guitar duets

Two-player string pieces

Guitar duets are musical pieces written for two guitars, or performances by two guitarists playing together.

The form spans classical repertoire, flamenco, and popular music.

Players may share melodic duties equally or divide into lead and accompaniment roles: They performed a series of baroque guitar duets.

The term also describes albums or concerts featuring two guitarists.

Related

harmony · strings · fretboard · melody · counterpoint · call and response · nylon · tablature · sight reading · arpeggios · flamenco · picking · chords · ensemble · accompaniment · two-part · interplay · resonance

Opposites
number of performers

guitar duetsguitar solos

Extended melodic instrumental features

solo guitar · solo performances · guitar ensemble · one-man band · solo recital

ensemble size/type

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Complete instrumental performing group

symphony orchestra · big band · chamber orchestra · marching band · one-man band

instrumentation

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Compositions for two keyboardists

vocal duets

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G