Title
Duo
For
violin and piano
ARCO Number(s)
94-B
Category
Chamber
Duration
14'
Movements
  • I. Flowing
  • II. Poetic, somewhat mournful
  • III. Lively, with bounce
Premiere
  • Washington, DC, April 6th, 1978 (Robert Mann, André-Michel Schub)
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Publishing Status
Published
Year Arranged
1978
Buying Options
Boosey & Hawkes
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Program Note

Duo was commissioned by seventy pupils and friends of the celebrated flutist William Kincaid after his death in 1967. Copland described it as lyrical and in a pastoral style. "Lyricism seems to be built into the flute," he wrote. Duo is in three movements. "The whole is a work of comparatively simple harmonic and melodic outline, direct in expression. Being aware that many of the flutists who were responsible for commissioning the piece would want to play it, I tried to make it grateful for the performer...it requires a good player." The piece has become a standard in the repertoire of flutists worldwide and is also available in a version for violin and piano.

Author
Vivian Perlis
Year
1998