A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony , as the performers take turns performing a solo section rather than performing simultaneously. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is a " piano duet " or " piano four hands ". A piece for two pianists performing together on separate pianos is a " piano duo ".
12-533: [REDACTED] Look up mädchen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mädchen (German for "girl" or "girls") may refer to: Mädchen (album) , a 1994 album by the German rock/pop duo Lucilectric "Mädchen" (song) , the title song from the album "Mädchen", a 1979 song by Freddy Breck Mädchen, Mädchen (English: Girls, Girls ), also known as Girls on Top ,
24-656: A 2001 German film directed by Dennis Gansel Mädchen Amick , American actress See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Mädchen Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mädchen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mädchen&oldid=1182641885 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
36-583: A news presenter for various stations, and wrote music for groups such as the Original Naabtal Duo , the Kastelruther Spatzen and Nina & Mike . He founded his own record label , Sun Day Records, with his wife Astrid in 1998, and in 1999 they released music as a duo , Astrid & Freddy Breck. Breck died of cancer in December 2008. Duet (music) "Duet" is also used as a verb for
48-408: A standard vocal duet, some songs have been written to be heard as conversations; for example, " Baby, It's Cold Outside ". Other songs are performed around a theme; for example, New York City in " Empire State of Mind ". Occasionally, duets are an improvisation between artists; for example, " Under Pressure " by Queen and David Bowie . Bowie and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury reportedly composed
60-635: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Freddy Breck Freddy Breck ( Gerhard Breker ; 21 January 1942, in Sonneberg , Thuringia – 17 December 2008, in Rottach-Egern , Upper Bavaria ) was a German schlager singer , composer , record producer , and news anchor . Breck studied to be a machinist, then studied singing under Heinz Gietz . He sang schlager songs which were based on well-known classical melodies. His first success
72-402: The act of performing a musical duet, or colloquially as a noun to refer to the performers of a duet. A musical ensemble with more than two solo instruments or voices is called a trio , quartet , quintet , sextet , septet , octet , etc. When Mozart was young, he and his sister Marianne played a duet of his composition at a London concert in 1765. The four-hand, described as a duet,
84-459: The lyrics in a day by improvising together. Duets are also common in musical movies and musical theatre ; " Fit as a Fiddle " for the 1952 movie Singin' in the Rain and its corresponding play of the same name . In addition to traditional duets performed live—either in front of an audience or recorded in a studio—a so-called virtual duet can be created by having a singer (or musician) perform over
96-442: The performance. In 17th-century Italy duets were often used in comic scenes within serious operas. In Baroque France the duet was popular in tragedies, such as songs of vengeance and confrontation. The love duet was characterized by singing in close harmonies of 3rds and 6ths, symbolizing unity after conflict. Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, duets have been common in the popular music of their respective eras. In addition to
108-575: The same song. Virtual duets may also be done live via video link (such as Shaun Escoffery duetting with the late Eva Cassidy 's videotaped performance of " Over the Rainbow " in honour of the late Sir Terry Wogan ) or be constructed manually from two pre-existing recordings, generally where each singer/musician can have their own isolated audio channel in the form of a stem . Entire albums of virtual duets have been created, including albums by Frank Sinatra ( Duets and Duets II ) . Theoretically,
120-668: The top of a pre-existing recording. Such a duet is a form of overdubbing . A virtual duet is sometimes done when the singer (or musician) of the original recording is deceased; for example, a live performance by Paul McCartney on " I've Got a Feeling " with an isolated vocal recording of John Lennon from The Beatles ' famous rooftop performance , or a recording of Judy Garland being dubbed over by her daughter Lorna Luft on " Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas ". It can also be done with an earlier version of oneself (such as Yusuf / Cat Stevens on " Father And Son "); incidentally, Ronan Keating did his own virtual duet with Yusuf on
132-573: Was "Überall auf der Welt", based on Va, pensiero from Giuseppe Verdi 's Nabucco . This he recorded in English as "We Believe in Tomorrow" and released it as a single in late 1972 - it topped the South African Charts in early 1973. He went on to score 5 platinum records and 35 gold records over the course of his career. In 1978, he issued an English language disc . In the 1980s, he worked as
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#1732852715015144-521: Was in many of his compositions which included five sonatas ; a set of variations , two performers and one instrument, and a sonata for two pianos. The first published sonata or duet was in 1777. In Renaissance music , a duet specifically intended as a teaching tool, to be performed by teacher and student, was called a bicinium ( see Étude ). Duets have always been a part of the structure of operas . Early 16th-century operas such as L'Orfeo and L'incoronazione di Poppea involve duets throughout
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