commentary to duos for violins

Following a suggestion by the instrumental pedagogues Egon Saßmannshaus and Rudolf Nykrin, Bertold Hummel wrote some easy duos for two violins. They are published in:

Simply cild's play - a concert vor strings
Lienau

Egon Saßmannshaus:
Früher Anfang auf der Geige
A violin method for children aged four and upwards.
Volume 3: Frohes Duospiel (Joyful Duos)
Bärenreiter

Presto (1976)

Andante (1976)

Musette (1976)

Herbstmelodie (Autumn Melody) (1976)

Siciliano (1976)

Marcia (1976)

Egon Saßmannshaus:
Früher Anfang auf der Geige
A violin method for children of four and upwards. Volume 4
Bärenreiter

Alla marcia (1989)

Tango (1989)

Bianka Wüstehube / Rudolf Nykrin:
Geige spielen und lernen 3
Schott

Abendstimmung (Evening Mood)

3+2=5

Im Kino: Dunkle Geschäfte (At the cinema: Shady Dealings)

In the same violin method there are also the following violin trios:

Kleine Melodie für Anja (Little Melody for Anja)

Ouvertüre (Overture)

see also:

Merry Christmastide for two

Bertold Hummel's remains include these two duos and a song arrangement for 3 voices from the early 1960s:

Little March

Nursery Rhyme

Kindlein mein, schlaf doch ein

See also: Works by Hummel on YouTube