Waltz from Sleeping Beauty - and more duets for viola and cello!

What is it that I always say?

- There are not enough duets for viola and cello in the world! -

Well, I have done my bit to better the situation, by finishing The Viola and Cello Duet Book!

This is a collection of 21 lovely pieces for viola and cello friends (or siblings) to play together. In fact, I originally made it as a birthday gift for my viola-playing brother :)

One of those pieces is the famous waltz from Tcaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty. This melody was made even more famous when Walt Disney used it in his retelling of the old fairy tale in 1959:

And then it hit the charts again in 2014, when Lana Del Rey's version Once Upon A Dream was heard in the movie Maleficent.

My version stays closer to Tcaikovsky's original:

 

Sooner or later I might get around to making Duet Books for other string instruments, too. Until then, some of the duets in this collection are already available for violin and viola, violin and cello, viola duet and cello duet. Download them here: Elin Korneliussen duets at Sheet Music Plus.

Enjoy!

Bizet: Habanera from Carmen for string duet

More music for viola and cello! 💕 This time it's one of the most famous songs from perhaps the most popular opera ever: Carmen, by Georges Bizet!

In the iconic Habanera, Carmen herself sings about Love; that wild bird which no one has ever succeded in taming...

This arrangement is not very difficult, but it's not suitable for beginners, so I have marked it "early intermediate". For those of you who are familiar with the Suzuki repertoire, this will be somewhere in the region of book two or three.

This duet, as well as versions for violin and viola, violin and cello, two violas, and two cellos, is available at Sheet Music Plus: Habanera from Carmen for string duets.

Enjoy!

P. S.
You'll find this duet and 20 more in my Viola and Cello Duet Book!