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Søffren Degen (1816-1885)Three duets for two guitars Einsiedlers Waldglöcklein (Mertz) 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.
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. 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.
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Degen. Degen's biography, by Jens
Bang-Rasmussen Copyright 2009 by Tecla Editions. Errors and
omissions excepted.
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