Page18 #14, Allegretto

Selected Duets for Trumpet, Page 18 Number 14, Allegretto, performed by David Summer. Here is another duet that changes time signature midway through the piece. This time the composer is Walrad Guericke and the duet is probably from his collection of duets for two recorders. The 2/4 section of the duet is written in a style that is in marked contrast to the first section (in 3/4). The 2/4 section has a jagged sound that is amplified by the use of an ascending grace note in the first and third measures as well as several measures of staccato eight notes. The metronome setting for this performance is quarter note = 100.