The following list of collections of four-hand music includes currently available anthologies as well as many that have long been out of print. In keeping with the policy of this volume, the collections are restricted to original four-hand compositions. However, in several anthologies a few duet arrangements of solo piano or orchestral pieces appear, and they are identified as such.
Agafonnikov, Nikolai, ed. Sbornik fortepiannikh p’yes sovietskikh kompozitorov (Collection of Four-hand Piano Pieces by Soviet Composers. For Students of Advanced Grades at Children’s Music Schools). Leningrad: Sovietskii Kompozitor, 1957.
Pleasant, well-written pieces in traditional harmonic idiom by contemporary Soviet composers. Some may be arrangements.
Level: LI–I
Agafonnikov, Nicolai: Russkii Tanets (Russian Dance); Waltz; Polka
Balkashin, Iuri A.: Echo
Chernov, A.: Negritanskaia Melodia (Negro Melody)
Dunayevskii, Isaak: Galop
Liubarskii, N.: Ukrainskii Tanets (Ukrainian Dance)
Makalov, V.: Medved’ na Progulke (The Bear Out for a Walk)
Manevich, A.: Pokhodnaia pesnia kitaislcikh soldat (March Song of the Chinese Soldiers)
Sherbachëv, V.: Derevenskaia Kartinka (Landscape)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz
Vil’koreiskaia, T.: Kazach’ia (Cossack Girl)
Vitlin, V.: V tsirke (At the Circus)
Vol’fenson, S.: Krakoviak
Yevlakhov, Orest Aleksandrovich: Detskii tanets (Children’s dance)
Album di Musica Moderna per Pianoforte a Quattro Mani. Milan: Ricordi, 1932.
Attractive duets by Italian composers of the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Level: I–UI
Volume I:
Bartoccini, Mario: Vilanella e canzone
DePaolo, Domenico: Pastorale; Berceuse
Ferrari Trecate, Luigi: Il Prode Anselmo
Masetti, Enzo: Nei giardini di villa Strà
Mortari, Virgilio: Marcetta
Volume II:
Parodi, Renato: Danza (in forma di fuga)
Parrachio, Luigi: Scherzetto
Petrassi, Goffredo: Siciliana; Marcia
Pilati, Mario: Entrata alla ciaccona
Staffeli, Attilio: Tempo di minuetto; Giga
Veretti, Antonio: Passepied I and II
Album pour piano à quatre mains. London: Augener, n.d.
Volume 1:
Moszkowski, Moritz: Volkslied
Mayer, Charles: Galop militaire
Ourville, Léon d’: Chant des chasseurs
Rubinstein, Anton: Barcarole, Op. 50
Schumann, Robert: Abendlied, Op. 85/12
Volkmann, Robert: The Knights, Op. 24/6
Volume 2:
Hiller, Ferdinand: Huntsmen’s Chorus, from Op. 106
Rubinstein, Anton: Nocturne, Op. 50/1
Jensen, Adolf: Scherzo, Op. 18/1
Reinecke, Carl: Fragment from Nussknacker und Mausekönig
Volkmann, Robert: Under the Linden, Op. 24/7
Gade, Niels W.: Nordische Tonbilder No. 2
Altberg, E., ed. The Little French Fan. Warsaw: PWM, n.d.
Level: I
Aubert, Louis: Confidence, from 5 Pièces enfantines
Caplet, Andre: Une petite berceuse, Une petite dense slovaque (from Un Tas de Petites Chases)
Inghelbrecht, Desire-Emile: Les chevaliers du roy, Où vas-tu petite boîteuse (from La Nursery)
Fauré, Gabriel: Berceuse (from Dolly, Op. 56)
Orban: Près du petit lit (from Pour les petits)
Altberg, E., ed. Selected Works of French Composers. Warsaw: PWM, n.d.
Level: I–UI
Bizet, Georges: Trompette et tambour, Op. 22
Debussy, Claude: Menuet (from Petite Suite); Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’été (from Six épigraphes antiques)
Ravel, Maurice: Laideronette (from Ma mère l’oye)
Schmitt, Florent: La cigogne lasse (from La Semaine du petit elfe Ferme l’oeil, Op. 58); Dresde (from Reflets d’Allemagne, Op. 28)
Ansambli v chetyre ruki (Ensembles for Four Hands: Piano Music for Children’s Music Schools, Fifth Grade). Moscow: Sovietskii Kompozitor, 1970.
Level: I
Glière, Reinhold: Bravura mazurka (from ballet Taras Bulba, arr.)
Goedicke, Aleksandr Federovich: Barcarolle, Op. 12/2
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian dance, Op. 35/2
Rakov, Nicolai: Protiazhnaia
Shchedrin, P., and A. Filiarovskii: It’s Raining in the Street and on the Grey Ocean (polyphonic arrangements of popular children’s songs)
Tchaikovsky, Peter I.: Three Russian Songs
Aston, Michael, ed. Piano Duets: American Composers. London: Oxford University Press, 2014.
Level: UI–LA
Copland, Aaron: Walk to the Bunkhouse (from The Red Pony)
Gershwin, George: Promenade—Walking the Dog (from Shall We Dance)
Gilbert, Henry F.: Delphine (from Three American Dances)
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau: Ojos criollos
Ives, Charles: Allegro molto vivace (from Symphony No. 2)
Joplin, Scott: Bethena: A Concert Waltz
Larsen, Libby: A Day
Balogh, Erno, ed. Eighteen Original Piano Duets. New York: Schirmer, 1953.
Level: I–UI
Bizet, Georges: La poupée and Petit mari, petite femme (from Jeux d’Enfants), Op. 22/3, 11
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dances, Op. 72/10 and Op. 46/2
Fauré, Gabriel: Berceuse (from Dolly), Op. 56/1
Glière, Reinhold: Etude, Op. 48/5; Scherzo, Op. 48/11
Mussorgsky, Modest: Sonata (1860)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Russian Song, Op. 11
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Pas redoublé, Op. 86
Stravinsky, Igor: Three Easy Pieces; Five Easy Pieces
Bassford, W. K., ed. Album for Piano Four Hands. New York: Schirmer (1895).
Contents identical with Album pour piano à quatre mains, q.v.
Beer, Leopold J., ed. Vier Häinde spielen. Tunes for Four Hands. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1939.
Level: I–UI
Volume 1:
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Allegro molto (from Sonata [D], Op. 6/i); March (C), Op. 45/1
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39/1, 2, 15, 16; Waltz (from Liebeslieder, Op. 52/5); Hungarian Dance No. 6
Mozart, W. A.: Andante (from Sonata (D), K. 381 (123a)/ii); Molto presto (from Sonata [B♭], K. 358 [186c]/iii)
Schubert, Franz: Allegro molto (C), D. 968; Kindermarsch, D. 928; Vier Ländler, D. 814
Volume 2:
Reger, Max: Waltzes, Op. 22/1, 5, 6
Schumann, Robert: Birthday March, Op. 85/1; Garden Melody, Op. 85/3; Evening Song, Op. 85/12; Waltz, Op. 109/3
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatine, Op. 3/1; Mazurka, Op. 10/4; Rondo, Op. 10/6
Börner, Klaus, ed. Romantic Piano Music, Volume 1. Mainz: Schott Music, 2011.
Level: I–UI
Böhner, Johann Ludwig: Allegretto from Childhood Friend, Vol. 1; Non tanto vivo from Childhood Friend, Vol. 1
Brahms, Johannes: A Tiny Bird That Flew So High, Op. 52, No. 6 (from Love Song Waltzes); By Danube’s Water, Op. 52, No. 9 (from Love Song Waltzes)
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Idylle, op. 147 (from Album Leaves)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix: Andante maestoso, Op. 62, No. 3 (from Songs without Words); Venezianisches Gondellied, Op. 62, No. 5 (from Songs without Words)
Reinecke, Carl: Barcarole, Op. 46, No. 7 (from Music of Nutcracker and the Mouse King)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Album Leaf, Op. 81; Berceuse, Op. 105
Schubert, Franz: Fugue E minor, Op. Posth. 152 (D. 952)
Schumann, Robert: Polonaise (WoO 20/7) (from 8 Polonaises)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Andantino con moto, Op. 10 (from Six Pieces)
Classic Four-Hand Collection, Volume l. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1918.
Behr, Franz: Witches’ Frolic, Op. 252/6
Bohm, Carl: Charge of the Uhlans, Op. 313; The Dance Queen, polonaise, Op. 305
Hoffmann, B.: The Dragon Fighter, polonaise, Op. 1
Krause, Anton: Serenade, Op. 6/1
Löw, Joseph: Minstrel’s Serenade, Op. 330/3
Moszkowski, Moritz: Spanish Dances, Op. 12/1, 2, 3, 4
Classical Album: Twelve Original Pieces. New York: Schirmer, 1895.
Level: I–UI
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Il maestro e lo scolare
Mozart, W. A.: Sonata (D), K. 381 (1.23a); Sonata (B♭), K. 358 (186c); Fantasy (f), K. 594
Clementi, Muzio: Sonata, Op. 6/1/I
Kuhlau, Friedrich: Sonata (C)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina (C), Op. 3/1; Romanza, Op. 3/2; Menuet, Op. 3/3; Mazurka, Op. 10/4; Adagio, Op. 10/5
Classische und moderne Pianoforte-Musik: Originale und Arrangements. Leipzig: Boosey & Hawkes, n.d.
Level: I–UI
Volume 1:
Bargiel, Woldemar: Suite, Op. 7
Beethoven, Ludwig van: March, Op. 45/1
Mozart, W. A.: Fantasy (f)
Reinecke, Carl: Christmas Eve (from Nussknacker und Mausekönig)
Schubert, Franz: Rondo, Op. 138, D. 608
Volume 2:
Mozart, W. A.: Andante and Variations (G), K. 501
Schubert, Franz: Marche caractéristique, Op. 121/1, D. 886
Schumann, Robert: Waltz and Minuet (from Op. 130)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Moderato, Op. 60/1
Volume 3:
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Six Variations on the Song “Ich denke dein,” WoO74
Hofmann, Heinrich: Ständchen (from Italienische Liebesnovelle), Op. 19
Krause, Anton: Serenade, Op. 6
Mendelssohn, Felix: Allegro brillant, Op. 92
Schubert, Franz: Hungarian March (from Divertissement hongrois), Op. 54, D. 818
Weber, Carl Maria von: Rondo, Op. 60/8
Contest Winners for Two, Book 1. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: E
Glover, David Carr: Turkey Trot
Karp, David: John Peter Polka
Massoud, Kathleen: Chickadee Waltz
Poe, John Robert: Thinking of You
Vandall, Robert D.: Black Key Suite: I. Echo Waltz; II. Blue Licorice; III. Fanfare
Contest Winners for Two, Book 2. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: UE
Alexander, Dennis: Wild Horse Round-Up
Glover, David Carr: Clowns; Dueling Pianos
Kunitz, Sharon Lohse: Cotton Candy Machine
Matz, Carol: Copycat
Perdew, Ruth: Gala Dance
Wells, Judy East: All-Star Marching Band
Contest Winners for Two, Book 3. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: LI
Alexander, Dennis: Preludium in D Major
Averre, Dick: Rag-Weed Rag
Karp, David: Tango Jubilate; Texas Tacos
Mier, Shirley: Western Trail
Vandall, Robert D.: Lazy Day Blues; So Suite: I. Prelude; II. Song; III. Tarantella
Contest Winners for Two, Book 4. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: I
Alexander, Dennis: Festival Overture
Bober, Melody: Walnut River Rag
Kraft, Carrie: Big River Barn Dance
Rollin, Catherine: Valse Sentimentale à Deux
Shott, Michael: Martellato
Vandall, Robert D.: Allegro Festivo; Getting Started
Contest Winners for Two, Book 5. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: UI
Clarke, Lucia: Jazz Duets Nos. 1–3
Kramer, Ernest J.: Kansas City Rag
Rollin, Catherine: The Grand Finale
Shott, Michael: Ostinato
Vandall, Robert D.: Remember When; Three Waltzes, No. 1–3
Diller, Angela, and Kate Stearns Page, arr. The Brown Duet Book: Thirty Folk Tunes. New York: Schirmer, n.d.
Level: UE
Diller, Angela, and Kate Stearns Page, arr. The Green Duet Book: Thirty Folk Tunes. New York: Schirmer, n.d.
Both the Diller-Page and Diller-Quaile series of duets consist of tasteful four-hand settings of folk melodies, carefully arranged in progressive difficulty.
Level: E
Diller, Angela, and Elizabeth Quaile, arr., First Duet Book: 50 Duets. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.
Level: E
Diller, Angela, and Elizabeth Quaile, arr., Second Duet Book: 33 Duets. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.
Level: UE
Diller, Angela, and Elizabeth Quaile, arr., Third Duet Book: 23 Duets. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.
Level: UE–LI
Eckard, Walter, ed. Forty-Four Original Piano Duets. Bryn Mawr, PA: Presser, 1968.
This excellent anthology of duets, representing various styles and periods from Haydn to Stravinsky, is geared to students of the earlier grades, but is equally useful to adult amateurs of limited technical and reading facility as an introduction to four-hand literature.
Level: UE–I
André, Johann Anton: Sonatina (C), Op. 45/1
Arensky, Anton: The Cuckoo, Op. 34/2; Waltz, Op. 34/4
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Allegro molto (from Sonata, Op. 6/i)
Bizet, Georges: Merry-Go-Round, Op. 22/4
Brahms, Johannes: Two Waltzes, Op. 39/11, 12
Bruckner, Anton: Two Little Pieces
Czerny, Carl: Allegretto, Op. 824/18; Allegretto vivace, Op. 824/38
Debussy, Claude: En bateau (from Petite Suite)
Diabelli, Anton: Allegro, Op. 149/10
Dussek, Jan Ladislav: Rondo (from Sonata [F], Op. 67/2)
Fauré, Gabriel: Kitty Waltz (from Dolly, Op. 56/4)
Fuchs, Robert: Viennese Waltz, Op. 42/12
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: March of the Tin Soldiers, Op. 98/3; The Little General, Op. 98/15; In the Meadows, Op. 99/1
Gurlitt, Cornelius: German Dance, Op. 136/15; Peasant’s Dance, Op. 211/17
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Two Minuets
Köhler, H.: The Wanderer
Moszkowski, Moritz: Spanish Dance, Op. 12/2
Mozart, W. A.: Rondo (from Sonata [C], K. 19d)
Reger, Max: Waltz, Op. 22/1
Reinecke, Carl: Variations on the C Major Scale, Op. 122b/5; Rustic Dance, Op. 122b/6
Schubert, Franz: Two Ländler, D. 814/3, 4; Allegro moderato, D. 968
Schumann, Robert: Waltz, Op. 130/2; Birthday March, Op. 85/1
Stravinsky, Igor: Andante and Balalaïka (from Five Easy Pieces); Valse and Polka (from Three Easy Pieces)
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Rondo
Volkmann, Robert: The Cuckoo and the Wanderer, Op. 11/5; The Russians Are Coming, Op. 11/3
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina (C), Op. 3/1, German Dance
Wohlfahrt, Heinrich: Moderato, Op. 87/44
Favorite Festival Ensembles. Florence, KY: Willis Music, 2012.
Level: LE–UE
Blake, Dorothy Gaynor: The Old-Time Fiddler
Burnam, Edna Mae: Chiapenecas (arrangement)
Karp, David: Peace Pipe; Song without Words
Miller, Carolyn: On the Trail
Nevin, Mark: The Star-Spangled Banner (arrangement)
Favorite Festival Ensembles, Book 2. Florence, KY: Willis Music, 2013.
Level: UE–LI
Karp, David: Kibbutz Capers; Polka; Western Bolero
Miller, Carolyn: Petite Spanish Dance; The Chase
Ferguson, Howard, ed. Style and Interpretation. London: Oxford University Press, 1971.
Two handsome, beautifully annotated, and fastidiously edited collections by an eminent British pianist, composer, and musicologist. In addition to presenting a small selection of the choicest four-hand masterpieces, Ferguson has written a delightful preface and introduction. These absorbing remarks should be especially useful to amateur and professional musician alike, both for their practical suggestions for performance and for their general observations on four-hand music.
Level: LI–A
Volume 5, Keyboard Duets: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries:
Bach, J. C.: Rondo (from Duetto No. 5 [G])
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata (D), Op. 6
Clementi, Muzio: Allegro (from Duetto [G], Op. 3/3)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Menuet (from Partita [F], Hob.XVIIa/2)
Mozart, W. A.: Andante and Variations, K. 501
Tomlin, Thomas: A Fancy for Two to Play
Weber, Carl Maria von: Adagio, Op. 10/5
Volume 6, Keyboard Duets: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries:
Bizet, Georges: La toupie, Op. 22/2
Brahms, Johannes: Three Waltzes, Op. 39/2, 14, 15; Hungarian Dance No. 18
Debussy, Claude: Pour remercier la pluie au matin (from Six épigraphes antiques)
Dvořák, Antonin: By the Dark Lake, Op. 68/2; Slavonic Dance No. 16, Op. 72
Schubert, Franz: Andantino varié, D. 823/2
Schumann, Robert: Versteckens, Op. 85/10
Flatau, Carole, ed. Blue Ribbon Series: Favorite Piano Duets Level Four, Volume One. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred / Belwin Mills Music, 1938, 1970.
Four-Hand Exhibition Pieces for the Pianoforte. Philadelphia: Presser, 1919.
Berwald, William: Danse caractéristique
Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dance No. 7
Dvořák, Antonin: Polonaise (E♭), Slavonic Dance, Op. 46/1
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dances, Op. 35/2, 3
Moszkowski, Moritz: Hungary, Op. 23/6
Four Hands at the Keyboard: 12 Easy Duets. New York: Carl Fischer, 1965.
Level: UE–LI
Greim, Helen A.: Dutch Dance; Jig; Mazurka; Twilight
Keenan, Gertrude: Off to Donegal and Back; Prancing Pony
Kolinsky, M.: Around the Maypole; At the Court of Old King Cole; By the Campfire
Lake, Genevieve: Czech Dance
Scher, W.: Happy Go Lucky
Four-Hand Recreations. Florence, KY: Willis Music, n.d.
Level: I
Bilbro, Mathilde: School March
Blumenschein, W. L.: Village Fete, Op. 113, No. 4
Burns, Felix: Flowers of the Forest
Engelmann, H.: Young Sentinel
Grandpre, Victor: Light Calvary (Galop), Op. 23
Gurlitt, Cornelius: The School Regiment
Hiller, Paul: The Children’s Festival
Holzel, Carl: Sweet Souvenir (Susse Erinnerung), Op. 17, No. 1
Lichner, Heinrich: A Gladsome Day
Fraemcke, August, comp. Popular Duets: Suitable for Two Equally Advanced Players. New York: Schirmer, 1910.
Level: UE–I
Book I:
Biedermann, August Julius: Impromptu, Op. 81
Bohm, Karl: Blonde Locken, waltz, Op. 208
Enckhausen, Heinrich: Allegro moderato, Op. 72/12; Polonaise, Op. 72/20
Encke, Heinrich: Galop, Op. 8/3; Funeral march, Op. 8/6
Fuchs, Robert: Maestoso, Op. 28/7; Un poco lento, Op. 28/11
Gael, Henri van: Rope Dance, Op. 85
Grenzbach, E.: Gondellied, moderato espressivo
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Vivace, Moderato, and Tarantella, Op. 102/9, 10, 12
Kleinmichel, Richard: Der kleine Postillon
Kontski, Antoine de: The Awakening of the Lion
Loeschhorn, Albert: Two Tone Pictures, Op. 51/2, 6
Reinecke, Carl: Romance, Waltz, and Polonaise, Op. 54/3, 6, 7
Book II:
Behr, Franz: Victoire, polka élégante
Bohm, Carl: Rondo, Op. 84/1; Intermezzo, Op. 250a
Hofmann, Heinrich: Schneeflocken
Kleffel, Arno: Cossack Dance
Klein, B. Cecil: Slow Waltz; Spanish Serenade
Loeschhorn, Albert: Allegretto, Op. 88/3
Ourville, Léon d’: Gondoliers
Schubert, Franz: Marche militaire, Op. 51/1
Spindler, Frtiz: Immortelle, Op. 90/5
Frickert, Walter, ed. Sonaten für Liebhaber. Mainz: Schott, n.d.
Bach, J. C.: Sonata (A), Op. 18/5
Hässler, J. W.: Sonata VI (c)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Partita (F), Hob.XVIIa/2
Wolf, Georg F.: Sonate für Liebhaber (F)
Frickert, Walter, comp. and ed. Zu Zweit am Klavier (Two at the Piano). Wiesbaden: Cranz, 1961.
Level: LI–UI
Volume 1:
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata (D), Op. 6
Brahms, Johannes: 2 Waltzes (d, A), Op. 39/9, 15
Giordani, Tommaso: Rondo (D)
Mozart, W. A.: Menuet (from Sonata (C), K. 19d)
Schubert, Franz: 2 Läindler (E♭, C), D. 814/3, 4
Schumann, Robert: Birthday March and Evening Song, Op. 85/1 and 12
Sterkel, J.F.X.: Polonaise (a)
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Greetings to My Charming Piano (E♭); Belinda, Cease Thy Wrath (D)
Weber, Carl Maria von: 2 German Dances (E♭, D)
Volume 2
Bizet, Georges: Soap-Bubbles, Op. 22/7
Brahms, Johannes: Two Liebeslieder Waltzes (E, G), Op. 52a/9, 10
Bruckner, Anton: Two Little Pieces
Dvořák, Antonin: Silhouette, Op. 8/8
Herzogenberg, Heinrich von: Waltz, Op. 53/1
Jensen, Adolph: Abendmusik (G), Op. 59/1
Kirchner, Theodor: Albumleaf, Op. 7/5
Schubert, Franz: Marche militaire (D), Op. 51/1
Schumann, Robert: Reigen (G), Op. 85/8
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Two Russian Folk Songs
Volkmann, Robert: The Cuckoo and the Wanderer, Op. 11/5
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatine (C), Op. 3/1
Für alle Welt, 24 ausgewählte Salon und Charakterstücke. Leipzig: Portius Musikverlag, 1932.
Level: I
Volume I:
Blüthner: Mauerblümchen
Fröhlich, F.: Das Kärtnerland
Gänschals, Carl: Mein Täubchen; Abendstille
Wenzel, H.: Deutsche Reichsadler Marsch; Ein lustiger Ritt
Volume II:
Blüthner: Capriccio
Fröhlich: Festmarsch
Gänschals, Carl: Alpenveilchen; Herzblättchen
Wenzel: Das Laiserlocke zu Speyer; Neuer Husarenritt
Volume III:
Blüthner: Beim Mondenschein
Gänschals: Schorle-Morle; Herzklopfen
Wenzel: O frage Sterne; Nach dem Manöver
Volume IV:
Aletter: Meteor Waltz
Gänschals: Zitherklänge
Gruber: Heiterer Sinn
Spindler: Kaskade
Wenzel: Aschenbrödel; Ich denke dein
Collection of assorted salon pieces.
Goldstein, Michael, ed. Brother and Sister (Bruder and Schwester): A Collection of Soviet Piano Music. Leipzig: VEB Peters, 1965.
Level: UE–I
Berkovich, I.: Ukrainian Dancing Song; Romanze; March, Op. 30/6, 9, 10
Feinberg, S.: Chuvash Melody
Goldstein, M.: Merry Dance
Grinfeld, G.: Estonian Folk Dance
Makarov, E.: Who Is Faster?
Nazarova, T.: Khakassian Folk Dance
Herrmann, Kurt, ed. Primo und Secondo: leichte Klavierstücke. Wiesbaden: Steingräber, 1941.
Level: Part 1: UE–LI/E; Part 2: E/UE–LI
Herrmann, Kurt, and Otto Sonnen, eds. Vierhändiges Klavierbuch (Classical Duets). Mainz: Schott, 1955.
Level: UE–LI
Beethoven, Ludwig van: March (C), Op. 45/1; Gavotte (F) (Leopold Koželuh, but erroneously attributed to Beethoven)
Bizet, Georges: Merry-Go-Round, Op. 22/4
Brahms, Johannes: Liebeslieder Waltzes, Op. 52a/9, 11, 15
Dvořák, Antonin: Waltz (g), Op. 54/5 (arrangement)
Kuhlau, Friedrich: Menuett (from Sonatina (F), Op. 44/3)
Schubert, Franz: Marche militaire (D), Op. 51/1, D. 733/1
Schumann, Robert: Two Pieces (from Pictures from the East, Op. 66/2, 4)
Sterkel, J.F.X.: Allegro (C)
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Five Russian Folk Songs
Volkmann, Robert: Ländler (e), Op. 39/7
Weber, Carl Maria von: Moderato, Op. 10/1
Hillemann, Will, ed. Sonatinen and leichte Stücke aus der Frühzeit der vierhändigen Klaviermusik. Wilhelmshaven: Noetzel, 1962.
Unusual collection of early four-hand music.
Level: UE–I
Just, Johann: Andante (G); Menuetto (D)
Sterkel, F. X.: Allegro (C)
Seydelmann, Franz: Menuets (C, E♭) (from Sonatas II and IV)
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Sonatina I (G), II (C), III (D), IV (F) (from 30 Tonstücke)
Vaňhal, Johann: Adagio (C); Allegro (C); Andante (C)
Hock, Agnes, ed. Neues Spielbuch, zeitgenössisches Musiziergut. Cologne: P. J. Tonger, n.d.
A collection of four-hand music by German composers of the 1930s. Contains works by Cesar Bresgen, Helmuth Jörns, Armin Knab, Ernst Lothar von Knorr, Hans Lang, Walter Rein, and Karl Schäfer.
Hugon, Gerald, ed. French Piano Duets, Volume 1. Paris: Editions Durand, 2006.
Level: I–LA
Debussy, Claude: Petite Suite
Ravel, Maurice: Ma mère l’oye
Satie, Erik: La Belle Excentrique
Hugon, Gerald, ed. French Piano Duets, Volume 2. Paris: Editions Durand, 2007.
Level: UI–LA
Ravel, Maurice: Bolero
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Danse macabre
Satie, Erik: Trois Morceaux en forme de poire
Humphrey, Graeme, ed. Anthology of Piano Duets, Level 1 (from the Two at a Time series). www.fourhandsplus.com, 2011.
Level: E–I
Berens, Hermann: Waltz, Op. 62, No. 26
Caplet, Andre: Une petite barcarolle; Une petite danse slovaque
Diabelli, Anton: Sonatina Op. 163, No. 1 (Third Movement)
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Grateful Task No. 10; Grateful Task No. 17; Grateful Task No. 20
Kinross, John: Cradle Song; Hungarian Dance; Melody No. 1; Polonaise; Rustic Dance No. 1; Simple Sambal Waltz No. 1
Norton, Christopher: A Little Calypso; Boating
Swinstead, Felix: Oriental Dance
Humphrey, Graeme, ed. Anthology of Piano Duets, Level 2 (from the Two at a Time series). www.fourhandsplus.com, 2011.
Level: I
Berens, Hermann: Melodic Piece No. 19; Melodic Piece No. 27
Diabelli, Anton: March; Polonaise; Sonatina No. 2
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Grateful Task No. 15
Kember, John: Idyll; Rum Baba
Kinross, John: Bohemian Dance; Cavatina; Festival March
Norton, Christopher: A Little Carol; Five Bells
Speak, Jeroen: Night Journey
Jonas, Oswald, ed. Brahms and Dvořák for Two. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1961.
Level: I–UI
Brahms: Waltzes, Op. 39/4, 5; Hungarian Dances Nos. 2 and 9; Liebeslieder Waltz, Op. 52a/3
Dvořák: Slavonic Dance (A♭), Op. 72/8; Legend, Op. 59/1
Jonas, Oswald, ed. Piano for Two, Book 2: A Unique Collection of Original Duets by Schubert and Schumann. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1958.
Level: LI–I
Schubert, Franz: Four Ländler, D. 814; March (from Divertissement à la hongroise, D. 818); Polonaise (D), Op. 61/4, D. 824/4
Schumann, Robert: Birthday March, Op. 85/1; Garden Melody, Op. 85/3; Pictures from the East, Op. 66/4; Waltz, Op. 130/2
Kimbell, Michael A., ed. Vierhandige Klaviermusik der Romantik, Band 1 (Piano Duets from the Romantic Period, Volume 1). Erzhausen: Robert Lienau Musikverlag, 1999.
Level: I–UI
Heller, Stephen: Six Valses, Op. 152
Reinecke, Carl: Drei kleine Fantasien, Op. 9
Taubert, Wilhelm: Quatre marches brillantes, Op. 2
Kleinová, Eliška, Alena Fišerová, and Eva Müllerová, eds. Album of Four-Hand Works by Old Czech Masters (Album čtyřručích skladeb starých českých mistrû). Prague: Editio Supraphon, 1972.
Level: E–LI
Bečvařovsky, Antonio Frantisek: Adagio and Allegretto (from Sonatina No. 10)
Dušek, Franz Xavier: Allegretto (from Sonata [G])
Dusík (Dussek), Johann Ladislaus: Polonéza, Rondo (from Sonata [F], Op. 67/2)
Koželuh, Leopold: Andante and Rondo (from Duo [F], Op. 19 [Poštolka XI:3]); Allegro, Andante, and Presto (from Sonata [C] [Poštolka XI:5])
Vaňhal, Jan K.: Allegretto, Andantino, Andante, Nos. 4, 3, 8 (from Kurze and leichte Clavierstücke); Tempo giusto No. 1 of Six valses faciles; Allegro and Adagio from Sonata (C), Op. 65; Allegretto, Adagio, and Allegro from Sonata (C), Op. 64
Kreutz, Alfred, ed. Vermischte Handstücke für zwo Personen auf einem Clavier aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. Mainz: Schott, 1938.
An especially attractive and valuable collection of unusual late eighteenth-century duet music.
Level: E–LI
Anonymous: Sonatina (C)
Beck, Christian F.: Minuetto (G)
Geyer, Johann E.: Andante grazioso (G)
Geyer: Andante (F)
Neefe, Christian G.: Petite pièces from Die Zauberflöte
Saupe, Christian G.: Sonatina (g)
Scheidler, Johann David: Tempo di menuetto (E); Minuetto moderato (both for three hands)
Schuster, Joseph: La Savojarde (e)
Kreutz, Alfred, ed. Zwo Stücke für vier Hände. Mainz: Schott, n.d.
Level: LI–I
Bach, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst: Andante (a)
Wolf, Ernst Wilhelm: Sonata (C)
Lubin, Ernest, comp. and ed. Teacher and Student. New York: Amsco, 1976.
Delightful and unique collection featuring some of the less familiar masterpieces of the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century four-hand literature.
Borodin, Alexander: Mazurka
Cui, César: Ten Pieces for Five Fingers, Op. 54/1–4
Diabelli, Anton: Melodious Pieces, Op. 149/1–8
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Il maestro e lo scolare (Teacher and Pupil)
Moscheles, Ignaz: Daily Studies on Harmonized Scales, Op. 107 (excerpts)
Reinecke, Carl: Easy Four-Hand Pieces, Op. 54/4–6
Stravinsky, Igor: Five Easy Pieces, Nos. 1, 3, 5
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Fifteen Russian Folk Songs (from Fifty Russian Folk Songs)
Liadov, Anatoly: Galop
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: Tarantella
Lyke, James, ed. Ensemble Music for Group Piano. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 1965.
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Allegro molto from Sonata, Op. 6/i
Bizet, Georges: Little Husband, Little Wife, Op. 22/11
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz (A♭), Op. 39, Theme from Variations, Op. 23
Debussy, Claude: Minuet and Ballet (from Petite Suite)
Dello Joio, Norman: Play Time (from Family Album)
Diabelli, Anton: Rondo and Andantino (from Op. 163/1)
Dussek, Jan Ladislav: Rondo (from Sonata, Op. 67/1)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Andanté (from Il maestro e lo scolare)
Persichetti, Vincent: Serenade No. 8, Op. 62/i
Ravel, Maurice: Pavane (from Ma mère l’oye)
Schubert, Franz: German dance with two trios; 3 Ländler (arr. Brahms)
Stravinsky, Igor: Andante and Balalaika (from Five Easy Pieces)
Tchaikovsky, Peter: 3 Russian Folk Songs
Türk, Daniel Gottob: The Storm and Sonatine (D)
Walton, Walter: Pony Trap (from Duets for Children)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina (C), Op. 3/1
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 1. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: I/E (Student-Teacher)
Berens, Hermann: Gentle Stream, Op. 62, No. 6
Cui, Cesar: Funeral for a Bird, Op. 74, No. 1 (from 10 pieces pour cinq touches)
Foote, Arthur: A Little Waltz, Quite Contented
Gurlitt, Cornelius: The Contest, Op. 136, No. 3
Low, Joseph: Good Humour
Sartorio, Arnoldo: A Bike Ride, Op. 432, No. 5; In the Boat, Op. 996, No. 14; Little and Pert, Op. 996, No. 4; Little Cradle Song, Op. 996, No. 6; Springtime Waltz, Op. 432, No. 6
Wohlfart, Heinrich: Calm Seas, Op. 87, No. 29; Galop, Op. 87, No. 15; Gentle Breeze, Op. 87, No. 13; Sailing, Op. 87, No. 47; Waltz, Op. 87, No. 35
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classic Duets, Level 2. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: E–UE
Bercucci, Ernesto: Galop, Op. 308, No. 4
Berens, Hermann: Morning Anthem, Op. 62, No. 8
Cui, Cesar: Mama Scolds, Op. 74, No. 4
Diabelli, Anton: Scherzo, Op. 149, No. 6
Foote, Arthur: Merry-Go-Round
Grimaldi, Francois: March!, Op. 53, No. 3
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Bear Dance, Op. 136, No. 10; Hymn, Op. 211, No. 7
Landry, Albert: In a Boat, Op. 266, No. 2
Low, Joseph: Scherzo
Sartorio, Arnoldo: Little Echo, Op. 432, No. 10; Little Sweetheart, Op. 996, No. 17; Little Waltz, Op. 432, No. 11
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 3. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: UE–LI
Andre, Anton: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 45, No. 2. I. Larghetto; II. Rondo: Allegretto
Bruckner, Anton: Three Little Pieces: I. Andante; II. Allegro moderato; III. Andante
Diabelli, Anton: Allegretto in C Major, Op. 149, No. 5; Allegro in E Minor, Op. 149, No. 28
Fried, Oskar: Venetian Gondolier’s Song, Op. 6, No. 3
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Dance, Op. 211, No. 17; German Dance, Op. 136, No. 15
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton: German Dance
Kohler, Louis: French Folk Song
Stravinsky, Igor: Balalaika
Wohlfahrt, Heinrich: Dance, Op. 87, No. 49; Mysterious Adventure, Op. 87, No. 42; Waltz, Op. 87, No. 43
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 4. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: LI–I
Beach, Amy: Katy-dids, Op. 47, No. 4
Czerny, Carl: Allegretto in G Major, Op. 824, No. 18
Diabelli, Anton: Sonatina in C Major, Op. 163, No. 1: Romance: Andantino; Rondo: Allegro vivace; Sonatina in D Minor, Op. 163, No. 6: Allegro con fuoco
Kirchner, Theodor: Mysterious Story, Op. 57, No. 2
Moscheles, Ignaz: Tarantella, Op. 107, No. 15
Spindler, Fritz: Immortelle Nos. 1–5
Stravinsky, Igor: Andante
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 5. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: I
Bendel, Franz: Shepherd’s Poem, Op. 43, No. 3
Diabelli, Anton: Polonaise, Op. 149, No. 23 (from Melodious Pieces)
Fibich, Zdenck: Barcarolle, Op. 22, No. 2
Kirchner, Theodor: Dance, Op. 57, No. 6
Mendelssohn, Felix: Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19, No. 6 (arr. Carl Czerny)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo, K. 19d (from Sonata in C Major)
Reinecke, Carl: Variations on the C Major Scale, Op. 122b, No. 5
Volkman, Robert: ABC, Op. 39, No. 2; Morgengesang, Op. 39, No. 1; The Russians Are Coming, Op. 11, No. 3
Wohlfahrt, Heinrich: Galop, Op. 87, No. 46 from The Children’s Musical Friend); March, Op. 87, No. 44 (from The Children’s Musical Friend)
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 6. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2013.
Level: I
Arensky, Anton: Fugue on a Russian Theme, Op. 34, No. 6 (from Six Children’s Pieces); Waltz, Op. 34, No. 4 (from Six Children’s Pieces)
Cui, Cesar: Russian Dance, Op. 74, No. 7 (from 10 pieces pour cinq touches)
Diabelli, Anton: Rondino, Op. 149, No. 17 (from Melodious Pieces)
Gade, Niels Wilhelm: March in C Major, Op. 18, No. 1
Janacek, Leos: Trojky (from Moravian Dances)
Moscheles, Ignaz: Waltz and Trio No. 5
Pixis, Johann Peter: Waltz and Trio No. 5 (from Six Waltzes and Trios)
Poldini, Ede (Eduard): Am See
Ravel, Maurice: Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (from Ma mere l’oye)
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Polonaise; Rondo; The Storm
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina in C Major
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 7. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2014.
Level: UI
Arensky, Anton: Gavotte, Op. 66, No. 2; Menuetto, Op. 66, No. 4
Johannes, Brahms: Waltz in B Major, Op. 39, No. 1; Waltz in E Major, Op. 39, No. 2; Waltz in A Minor, Op. 39, No. 14; Waltz in A Major, Op. 39, No. 15
Cui, César: Puppet’s Dance, Op. 74, No. 8 (from 10 pieces pour cinq touches)
Czerny, Carl: Sonatina in G Major, Op. 156, No. 3
Foote, Arthur: The Swing; Graceful Dance
Fuchs, Robert: Waltz in E-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 11
Moszkowski, Mortiz: Spanish Dance, Op. 12, No. 1
Poldini, Ede (Eduard): Andalusierin
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 8. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2014.
Level: UI–LA
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata in D Major, Op. 6
Debussy, Claude: En bateau (from Petite Suite)
Faure, Gabriel: Berceuse, Op. 56, No. 1 (from Dolly)
Field, John: Nocturne No. 5 (transcribed by Franz Liszt)
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dance, Op. 35, No. 2
Ibert, Jacques: A Giddy Girl
Moszkowski, Moritz: Spanish Dance, Op. 12, No. 2
Poldini, Ede (Eduard): Pagenlied
Schumann, Robert: Etude in Canon Form, Op. 56, No. 2 (arr. Georges Bizet)
Schytte, Ludvig: Winterabend
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 9. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2014.
Level: LA
Andre, Anton: Two Divertissements in D Major
Becuccu, Ernesto: Galop, Op. 266, No. 1 (from Precipitevolissimevolmente)
Bizet, Georges: La toupie, Op. 22, No. 2 (from Jeux d’enfants)
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz in B Minor, Op. 39, No. 11
Faure, Gabriel: Kitty-Valse, Op. 56, No. 4 (from Dolly)
Ibert, Jacques: Le petit ane blanc (from Histoires)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata in D Major, K. 381
Schubert, Franz: Military March in D Major, Op. 51, No. 1; D. 733
Schumann, Robert: Etude in Canon Form, Op. 56, No. 4 (arr. Georges Bizet)
Magrath, Jane, ed. Masterwork Classics Duets, Level 10. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2014.
Level: LA
Bizet, Georges: Le bal, Op. 22, No. 2 (from Jeux d’enfants)
Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dance in F-sharp Minor, Book 1, No. 5
Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dance in G Minor, Op. 46, No. 8
Faure, Gabriel: Le pas espagnol, Op. 56, No. 4 (from Dolly)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 358
Schubert, Franz: Characteristic March in C Major, Op. 121, No. 1; D. 886
Mannes, Leopold, comp. Duet album. New York: Music Press (Presser), 1948.
Level: I–UI
Volume 2:
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39
Dvořák, Antonin: Legends, Op. 59
MacDowell, Edward A.: Three Poems, Op. 20
Mozart, W. A. Andante and Variations, K. 501
Schumann, Robert: Pictures from the East, Op. 66
Strauss, Johann: Leaflet Waltzes, Op. 300
Marlais, Helen, ed. Duet Treasures, Volume 1. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2008.
Level: E
Ball, Ernest R.: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (arr. Melody Bober)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy (arr. Timothy Brown)
Brackett, Joseph: Simple Gifts (arr. Kevin Olson)
Brown, Timothy: Fire Dance; The Dreamland Tree
Fosdick, William Whiteman: Aura Lee (arr. Robert Schultz)
McLean, Edwin: Wild Dance
Olson, Kevin: Hymn of Hope; Song of the Sahara
Spiritual, traditional: When the Saints Go Marching In (arr. Edwin McLean)
Tilzer, Albert von: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (arr. Edwin McLean)
Marlais, Helen, ed. Duet Treasures, Volume 2. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music
Level: I
Debussy, Claude: Claire de Lune (arr. Timothy Brown)
Karp, David: Distant Dreams; Tango
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Timothy Brown)
Marchetti, F. D.: Fascination (arr. Kevin Olson)
Olson, Kevin: Rags to Riches
Roubos, Valerie Roth: Carnivale
Spiritual, traditional: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr. Kevin Olson)
Traditional: Two Guitars (arr. Edwin McLean)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital for the Advancing Pianist Duets. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2010.
Level: LA
American melody: Amazing Grace (arr. Chris Lobdell)
Borodin, Alexander: Borodin’s Bossa Dance No. 17 (arr. Kevin Olson)
British folk song: The Water Is Wide (arr. Edwin McLean)
Brown, Timothy: Marche Diabolique
Debussy, Claude: Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (arr. Timothy Brown)
Joplin, Scott: Solace: A Mexican Serenade (arr. Valerie Roth Roubos)
Olson, Kevin: Hanon Goes Haywire
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay: Flight of the Bumble Bee (arr. Robert Schultz)
Roubos, Valerie Roth: Circuspalooza
Traditional: The St. James Infirmary (arr. Edwin McLean); Tiger Rag—Hold That Tiger (arr. Robert Schultz)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 1. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: LE
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy (arr. Timothy Brown)
Bober, Melody: Roller Coaster Ride
French, traditional: Are You Sleeping? / Frere Jacques (arr. Edwin McLean)
Olson, Kevin: Double Trouble
Tilzer, Albert von: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (arr. Edwin McLean)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 2. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: E
Brown, Timothy: The Dreamland Tree
Fosdick, William Whiteman: Aura Lee (arr. Robert Schultz)
Foster, Stephen Collins: Camptown Races (arr. Kevin Olson)
Olson, Kevin: At the Robot Factory
Spiritual, traditional: When the Saints Go Marching In (arr. Edwin McLean)
Strauss, Johann Jr.: Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 (arr. Robert Schultz)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Swan Lake Ballet—Main Theme (arr. Timothy Brown)
Traditional: Skip to My Lou (arr. Melody Bober)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 3. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: UE
Ball, Ernest M.: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (arr. Melody Bober)
Brackett, Joseph Jr.: Simple Gifts (arr. Kevin Olson)
Brown, Timothy: Fire Dance
Fernandez, Carlos: Cielito Lindo / Beautiful Sky (arr. Melody Bober)
Foster, Stephen Collins: Beautiful Dreamer (arr. Edwin McLean)
Karp, David: Roundup
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Op. 66, No. 6 (arr. Timothy Brown)
Traditional: Chopsticks (Kevin Olson)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 4. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: LI
Handy, William Christopher: St. Louis Blues (arr. Kevin Olson)
Hebrew Folk Song: Hava Nagila (arr. Melody Bober)
Marchetti, F. D.: Fascination (arr. Kevin Olson)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 (arr. Timothy Brown)
Pachelbel, Johann: Canon in D (arr. Robert Schultz)
Rossi, Wynn Anne: Northern Expedition
Roubos, Valerie Roth: Mourning Doves
Traditional: Two Guitars (arr. Edwin McLean)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 5. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: I
Debussy, Claude: Clair de Lune (arr. Timothy Brown)
English folk song: Greensleeves (arr. Melody Bober)
Foster, Stephen Collins: Oh! Susanna (arr. Timothy Brown)
Joplin, Scott: Maple Leaf Rag (arr. Edwin McLean)
Karp, David: Bolero
Roubos, Valerie Roth: Carnivale
Schubert, Franz: Serenade (arr. Edwin McLean)
Spiritual, traditional: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr. Kevin Olson)
Marlais, Helen, ed. In Recital Duets, Volume One, Book 6. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2006.
Level: UI
Berlin, Irving: I Love a Piano (arr. Kevin Olson)
Brown, Timothy: Fantasy
Denza, Luigi: Funiculi Funicula (arr. Kevin Olson)
Gaelic, Traditional: Morning Has Broken (arr. Melody Bober)
Joplin, Scott: The Easy Winners (arr. Edwin McLean)
Karp, David: Afternoon Stomp
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Timothy Brown)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo alla Turca, K. 331 (arr. Robert Schultz)
McClenny, Anne, and Maurice Hinson, eds. Duets of Early American Music. David Carr Glover Piano Library. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills, 1971.
Level: E–UE
Taylor, Raynor: Minuetto, Gavotte and Fandango, President’s March (arrangement)
Mason, William: French Melody and Honest Old Miller, Op. 26/1, 7 (from Duos for Instruction and Recreation)
Foote, Arthur: Reverie and Waltz (from Twelve Duets on Five Notes)
Meister der Romantik, Originalstücke. Leipzig: Peters, 1944.
Level: I
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz (a) (from Neue Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 65a)
Bruckner, Anton: Piece (F) (from Three Little Pieces)
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian dance (G), Op. 35
Herzogenberg, Heinrich von: Three Lithuanian Dances (C, E♭, G) (from Dainu Balsai, Litauische Volkslieder, Op. 76)
Kirchner, Theodor: Elegie (e) (from Albumblätter, Op. 7)
Liszt, Franz: Altes provençalisches Weihnachtslied (B) No. 8 of Weihnachtsbaum
Schumann, Robert: Reigen (G) (from Op. 85)
Wagner, Richard: Polonaise (D)
Mirovitch, Alfred, ed. Original Eighteenth Century Duets. New York: M. Witmark (Warner Bros.), 1957.
Book I:
Colizzi, J. A.: Arietta; Rondoletto
Giordani, Tommaso: Trumpet Call; Polonaise
Weber, Carl Maria von: Minuet; Sonatina
Book II:
Giordani, Tommaso: Air; Allemande
Weber: Romanza; Rondo
Miscellaneous Duets (special collection), Vol. 1.
Czerny, Carl: 6 Rondos mignons, Op. 90
Herz, Jacques Simon: 3 Polonaises, Op. 15
Labitzky, Joseph: Eine Sommernacht, waltz, Op. 210
Mayseder, Joseph: Kronungs-Rondo, Op. 49
Ries, Ferdinand: Air national de Moore varié, Op. 108/2
Schmitt, Jacob: Introduction et variations, Op. 48
Wörner, V.: Polonaise, Op. 1
Moy, Edgar, ed. and comp. The Royal Road. London: A. Lengnick, ca. 1935.
Level: LE–UI
Book 1, Primary:
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Morning Light; Hide and Seek
Hunt, E. Ernest: Ye Banks and Ye Braes; Avenging and Bright; A-hunting We Will Go
Lee, E. Markham: O Where Has My Little Dog Gone; Oranges and Lemons
Marston, S.: Slumber Song
Moy, E.: Berceuse; Carillon
Zilcher, P.: Memories; A Little Dance; Merry Wanderer; Teasing
Book 2, Elementary:
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Playfulness, Viennese Waltz, Op. 178/19
Hunt, H. E.: The Bay of Biscay
Lee, E. M.: In Switzerland
Marshall, M. E.: Sprites at Play
Zilcher, Paul: Idyll; March; Barcarolle
Book 3, Lower:
Barbour, Florence Newell: March burlesque
Behr, Franz: La revue
Lee, E. M.: Norwegian Dance
Rowley, Alec: Valse triste
Thompson, Roy: Fantastic Dance
Zilcher, Paul: Alla Polacca
Book 4, Higher:
Austin, E.: The Campbells Are Coming
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz, Op. 39/1
Book 5, Intermediate:
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39/3, 15
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dances Nos. 1, 8
Lee, E. M.: Romance
Oesterle, Louis, ed. Four-Hand Collection: 42 Melodious and Instructive Piano Duets for Elementary and First Grades. New York: Schirmer, n.d.
Oesterle, Louis, ed. Oesterle’s Graded Four-Hand Collection. New York: Schirmer, 1910. Four-volume collection of original and arranged pieces in salon style.
Level: E–LI
Oesterle, Louis, ed. Recital Pieces: Original Pieces. New York: Schirmer, 1900.
Bargiel, Woldemar: Ländler, Op. 24/1
Dvořák, Antonin: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72/10
Fuchs, Robert: Dream-Visions, Op. 48/4
Gade, Neil. Wilhelm: Piece in March-Form, Op. 18/1
Godard, Benjamin: Au village, Op. 46/4
Jensen, Adolph: Notturno, Op. 45/4
Moscheles, Ignaz: Little Gossip, Op. 142/1
Moszkowski, Moritz: Hungarian Dance, Op. 11/3
Mozart, W. A.: Andante and Variations, K. 501
Paderewski, Ignaz: Polish Melody, Op. 12/2
Rubinstein, Anton: Toréador et Andalouse, Op. 103/7
Schumann, Robert: Am Springbrunnen, Op. 85/9
Wilm, Nicolai von: Gavotte, Op. 30/3
Olson, Lynn Freeman, Louise Bianchi, and Marvin Blickenstaff, eds. From piano course Music Pathways. Ensemble Three. New York: Carl Fischer, 1975.
Level: UE–LI
André, Johann Anton: Andante, Op. 44/1
Bishop, Dorothy, arr: Frog Went a-Courting
Bruckner, Anton: Moderato
Diabelli, Anton: Allegro (e) (from Op. 149)
Gretchaninoff; Alexander: On the Green Meadow, Op. 99/1; Russian Song, Op. 98
Köhler, Louis: French Folk Song (Au clair de la lune)
Rolino, Joseph, and Paul Sheftel: Canon and Double Cross (from Festivities)
Spindler, Fritz: Immortelle
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Step Lively; Susannah
Olson, Lynn Freeman, Louise Bianchi, and Marvin Blickenstaff, eds. From piano course Music Pathways. Ensemble Four. New York: Carl Fischer, 1976.
Level: LI
André, Johann Anton: Sonatina (F), Op. 45/3
Arensky, Anton: Fugue on a Russian Theme
Kohn, Karl: A Dance and The Knights and Ladies Enter (from Castles and Kings)
Reinecke, Carl: Variations on the C Major Scale, Op. 125b/5
Schubert, Franz: 4 Ländler
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: The Raging Storm
Olson, Lynn Freeman, Louise Bianchi, and Marvin Blickenstaff, eds. From piano course Music Pathways. Ensemble Five. New York: Carl Fischer, 1976.
Level: LI–I
Debussy, Claude: En bateau (from Petite Suite)
Ran, Shulamit: A Game and Rag Doll Valse (from Children’s Scenes)
Schubert, Franz: Military March, Op. 51/1
Schumann, Robert: Pictures from the East, Op. 66/4
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Rondo
O’Toole, William J., and Felix Gunther, comps. and eds. Classic Masters and We Too: Original Piano Duets by J. Chr. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Weber. New York: Creative Music Publishers, 1948.
P’esy dlia fortepiano v chetyre ruki (Pieces for Piano Four-Hands, for Intermediate Grades of Children’s Music Schools). Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.
Level: I
Arensky, Anton: Tears, Op. 34/3
Balakirev, Mily: 4 Russian Folk Songs
Goedicke, Alexander: March, Op. 12/3
Schubert, Franz: Polonaises, Op. 61/3, 6, D. 824/3, 6
Schumann, Robert: Impromptus, Op. 66/4, 5
Piano for Busy Teens, Book 2. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2009.
Piano for Busy Teens, Book 3. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2009.
Piano for Busy Teens, Book 4. Van Nuys, CA: Alfred Music, 2010.
Piano for Two, Book 1: A Unique Collection of Original Duets. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1954.
Level: UE–LI
Arensky, Anton: The Cuckoo, Op. 34/2
Bizet, Georges: Carousel Horses, Op. 22/4
Chaminade, Cecile: Rigaudon, Op. 55/6
Diabelli, Anton: Rondino, Op. 159/17
Moszkowski, Moritz: German Dance (from Op. 25)
Schubert, Franz: Children’s March, D. 928
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Rondo (from Tonstüke)
Piano for Two, Book 2.
See: Oswald, Jonas.
Pianoforte Album: Original Compositions. London: Hinrichsen, 1955.
Level: LI–I
Volume I:
Clementi, Muzio: Larghetto con moto
Schubert, Franz: Children’s March and Polonaise, Op. 75/2
Schumann, Robert: Grief, Op. 85/6.
Weber, Carl Maria von: Minuetto and March, Op. 3/3, 5
Volume II:
Bizet, Georges: The Top, Op. 22/2
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dance, Op. 35/2
Johnson, T. A.: Scherzino (C)
Lancen, Serge: Cubana
Moszkowski, Moritz: Mazurka (G), Op. 55/2
Pianoforte Album: Sammlung beliebter Compositionen. Leipzig: Peters, 1879, 1952.
Level: I
Volume I:
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata (D), Op. 6
Clementi, Muzio: Sonata (C)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Il maestro e lo scolare
Kuhlau, Friedrich: Sonatina (G)
Mozart, W. A.: Sonata (B♭), K. 358, Sonata (D), K. 381, Fantasy (f)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina (C), Op. 3/1, Romanze; Minuet; Mazurka; Adagio.
Piteriu, Iuri, comp. Karestomatia (Anthology for Piano Four Hands), Moscow: Sovietskii Kompozitor, 1968.
Glière, Reinhold: Folksong, Op. 38/5
Goedicke, Alexander: Waltz, Op. 12/1
Rakov, Nicolai: Protiazhnaia; Mazurka
Playing Together for the Pianoforte. Bryn Mawr, PA: Presser, n.d.
Collection of salon and instructive pieces.
Level: UE–LI
Podolsky, Leo, ed. Duet Playing. Melville, NY: Belwin, 1954.
Volume 1. Level: E–UE
Brunner, C. T.: Happy Thought
Clark, Frederick: Prelude
Ganschals, Carl: Big Notes; Cheer Up; Comic Son; Hussar’s Gallop; In Double Time; March; Rustic Dance
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Pleasant Event, Op. 102 (E/E-5); Prayer, Op. 136 (E-5/E); The Mill, Op. 102 (E/E-5) Wolff, Bernhard: Ties; Little Harmony, Op. 194
Wurzburg, C.: Cadets
Volume 2. Level: E–UE, mostly UE/E-5
Czerny, Carl: A Lesson; At Play; Fancy Play; Quiet Pool
Diabelli, Anton: Follow Me; Scherzo
Enckhausen, Heinrich: March (C)
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Gayety; Having Fun; In the Meadow; Knight Rupert; Springtime
Maykapar, Samuel: Bells, Big and Little Drums, Dancing Doll from Op. 29
Oesten, Theodore: In the Haunted Castle; Morning Promenade; Silver Bell
Wohlfahrt, Heinrich: Dancing on the Dike
Volume 3. Level: UE–LI
Czerny, Carl: Allegro; Danse slav; Polish Dance; Scherzando; A Study
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Evening Bells
Heins, Carl: Happy Games
Lemoine, Henry: Skating
Sor, Ferd: Galopade
Spahn, C.: Follow Me, Roundel; Russian Dance
Volkmann, Robert: The Cuckoo and the Wanderer
Wolff, Bernhard: Gavotte
Volume 4. Level: LI
Concone, Giuseppe: The Flight
Hofmann, Heinrich: Snowflakes
Landry, Albert: Le petit moulin
Reinecke, Carl: To the Guitar; Gavotte; Over the Waves
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Rondo; ’Twas Rainy and Stormy
Weber, Carl Maria von: Andante con variazioni
Volume 5. Level: I
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz (A), Op. 39
Lack, Theodore: Baptismal Bells for a Doll; Cradle Song for a Doll
Moonie, W. B.: Highland Lullaby
Ore, Harry: Latvian Folk Song
Troendle, Teodora: In the Moonlight
Willfort, Egon: An Old Shepherd’s Tune; Dance of the Armed Montenegrins; It’s Raining (from Duos für Jedermann)
Raphling, Sam, ed. One Piano Four Hands: Original Duets by the Masters. Everybody’s Favorite Series, No. 129. New York: Amsco, 1965.
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata (D), Op. 6
Bizet, Georges: Trompette et tambour and Le bal, Op. 22/6, 12
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39
Debussy, Claude: Petite suite
Mozart, W. A.: Sonata (B♭), K. 358 (186c)
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Slava, Op. 11/6
Schubert, Franz: Fantasy (f), Op. 103, D. 940
Raube, Stanislaw, ed. Drobiazgi (Bits and Pieces). Kraków: PWM, 1976.
Charming collection of contemporary Polish four-hand pieces for children; imaginative, beautifully written, with handsome illustrations. Pieces marked (†) also appeared in an earlier, shorter edition of Drobiazgi, published by PWM in 1968, now permanently out of print.
Volume 1. Level: UE–LI
Lefeld, Jerzy: Dzwony (The Bells)
Paciorkiewicz, Tadeusz: Melodia (Melody); Sygnaly (Signals); Zolnierzyki (Toy Soldiers)
Prószyński, Stanisław: †Pacynki (Glove Puppets)
Stromenger, Karol: †Chodzi Baj po swiecie (The Story Teller)
Szeligowski, Tadeusz: Grymasy (Funny Faces); †Mr. Li-Si-Tsoa
Twardowsky, Romuald: Dwa Michaly (Joe and Jack); Japoneczka Miki (Miki, the Japanese Girl).
Volume 2. Level: I
Garztecka, Irena: †Kolej (Train Ride), Taniec muszek (Dance of the Young Flies)
Lefeld, Jerzy: Marsz (March); Toccatina; Wariacje na temat ludowy (Variations on a Folk Theme)
Lutosławski, Witold: Zaslyszana melodyjka (A Tune I Once Heard)
Stromenger, Karol: †Etiuda we dwoje (Study for Two Players)
Szeligowski, Tadeusz: †W cyrku (At the Circus)
Twardowski, Romuald: Dzwony (Bells); Perpetuum mobile
Rehberg, Willy, ed. Vierhändiges Klassikerbuch (Classical Duets: Easy Original Piano Duets). Mainz: Schott, 1931.
Level: LI–I
Bach, J. C.: Rondo (F), Op. 18/6/ii
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata (D), Op. 6
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz (A), Op. 39/15
Clementi, Muzio: Larghetto con moto
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Tempo di menuetto (from Maestro e scolare)
Mozart, W. A.: Sonata (D), K. 381
Schubert, Franz: Two Ländler (E♭, A♭), D. 814; March, D. 928; Marche héroïque (D), Op. 27/3, D. 602/3
Schumann, Robert: Birthday song, Op. 85/1
Weber, Carl Maria von: Andante con variazioni, Op. 10/3
Repertuar fortepiannogo ansamblia srednie klassy DSMU (Repertoire of Piano Ensemble for the Intermediate Class of Children’s Music Schools; Pieces for Piano Four Hands). Moscow: Muzyka, 1969.
Arensky, Anton: Three Excerpts (from Six pièces enfantines, Op. 34)
Balakirev, Mily: Four Russian Folk Songs
Goedicke, Alexander: March, Op. 12/3 (from Six pieces)
Schubert, Franz: Two Polonaises
Schumann, Robert: Two Impromptus, Op. 66
Rieger, Adam, ed. Selected Little Compositions. Warsaw: PMW, n.d.
Level: LI–I
Bizet, Georges: The Doll and Little husband, Little Wife, Op. 23/3, 11
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39/1, 2, 15, 16
Schumann, Robert: Écossaise, Française, and Waltz (from Op. 130); Melody and Evening Song (from Op. 85)
Rowley, Alec, comp. Études for Four Hands. London: Schott, n.d.
Three-volume graded selection of Studies Garnered from Various Collections.
Rowley, Alec, ed. The Path of Progress, 5 vols. London: Lengnick, 1933.
Mostly original four-hand compositions, although there may be a few more arrangements than are indicated.
Book 1. Level: E
Hunt, H. Ernest: Early One Morning; All Through the Night; The Girl I Left Behind
Me (arrangement)
Lee, E. M.: Little Jack Horner
Marshall, M. E.: Minuet
Marston, S.: The Carpet; Heigh-ho, the Holly; The Ghost-Walk
Moy, Edgar: Chanson; Valse
Rowley, Alec: Rondaletto
Zilcher, P.: Melody; Morning Song; Over the Hills; Gavotte
Book 2. Level: E–UE
Aletter, W.: In Stately Measure
Hunt, H. E.: Here’s to the Maiden; The Arethusa
Krentzlin, R.: Birthday March, Op. 20
Marshall, M. E.: Haunted House
Moy, Edgar: Berceuse; Roundelay
Porter, F. A.: Dance by Moonlight
Rowley, Alec: Sea Song
Austin, Ernest: Lass of Richmond Hill; Waltz
Behr, Franz: Dors chéri (Berceuse)
Krentzlin, Richard: Turkish March
Lee, Ernest Markham: In the Meadows
Book 4. Level: UE–LI
Austin, Ernest: St. Patrick Was a Gentleman; Sailor’s Hornpipe
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39/1, 2
Lee, Ernest Markham: Nigger Dance; Irish Tune
Rowley, Alec: Gavotte No. 3 of Three Centuries
Book 5. Level: LI
Austin, Ernest: Gavotte and Musette
Jensen, Adolph: Elfin Dance
Rowley, Alec: Blues
Salon-Album. 2 vols. Leipzig/Zürich: Hug, n.d.
Salon pieces by Behr, Rohde, Lange, Nagy, Giese, Pache, and Werner.
Salon-Album: Sammlung beliebter Stücke. Leipzig: Peters, n.d.
Salon pieces by Gade, Behr, Bungert, Raff, X. Scharwenka, Moszkowski, and Dvořák.
Scharwenkca, Xaver, ed. Modernes Vortragsalbum: Album of Selected Contemporary Pieces. 5 vols. Leipzig: Boosey & Hawkes, 1916.
Salon works by Moritz Vogel, A. Tuczek, J. O. Armand, Reinecke, F. Neumann, Grenzbach, Nicode, Rohde, A. Holländer, J. Röntgen, E. Rudorff, R. Kleinmichel, Hans Huber, and Heinrich Hofmann.
Scholz, E. Chr., ed. Die allerersten Klassiker und Romantiker. Vienna: Doblinger, 1963.
A selection of easy original compositions.
Schüngeler, Heinz, ed. Vierhändiges Vortragsbuch, 2 vols. Mainz: Schott, 1943.
Book 1. Level: UE–LI
Bruckner, Anton: Three Little Pieces
Fuchs, Robert: Two Miniatures, Op. 93/3, 6
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: March of the Tin Soldiers and The Little General, Op. 98/3, 15; In Green Meadows, Op. 99/1
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Peasant’s Dance, Op. 211/17
Schmid, H. K.: Three German Folk Songs, Op. 93/12, 15, 8
Schubert, Franz: 3 Ländler
Schumann, Robert: Sadness and Reigen, Op. 85/6, 8
Volkmann, Robert: In the Mill, The Postillon, On the Lake, and Wanderer (from Op. 11)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina, Op. 3/1
Book 2. Level: LI–I
Bizet, Georges: The Doll and March, Op. 22/3, 6
Brahms, Johannes: 3 Waltzes, Op. 39/1, 2, 6; Hungarian dance (A), No. 7
Dvořák, Antonin: 2 Silhouettes, Op. 8/4, 8
Fuchs, Robert: 2 pieces (from Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 1/1, 2)
Reger, Max: 2 German Dances (A♭), Op. 10/7
Schmid, H. K.: Bayrische Ländler, Op. 36 (excerpt)
Schubert, Franz: Military March (G), Op. 51/2; Polonaise (D), Op. 64/1
Schumann, Robert: Evening Song, Op. 85/12; Polonaise, Op. 109/2
Weber, Carl Maria von: Rondo, Op. 60/8
Sokolov, F., ed. P’esy na temy russkikh pesen (Pieces on Themes of Russian Songs and Dances for Piano Two- and Four Hands). Moscow: Muzyka, 1965.
Nos. 1–7 in the ensemble section. Attractive settings of Russian folk songs by E. Shenderovich, F. Sokolov, A. Manevich, D. Tolstoi, and B. Savelev.
Spielbuch, zeitgenössische Originalkompositionen. Leipzig: VEB Peters, 1957.
Appealing and varied collection of works by German composers of the pre–World War II era; identical in contents with Strassburger Klavierbuch, zeitgenössische Hausmusik (Leipzig: Peters, 1943), with the exception of one work, Romantisches Tanzbild, by Günther Raphael, which appears in the later edition in the place of Feierliche Tanz by Heinrich Spitta.
Level: LI
Brame, Hans: Gavotte
Bresgen, Cesar: Kuckucksuite
Frommel, Gerhard: Impromptu
Genzmer, Harald: Langsamer from Sonata (D)
Girnatis, Walter: Kleine Suite (derived from Musik zu einem Handpuppenspiel)
Höller, Karl: Kleine Sonate, Op. 32/1.
Kauffmann, Leo Justinius: Bagatelle
Knorr, Ernst-Lothar von: Introduktion und Allegro
Lang, Hans: Kleines Maienkonzert—Musik über alten Frühlingslieder
Raphael, Günther: Romantisches Tanzbild, Op. 10
Schroeder, Hermann: Rondino capriccioso
Weismann, Julius: Rondo (from Sonatina, Op. 142)
Spotlight on Duets, Book 1. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2005.
Level: E–UE
Eben, Millie: Midnight Horseman
Krieger, Karen Ann: Bluegrass Bounce; Celtic Charm
Rossi, Wynne Anne: Crystal Lake; Harvest Hoedown; Monster Play
Spotlight on Duets, Book 2. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2005.
Level: I–UI
Bober, Melody: The Phantom
Costley, Kevin: My Bold Argentina
Karp, David: Waltz in A Minor
Moon, Andrea: Side by Side Blues
Olson, Kevin: Legend of Pirate Pete
Rossi, Wynne Anne: Transylvania Trainride
Spotlight on Duets, Book 3. Fort Lauderdale, FL: FJH Music, 2005.
Level: I–UI
Faure, Gabriel: Sicilienne (arr. Timothy Brown)
Pachelbel, Johann: Canon in D (arr. Kevin Olson)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay: The Young Prince and Princess (arr. Timothy Brown)
Sousa, John Philip: The Stars and Stripes Forever (arr. Kevin Olson); The Washington Post March (arr. Melody Bober)
Szávai, Magda, and Lili Veszprémi, eds. Nemzetek Tancai és Dalai (Thirty-Eight National Dances and Songs). Budapest: Zeneműkiadó, 1969.
Four-hand arrangements of Hungarian, Czech, Russian, German, French, Irish, and Polish folk songs; early French dances; and a few original two-hand pieces for clavichord.
Szelényi, István, comp. Magyar szerzők négykezes zongoradarabjai (Piano Duets by Hungarian Composers). Budapest: Editio musica, 1952.
Járdányi, Pál: Érik a szőlő
Ligeti, György: Three Wedding Dances
Maros, Rudolf: Változatok and Tüsköm Dance
Patachich, Iván: Vidám dal
Szabó, Ferenc: Three Short Piano Pieces
Thirty-Two Graded Pieces for Piano Duet. London: Schott, n.d.
Very Easy (Five-Note Compass). Level: E/E-5
Gariboldi, Giuseppe: Fable
Humbert, G. F.: Dream Song; Falling Leaves
MacIntosh, S. C.: Passing Thoughts
Moy, F.: Chanson
Rowley, Alec: Tit-for-Tat
Easy (Grade 2). Level: E–UE
Behr, Franz: Galop
Bertini, Henri: Mechanical Figure
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Tarantella
Gariboldi, Giuseppe: Canzonet
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: Spring Morning; Serenade
MacIntosh: Two Little Impromptus
Moy, Edgar: Valsette
Sekles, Bernhard: Lullaby; River Song; Even-Song
Stiehl, H.: 2 Album Leaves
Moderately Easy (Grade 3). Level: UE–LI
Berens, Hermann: In the Twilight
Bertini, Henri: Motor Race
Guest, L.: Phyllis and Strephon
Kronke, Emil: Gipsy Dance
Moy, Edgar: March Miniature
Rowley, Alec: Valse arabesque
Stamaty, Camille-Marie: The Curfew Bell
Volkmann, Robert: The Cuckoo
Moderately Difficult (Grade 4). Level: LI–I
Berens, Hermann: Autumn Song and Gnomes
Jensen, Adolph: Fireflies
Ladmirault, Paul: Ronde
MacIntosh: Pastoral Dance
Moszkowski, Moritz: Romance
Rowley, Alec: Carillon
Samuel, Edward: Scherzo
Townsend, Douglas, ed. and comp. Piano Duets of the Classical Period. Bryn Mawr, PA: Oliver Ditson (Presser), 1956.
Level: I–UI
André, Johann Anton: Divertimento No. 3
Burney, Charles: Sonata No. 1
Clementi, Muzio: Sonata No. 1
Giordani, Tommaso: Duettino No. 3
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Il maestro e lo scolare; Partita (F)
Two Little Players: First and Second Grade Piano Duets without Octaves for Equal Performers. Boston: Boston Music, 1906.
Pieces by Behr, Bachmann, Gurlitt, Kleinmichel, Krug, Küchenmeister, Löw, F. Hiller, Loeschhorn, Reinecke, Tscbirch, Vogel, and Volkmann.
Ungdomsvännen (Friend of Youth) for klaver, 4 haender, Bind 1–3. Andersson. Herring (Denmark) Centralbibliotek.
Váczi, Károly, ed. Album for Piano Duet. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills (1972)
Joint edition with Editio Musica, Budapest, originally entitled Piano Duet Music for Beginners.
Bizet, Georges: The Top, Op. 22/2
Diabelli, Anton: Rondo
Doppler, Károly: Csardas
Járdányi, Pál: Hungarian Folk Song (Érik a szőlő)
Kadosa, Pál: May Song
Köhler, L.: Moderato; Allegretto moderato
Patachich, Iván: Gay Song (1952)
Poldini, Ede: Clown
Ránki, György: Recruiting Dance (from Kapuvár)
Soproni, József: Capriccioso; Barcarole
Szervánsky, Endre: Folk Song Suite I (Mély a Tiszának a széle).
Weber, Carl Maria von, Carl Czerny, and Fritz Spindler, eds. Three Sonatinas for One Piano Four Hands. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 1992.
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Christmas Liszt for Two. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: I
Liszt, Franz: Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful); In Dulce Jubilo (Good Christian Men, Rejoice)
Respighi, Ottorino: Merry Christmas Everywhere! (Noel, Noel)
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Duet Repertoire, Level Four. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: UE–LI
Arensky, Anton: Waltz, Op. 34, No. 4
Diabelli, Anton: Sonatina, Op. 24, No. 1
Gurlitt, Cornelius: The Hunters, Op. 178, No. 17
Kozeluh, Leopold: Sonata No. 1 in C Major
Reinecke, Carl: Tarantelle, Op. 54, No. 12
Vanhal, Johann Baptist: A Pleasant Piece
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Duet Repertoire, Level Five. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: I
Bizet, Georges: The Doll, Op. 22, No. 3
Foster, Stephen: The Soiree Polka
Mendelssohn, Felix: Song without Words, Op. 19, No. 4; Venetian Boat Song, Op. 19, No. 6
Moszkowski, Moritz: Tarentelle, Op. 96, No. 8
Satie, Erik: En Plus; Lentement
Schumann, Robert: Evening Song, Op. 85, No. 12
Spindler, Fritz: Sonatina, Op. 136, No. 5
Weekley and Arganbright: Morning Has Broken (arr.)
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Duet Repertoire, Level Six. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: I
Arensky, Anton: Fugue on a Russian Theme, Op. 34, No. 6
Chaminade, Cecile: Rigaudon, Op. 55, No. 6
Chopin, Frederic: Funeral March, Op. 35
Clementi, Muzio: Rondo, Op. 41, No. 2
Husa, Karel: Chanson Melancolique; Elegie
Moszkowski, Moritz: Kaleidoscope, Op. 72, No. 2; Russian Dance, Op. 23, No. 1
Respighi, Ottorino: The Little Highlanders
Schubert, Franz: Polonaise in F Major, D. 599, Op. 75, No. 4
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Duet Repertoire, Level Eight. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: UI
Bizet, Georges: The Top, Op. 22, No. 2
Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 8
Faure, Gabriel: Dolly’s Garden, Op. 56, No. 3; Kitty-Waltz, Op. 56, No. 4
Jensen, Adolf: Nocturne, Op. 45, No. 4
Mendelssohn, Felix: Song without Words, Op. 62, No. 2
Moszkowski, Moritz: Spanish Dance, Op. 12, No. 3
Reger, Max: Waltz, Op. 22, No. 1
Schubert, Franz: Marche Militaire, Op. 51, No. 1, D. 733
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Duet Repertoire, Level Nine. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: UI–LA
Bizet, Georges: The Ball, Op. 22, No. 12
Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dance, Op. 46, No. 8; Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 2
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 358; Sonata in D Major, K. 381
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Romance, Op. 11, No. 5
Ravel, Maurice: Laideronnette, Imperatrice des pagodes
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, ed. Easy for Two, Preparatory Level. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music.
Level: E
Weekley and Arganbright: A Chinese Tune on the Black Keys
Cartoons
Down in the Valley (arrangement)
German Folk Song (arrangement)
Home on the Range (arrangement)
In a Hurry; She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain (arrangement)
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Grieg’s Best Duets. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 2007.
Level: UI
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dance, Op. 35, no. 2; The Last Spring, Op. 34, No. 2; Waltz Caprice, Op. 37, No. 2
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Piano Together, Level One. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 1997.
Level: E
Weekley and Arganbright: A Little Rock-y; Alouette (arrangment); Billy Boy (arrangement); Scarborough Fair (arrangement); The Fountain
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Primo Light for One Piano Four Hands with Primo in Five-Finger Positions. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 1986.
Level: E
Cui, Cesar: Funeral for a Bird, Op. 74, No. 1; Gray Day, Op. 74, No. 3; Mama Scolds, Op. 74, No. 4; On Horseback, Op. 74, No. 2
Diabelli, Anton: Melodious Piece, No. 149, No. 8; Melodious Piece, No. 149, No. 9; Romance in G Minor, Op. 149, No. 11; Scherzo in C, Op. 149, No. 6
Enke, Heinrich: Andante Cantabile, Op. 6, No. 3; Hungarian Dance, Op. 6, No. 2; Romance in A Minor, Op. 6, No. 1
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Hunting, Op. 81, No. 3
Low, Josef: Evening; Scherzo in G
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Primo Profiles for One Piano, Four Hands with Primo in Five-Finger Positions. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 1992.
Level: E
Cui, Cesar: Dance of the Doll, Op. 74, No. 8
Diabelli, Anton: Sonatina, Op. 163, No. 5
Low, Josef: Polka, Op. 149, No. 3
Reinecke, Carl: Waltz, Op. 54, No. 6
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Primo Progresses: Duets for Student and Teacher, Level Three. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 2001.
Level: E
Diabelli, Anton: Allegro in E Minor, Op. 149, No. 28; Allegro, Op. 149, No. 4; Let’s Go, Op. 149, No. 5; Scherzo in C, Op. 149, No. 6
Fuchs, Robert: Miniature, Op. 44, No. 5; Miniature, Op. 93, No. 3
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Tarantella, Op. 211, No. 22; Tarantella, Op. 81, No. 8
Kohler, Louis: March; Swinging
Reinecke, Carl: Prayer, Op. 54, No. 2
Weekley, Dallas, and Nancy Arganbright, eds. Romantic Piano Duets. San Diego: Neil A. Kjos Music, 1989.
Level: I
Dvorak, Anton: Bagatelle, Op. 47, No. 1
Field, John: Nocturne No. 5 (arr. Franz Liszt)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Song without Words, Op. 30, No. 1 (arr. Carl Czerny); Venetian Boat Song (arr. Carl Czerny)
Weiner, Leó, comp. Vierhändige Klavierstücke ungarischer Meister. Budapest: Kultura, 1952.
Windsperger, Lothar, ed. Notenmappe des Klavierschülers: eine Sammlung von 22 Vortragsstücken von Gurlitt, Gretchaninoff, Sartorio, etc. Mainz: Schott, n.d.
Zeitlin, Poldi, and David Goldberger, comps. and eds. The Duet Books. The CMP Piano Library. New York: Consolidated Music Publishers, 1961–76.
The four books in this collection are similar in character and content to the next anthology, Easy Original Piano Duets, by the same editors. A dagger (†) before an item indicates that it appears in both collections.
Duet Book I. Level: E
Cui, César: Funeral of a Bird, Op. 74
Czerny, Carl: †Melody
Diabelli, Anton: March, Op. 149/4
Enckhausen, Heinrich Friedrich: Ländler (C)
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: Sunday Morning; Russian Song
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton: †German Dance
Kohler, Louis: Christmas Song; †French Folk Song; †Norwegian Reindeer Song
Rinck, Johann: German Dance (e)
Spindler, Frtiz: Immortelle (G)
Tchaikovsky, Peter: I Bow My Head; †Little Vanya; †Rusting Pine from Fifty Russian Folk Songs
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: †Two Chorales (from Tonstücke)
Wohlfahrt, Heinrich: †Bagatelle; †Waltz
Duet Book II. Level: UE
Burgmüller, Johann: †Dance (from Quadrille)
Czerny, Carl: †Andantino con grazia (B♭)
Diabelli, Anton: †Allegro (e), Op. 149/28
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: Lullaby
Gurlitt, Cornelius: †Allegretto
Rebikov, Vladimir: †Dance of the Myosotis, Op. 30/2
Schubert, Franz: Ländler (C), D. 814/4
Spindler, Fritz: Immortelle (d)
Stravinsky, Igor: †Andante (from Five Easy Pieces)
Tchaikovsky, Peter: †Sing Not, Nightingale
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: †Rondo
Weber, Carl Mara von: German Dance
Duet Book III. Level: UE–LI
André, Johann Anton: †Divertimento (C), Op. 18/1
Arensky, Anton: †Tears, Op. 34/3
Blanc, Adolphe: †Scherzetto
Cui, César: Overcast Skies, Op. 74
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: †On the Green Meadow (C), Op. 99
Gurlitt, Cornelius: †Scherzo (F)
Schubert, Franz: Ländler (E♭), D. 814/1
Tchaikovsky, Peter: †On the Meadow
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: †The Storm
Duet Book IV. Level: LI–I
André, Johan Anton: Theme and Variations
Bizet, Georges: †Little Husband, Little Wife, Op. 22/11
Brahms, Johannes: †Waltz (G), Op. 39/10
Debussy, Claude: En bateau (from Petite suite)
Dvořák, Antonin: Waltz
Dussek, Jan Ladislav: Rondo
Schubert, Franz: †Children’s March
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Dance
Zeitlin, Poldi, and David Goldberger, comps. and eds. Easy Original Piano Duets. Vol. 23 of Music for Millions series. New York: Consolidated Music Publishers, 1959.
Varied collection of predominantly nineteenth-century music containing a number of unusual items. See note above on duplication in The Duet Books.
Level: E–LI
Arensky, Anton: Tears (from Six pièces enfantines, Op. 34)
Bizet, Georges: Little Husband, Little Wife (from Jeux d’enfants, Op. 22)
Blanc, Adolphe: Scherzetto
Brahms, Johannes: Waltz (G), Op. 39/10
Burgmüller, Johann Friedrich: Two Dances (from Quadrille)
Czerny, Carl: Andantino con grazia; Melody; Tyrolean Dance
Diabelli, Anton: Allegro (e), Op. 149/28; Polonaise, Op. 149/23; Hungarian Dance, Op. 149/20
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dance (A), Op. 35
Gretchaninoff, Alexander: On the Green Meadow, Op. 99/1
Gurlitt, Cornelius: Allegretto; Scherzo
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Minuet
Hoffmeister, Franz Anton: Two German Dances
Hofmann, Heinrich: Conversation, Op. 19/4
Koehler, Louis: Christmas Song; Norwegian Reindeer Song; French Folk Song; German Lullaby; and Lithuanian Song
Koželuh, Leopold: Gavotte (F) (erroneously attributed to Beethoven)
Löw, Josef: Tarantella; Krakowiak
MacDowell, Edward: The Swan (from Moon Pictures, Op. 21)
Mozart, W. A.: Finale (from Sonata (B♭)
Ourville, Léon d’: The Lake (from Soirées musicales)
Rebikov, Vladimir: Danse des myosotis (from Petite suite, Op. 30)
Schubert, Franz: Children’s March
Schumann, Robert: Round Dance, Op. 130/1
Spindler, Fritz: Two immortelles, Op. 90
Stravinsky, Igor: Andante (from Five Easy Pieces); Polka (from Three Easy Pieces)
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Little Vanya; Rustling Pine; I Bow My Head; Oh, My Green Grapes; Sing Not, Nightingale; On the Meadow (from Fifty Russian Folk Songs)
Türk, Daniel Gottlob: Two Chorales, Rondo, and The Storm (from Tonstücke)
Volkmann, Robert: Ländler
Weber, Carl Maria von: Sonatina, Op. 3/1
Wolf, Georg Friedrich: Finale (from Sonata [F]) (erroneously attributed to Ernst Wolf).
Zeitlin, Poldi, and David Goldberger, comps. and eds. Eleven Piano Duets by the Masters, for the intermediate grades. New York: Schirmer, 1964.
Level: LI–I
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Six Variations on “Ich denke dein” (D), WoO 74
Bizet, Georges: Colin-Maillard (Blindman’s Buff), Op. 22/11
Brahms, Johannes: 6 Waltzes, Op. 39/1, 5, 3, 11, 15, 2
Dvořák, Antonin: 6 Écossaises, Op. 41 (d, C, B♭, B♭, A, F)
Grieg, Edvard: Symphonic Piece (C), Op. 14/2
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Allegro from Partita (F), Hob. XVIIa, 2
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations on a Tyrolean Theme (F) (Op. 118)
Mozart, W. A.: Sonata (C), K. 19d
Schubert, Franz (arr. Brahms): 11 Ländler, D. 366
Schumann, Robert: 3 Impromptus, Op. 66/2, 3, 4
Weber, Carl Maria von (arr. Czerny): Sonata (C) (originally for violin and piano)
Zeitlin, Poldi, and David Goldberger, comps. and eds. Easy Piano Duets of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Schroeder & Gunther, 1976.
Level: UE–LI
Brahms, Johannes: Waltzes, Op. 39/2, 3
Bruckner, Anton: Recital piece (F) (from Three Pieces)
Czerny, Carl: Bagatelle (B♭)
Diabelli, Anton: Andante from Sonatina (C), Op. 24/1
Dvořák, Antonin: Waltz, Op. 54/5 (not originally for four hands)
Kuhlau, Friedrich: Arioso (from Sonatina (G), Op. 44/1)
Liszt, Franz: Old Provençal Christmas Song
Schubert, Franz: German Dance (E) (Ländler No. 3, D. 618)
Schumann, Robert: Evening Song, Op. 85/12
Tchaikovsky, Peter: Two Russian Folks (B♭, E♭)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Marcia, Op. 3/5