Product Description
Ave Maria was written by Franz Schubert
in 1825 as the sixth song in his song cycle based on Walter Scotts poem The Lady of the Lake. It is perhaps
the best known of all his melodies, adapted for piano by Franz Liszt, and for orchestra many times since. It is often sung
with the Latin lyrics of the Catholic hymn of the same name and has been heard
everywhere from the Disney movie Fantasia to the funeral of J.F. Kennedy. This version is arranged
as a duet for two Cellos.
Musicians at an intermediate level and above will
find this ideal for formal and informal performances. Both parts play the
melody. The overall performance time is around four and a half minutes. The sample recording is from the Clarinet and Alto Saxophone version of this duet. The full length youtube performance is of the Clarinet version.
Teachers will enjoy using this arrangement as a fun way to help
with pizzicato and expressive playing. The rhythms are straightforward though
there are extended triplet quaver arpeggios which will pose a challenge for
finger coordination.
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