Book II. First position. 5 Easy Duets in major and minor

occurrence of easy double-stopping and chords, by Pleyel, Bruni, Mazas, Thomas, and Ries. (11802 s).

Book IIa. First position. 5 Easy Duets in major and minor (occurrence of easy double-stopping and chords), by C. Gurlitt, Kalliwoda, Pleyel, and Mazas. (11802 a).

20 Books of graduated Duets revised by Ernst Heim, each book corresponding in difficulty with the same book of his Violin Studies (Gradus ad Parnassum), see page 111, and his Violin and Piano pieces (Palaestra), see pages 128, 129.

=Dancla, C.= Op. 25. 3 Duos faciles. (5601).

=Gurlitt.= Op. 150. Duos faciles et progressifs. (5605).

Except one or two more suited to Step II.

=Our Favourite Tunes.= Arranged. (7609).

Some of these belong to Step II.

=Heim, Ernst.= Abecedarian in Violin Playing. 45 Elementary Pieces for Violin with accompaniment of a second Violin. 2 Books. (5598 a, b).

Also published with Piano Accompaniment. (11461 a, b).

=Hermann, Fr.= 50 Favourite Melodies. (5465 b).

=Hofmann, Richard.= 30 short, instructive Melodic Pieces. Op. 113. (5624).

Potpourris on Popular Melodies from classical and modern Operas and Oratorios, arranged by Richard Hofmann. 45 Books.

Step 1. (in the first position):—

Le Postilion. (5401b). Sonnambula. (5402b). Norma. (5403b). Calife de Bagdad. (5404b). Dame Blanche. (5405b). Fille du Régiment. (5406b). Lucia di Lammermoor. (5407b). Orpheus. (5408b). Messiah. (5409b). Creation. (5410b). Zampa. (5411b). Wildschütz. (5412b). Czar und Zimmermann. (5413b). Joseph. (5414b). St. Paul. (5415b). Il Seraglio. (5416b). Il Flauto Magico. (5417b). Don Giovanni. (5418b). Freischütz. (5419b).

=Mazas, F.= Duos faciles et progressifs. 2 Bks. (5608 a, b).

=Pleyel.= Op. 8. 6 Duos. (7597).

=Reinecke.= Op. 122a. 10 Petits Morceaux. (5630).

Delightful little “bits”, short and very easy.

=Ritter, E. W.= 30 Exercices faciles. Bk. I. (5631 a).

=Schön, M.= 18 short modern Duets for two Violins. In various major and minor keys (First Position). (7616). 6 easy and melodious Duettinos for two violins. In various major and minor keys (First Position). (7617).

Step II. First four Positions.

=Alard, D.= Progressive Duets, revised and fingered by E. Heim:—

Book III, Op. 22. Elementary. 1st and 2nd positions. (5599 c).

This excellent work should form every student’s companion from the first beginning until a degree of considerable technical skill has been reached. It gains much by E. Heim’s careful revision as to the fingering, bowing and all marks of expression.

=Album opératique.= (5639).

=Arena.= A collection of Duets for two violins, arranged in progressive order, carefully marked and annotated by E. Heim:—