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Three duets for two guitars

Einsiedlers Waldglöcklein (Mertz)
March
Le passage des Alpes (Coste)

Three pieces by Degen for two guitars are available in Tecla as downloadable files, as follows:
 

Einsiedlers Waldglöcklein (Mertz), for two guitars

This work was originally written for guitar and pianoforte, and Degen made a second guitar part out of the piano part. It is not certain that he was in contact with Mertz. It may be that it was Coste, a close friend of Degen’s, who introduced him to Mertz and his music. Like all Degen’s transcriptions, it is written for the seven-string guitar.

Includes score and parts for both guitars.  See the beginning of the score.

 

March, for two guitars

This duet is typical of Degen’s way of composing, with strong demands on the performer’s skill as a guitarist, and always with a Danish touch. Like all Degen’s compositions, it is written for the seven-string guitar.

Includes score and parts for both guitars.  See the beginning of the score.

Le passage des Alpes (Coste), for two guitars

Degen composed a second guitar part to three of Coste’s major concert works, of which this is one. The second guitar part was sold along with the first edition of these works by Coste. This shows how close Degen and Coste were related. I have changed the e-flat in bar 185 to an e-natural, because I felt that the e-flat was a bit out of style. As in all Degen’s transcriptions, the second part composed by Degen is written for the seven-string guitar.

Includes score and parts for both guitars.  See the beginning of the score.

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