Appalachian Duets Explained

Appalachian Duets, Opus 38, No. 8 (2001),^[1] composed by Maria Newman for two violins alone, was co-commissioned by the Travers Violin Duo and the Angeli Duo. It has been performed on a large scale both nationally and internationally.^[2] Intended for performance on the concert stage, the musical ideas behind the duets were taken from Maria Newman's original orchestra score for the 1919 Mary Pickford film, Heart o' the Hills.^[3]

String duo

• Appalachian Duets, Opus 38, No. 8 (2001)

For Two Violins

I. Heart O' the Hills

II. Goin' Fishin

III. The Train

IV. Mammy's Little Lullaby

V. Granpap's Fiddle

Performances

William G. McGowen Theater, The National Archives, Washington, DC

The President's Own United States Marine Band

May 1, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

The Kennedy Center, Washington DC

The President's Own United States Marine Band

August 18, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guest composer performs at IU. Idsnews.com. 2015-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711012933/http://www.idsnews.com:8080/article/2015/02/guest-composer-performs-at-iu. 2015-07-11. dead.
2. Web site: The President's Own . PDF . Marineband.marines.mil . 2015-07-10. 2014-05-01.
3. Web site: Maria Newman to Perform Friday at UM Library. Ole Miss News. 2015-07-10.
4. Web site: Marine Strings at Millennium Stage . 2014-08-14. 2015-11-04.