (7777 W. Bluemound Rd., P.O. Box 13819, Milwaukee, WI 53213), 2003. 85 pp. $10.95. Intermediate.
The Joy of Duets for one piano, four hands is a collection of ten intermediate-level "favorites," including popular pieces by Sara McLachlan, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Jesse Harris and Billy Joel. Many pieces come from motion pictures, such as "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic and "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" from Robin Hood." Prince of Thieves.
The arrangements are well-written, although at times repetitive, with the popular melodies and harmonies coming back over and over again, as in the fourteen-page "My Heart Will Go On." Several pieces have tricky rhythmic passages that will be fun for students to work out, as in "Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi. This "Charlie Brown" composition has loads of syncopation and ensemble challenges. Another highly rhythmic selection is "I Get Around" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, with its rock ...
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