Alice's Coblection Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Piano Duet Book - Level 1B CONTENTS Ballad : : cee cece 8 Big Chief Strong Fingers : . wee 28 Fancy Pants : ceed Feelin’ Spiffy .... vee eeee eee ce 10 Graceful Waltz. 2 Hiccup Waltz 30 Jazz Waltz 16 Jumpin’ Tetrachords! : we cece 26 Menuet in G : ce cece ee eee 20 Oh! Susanna ce cece eeeee ee AD Rainbow, The... ce cee Rings of Saturn... : 24 Rockin’ Roberta : we cones 18 Sonatina for Two . : cee eeees 4 Traffic Jam! .. . : cece eeeeee BD FOREWORD While this book of duets is correlated with the corresponding level of Alfred's Basic Piano Library, teachers should be aware that the pieces are written in a manner which makes them highly adaptable to almost any other method. The secondo parts, which can be played by the teacher, parent, or a more advanced student, are delightful accompaniments which serve to enhance the student's part. The primo is “complete” in itself, thus creating little solos which become even more fun when performed as a duet! It is hoped that these duets will bring a smile to the faces of teachers, students, and audiences whether they are performed at the lesson, at home, or on the recital hall stage. Dennis Alexander ‘Second Edition Copyright © MCMXCVI by Alfred Publishing Co,, InezZ DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) GRACEFUL WALTZAbice's Cobblection $ Lesson Book 18: Use ater page 8 Complete Lesson Book 1: Use ater page 36. GRACEFUL WALTZ Gently PUY ond time play one octave higher a me4 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) SONATINA FOR TWO Brightly 3Alice's Cobbection . 1B: Use after page 8. Complete 1: Use after page 96, SONATINA FOR TWO Brightly 1 = mp SlowerDUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) BALLAD Adagio ) StowerAbice's Coblection ’ 18: Use alter page 17 Complete 1: Use after page 42 BALLAD Adagio LH over 2, f 13} SlowerDUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) THE RAINBOW Andante 9 Adagio crescendoAbice's Coblection 9 1B: Use atter page 19. Complete t: Use atter page 45 THE RAINBOW Willard A. Palmer Andante Thgre’s red, or -- ange, yl - low and green and blue, And 9 Adagio where can you find a pot of pure. gold? «At. ——sthe oN Jn P10 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) FEELIN’ SPIFFY With humor AkAbice's Coblection " 18: Use after page 21 Complete 1: Use atter page 47, FEELIN’ SPIFFY With humor12 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) OH! SUSANNA With humor Stephen Foster mf sempre staccato (i) Repeat if desiredAlice's Coblection 13 1B: Use atter page 22, Complete 1: Use atter page 48 OH! SUSANNA Stephen Foster 1 With humor ~~ come from Al- a - - - ba - ma with my | ban - jo Vm goin’ to Lou’ -si true love for to | see. Oh, |don't you cry for 16 Repeat if desired, J octave higher 14 + For I'velcome from Al - a - | ba- ma with my |ban-jo on my |knee.DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) FANCY PANTS Allegro mf sempre staccatoAlice's Coblbection *® 1B: Use after page 23. Complete 1: Use after page 48. FANCY PANTS Allegro Look at me, look at me play-ing so eas-i = ly up end down, round and round, to and fro! 2 Seconds and thirds, just give me the word and | will’ play so fan-ci- 0 - so. If | play this-a -way, nev-er in dis-ar-ray, youwill be read-i-ly quite en-tranced. LH 13] Fin-gers a - fly - ing, ev -er im - ply - ing Vm a Fan -cy Pants! 5,DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) JAZZ WALTZ Bouncy 42 crescendoAlice's Collection 1B: Use after page 25, Complete 1: Use after page 51 JAZZ WALTZ Bouncy 3 crescendoDUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) ROCKIN’ ROBERTA With vigor-moderately fastAbice's Eobbection "° 1B: Use atter page 25 Complete 1: Use after page 51 ROCKIN’ ROBERTA With vigor—moderately fast Rock - in’ Ro - ber - ta jumps 3 this way, and that! She cen dance an- y -way, @- ven on her 10} back! On, my gosh, she's "dane - ing” on her 14 head! If she asks me to dance, VIL stay home in - stead!20, DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) MENUET ING Moderato 1 : <~S ny-PAbice's Coblection ar 18: Use after page 28 Complete 1: Use after page § MENUET IN G Moderato 2nd time both hands 8¥4 2 3 mf — p (Ist time mf, 2nd time p). if P if ime P22 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) TRAFFIC JAM! Allegro = % 1Abice's Collection % 18; Use after page 32 Complete t: Use after page 56 TRAFFIC JAM! Allegro 5 If youre in a hur-ry, in a T 8 seur-ry, in a flur -ry, and you see a lot of cars and trucks and vans! TOOT! TOOT! HONK! HONK! Toot! TOOT! Then you know you're in the cit - y, 10: toots and horns, Oh, what a pit - yl Wel-come to an aw - ful traf - fic jam! TOOT! TOOT! 13 HONK! HONK! Toot! TooT! HONK!24 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) RINGS OF SATURN Andante p_ mysteriously o. > SS a l Play LH. 1 octave lower throughoutAbice's Collection 25 1B: Use atter page 38. Complete 1: Use after page 62. RINGS OF SATURN Andante 5, p_ mysteriously Both hands va ‘ “~ Both hands ga == +> ~ 5 : 2 I 2 14) Both hands 8¥4 P cad26 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) JUMPIN’ TETRACHORDS! Allegro 24 -e NAbice's Coblection a7 1B: Use atter page 41 Complete 1: Use after page 65 JUMPIN’ TETRACHORDS! Allegro28 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) BIG CHIEF STRONG FINGERS Atego neAbice's Coblection 29 18: Use atter page 44 Complete 1: Use after page 68 BIG CHIEF STRONG FINGERS 5 Allegro f 7 8 7 Move R.H. to G position 5 17| Move R.H. to C position 5 —=ay a Ba LH over30 DUET PART (Student plays 1 octave higher) HICCUP WALTZ With determination! Breathe deeply! ritardando- |. - +222 tempoGbice's Coblection a 18: Use after page 44 Complete 1: Use atter page 68. HICCUP WALTZ With determination! 1 12| Move R.H. to G position 1 7 Move R.H. to C position 18 | Breathe deeply! ritardando |------ ~~ ~~ a tempoDennis Alexander Since his affiliation with Alfred Publishing Company in 1986 as a composer and clinician, Dennis Alexander has eared an international reputation as one of the foremost composers of educational piano music for beginning and intermediate students. Currently a professor of piano at the University of Montana, Missoula, he teaches both piano performance and piano pedagogy, and coordinates the piano division. In 1987 he made his New York debut at Carnegie Recital Hall with violinist Walter Olivares and continues to be active as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. Mr. Alexander is a past president of the Montana Music Teachers Association and has been a featured speaker at national conventions of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). In addition to writing all the duet books for Alfred's Basic Piano Library, he has recorded much of this successful method. His extensive output includes solo and duet repertoire in collections and sheet music for beginning through early advances students.