Federation Duos

Teachers keep coming back to Alexander Borodin's Polovetsian Dances and Georges Bizet's Carmen: A Concert Suite, both Early Advanced to Advanced pieces that pair musical substance with strong appeal for two-piano students. Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride holds steady as a seasonal favorite, while Sergei Rachmaninoff's Eighteenth Variation from Rapsodie on a Theme of Paganini showcases the collection's strength in lyric, pianistic writing. Bach's St. Matthew Passion Suite rounds out the rotation of widely adopted titles across all teaching contexts.

Richard Simm's 13 arrangements in this collection bring orchestral scope to the two-piano format. His Carmen: A Concert Suite remains among the most adopted titles here, proving his skill at preserving dramatic impact and ensemble color in duo writing.

Martha Mier has built a reputation as one of today's most widely taught educational composers. Her background in the Jazz, Rags & Blues series and Romantic Impressions series informs her duo writing, bringing accessible yet substantial material to the two-piano classroom. Gypsy Celebration showcases her gift for rhythmic energy and color.

Beatrice A. Miller grew up in a household steeped in hymn and church music through her father's work as a pastor and choir director. That foundation shaped her affinity for religious music, which appears throughout her duo catalog. The Lone Nightingale reflects her lyrical approach and deep connection to sacred repertoire.

Randall Hartsell's composing voice draws from literature and life story. A North Carolina native who practiced piano daily at his aunt and uncle's house before his family owned an instrument, Hartsell channels that persistence into a lyrical style that reaches students at all levels. His pieces often emerge from the literature he studied, bridging musical and textual worlds.