This brief duet (4:45) offers just the right challenge for intermediate players. Based on a very well known tune, audiences, always alert for the familiar within the unfamiliar, will undoubtedly appreciate this set of variations, which runs the affective gamut -- hence, "diverse shades."
The composer has also composed 'A Greensleeves Fantasy' for alto recorder and piano, published in the UK by Peacock Press (PRM 009). (A link to a performance on YouTube is provided.)
Anthony St. Pierre (S) and Anne Massicotte (T) play on the recording furnished here.
Remarkable twists on a beloved old favorite, for Soprano and Tenor duo. Get ready for some fun mood swings and metrical games in this set of 4 variations plus a Reprise of the opening gambit with the parts swapped. A delight for intermediate players and up.