Woodwind Duets

In a musical style strongly influenced by (and occasionally parodying) American popular music, the subtitle "Baroque" may seem a puzzle at first. It is also the key to Pann's approach in composing for

For two of the principals of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, music director Manfred Honeck thought to spotlight them with a new work. The commission went to Leshnoff, who was happy to produce the

Chen Yi describes the cheery interplay of Happy Tune as one instrument playing a lively melody, while the other plays a vivid rhythmic pattern as accompaniment. The pair of instruments imitates

The duet repertoire for C flute with alto flute is greatly enhanced by Gary Schocker's first work for mixed flute duo. Schocker treats the instrumentals as equals sharing and alternating themes and

The Famous set of dances by Norway's greatest composer were written for piano duet. Grieg later created a piano solo version, but refused to orchestrate the set. After some study of Grieg and his music,

Swans is a rare offering for the underserved yet beautiful medium of Two Alto Flutes and Piano. Dorff has described being warmly inspired by the exquisite grace and agility of these large

What could be more delightful than playing Telemann's duets, or Telemann's Fantasias? Sharon Sparrow and Jeffery Zook have created a remarkable complete set of duet adaptations of the 12 Fantasias, so