12 DUETS, OP. 105
TWO VIOLONCELLOS
COMPOSER: FRIEDRICH AUGUST KUMMER

PERFORMANCE SCORE
SERIES: SCHOTT
PUBLISHER: SCHOTT
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER
EDITORS: SUSANNE RICHTER, WOLFGANG BIRTEL

DESCRIPTION:
-FRIEDRICH AUGUST KUMMER (1797–1879) CAME FROM A FAMILY OF MUSICIANS, STUDIED VIOLONCELLO WITH THE RENOWNED SOLO CELLIST FRIEDRICH DOTZAUER OF THE DRESDEN COURT CHAPEL AND THEN WORKED AS A CELLIST FIRST AT THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LATER AT THE DRESDEN COURT CHAPEL. KUMMER COMPOSED OF COURSE FOR `HIS` INSTRUMENT AS WELL, WRITING NOT ONLY A CELLO METHOD, BUT ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF PERFORMANCE PIECES. TO PREVENT ANY TROUBLE WITH DIFFICULT WORKS, HIS WORKS ALSO INCLUDE NUMEROUS STUDIES AND EASY PIECES SUCH AS `12 DUETS FOR 2 VIOLONCELLOS` OP. 105. THEY ARE ONE-MOVEMENT PIECES WHICH DEMAND CANTABILE AND CONCERTANTE PLAYING AT A MODERATE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY AND ARE THE IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO CHAMBER MUSIC PLAYING.