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Hi! My son's Performing Arts School invites their graduating students to participate in an end of the year showcase. He and his friend have been piano majors. I would say they are intermediate to early advanced. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for a duet that would appeal to a middle school audience. They can also make it a little humerous. One thought I had was the Maple Leaf Rag but I am far from being familar with what is available. Thanks for any ideas.
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Gottschalk's arrangement of the William Tell Overture might go over well.
Chabrier's Cortege Burlesque is campy humor. I can imagine Charlie Chaplin performing to it.
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Scaramouche is a 2-piano piece, not a duet.
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Scaramouche is a 2-piano piece, not a duet. Right. You need two pianos. Not a duet, but it is a great piece for that level.
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I'm getting done with a couple of videos showing my new 7-movement duets (4 hands of course)... Can you hold on for an extra day or two? I can promise you that it won't disappoint anyone and it's right up that level!
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The Dvorak Slavonic Dances, (two sets: Op 46, 8 dances; Op 72, 8 dances) are fun to play and some would certainly please the audience in question.
Also, check out the four-hand version of Moszkowski's Spanish Dances, Op 12. They are also fun to play and would also be appropriate for your target audience.
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Check out the last two volumes of the Celebrated Piano Duets by Robert Vandall.
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Fauré's Dolly Suite and Debussy's Petite Suite are both melodious, charming, humorous and sweet. Even flashy occasionally. I'd think the opening piece of either would get the audience smiling benignly immediately... 
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I wrote an arrangement of the Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues that may be appropriate. You can see sample pages at my website if you want to check the difficulty level: Winnsboro Duet
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