12 Celebrated Duets – Saint-Jacome (music) [digital download]

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(Sheet Music) [Digital Download version]  FREE DOWNLOAD FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY

To mark the release of The Dynamic Duo album (audio) from John Wallace and John Miller, we are delighted to provide you with a free downloadable PDF of the Saint-Jacome duets included on the recording.  This is a facsimile of an original copy held in John Wallace’s personal library, and an additional errata page has been added by the ‘two Johns’, compiled during the recording project.

Programme Notes

by Sandy Coffin

Louis-Antoine Saint-Jacome was born in Paris on 13 May 1830, and studied trumpet with François Dauverné at the Paris Conservatoire. He earned a 2me Prix in 1856 and a 1er Prix in 1858. He served as a cornetist and conductor with the musique militaire of the Garde nationale, and was a prominent cornet soloist in Paris (as well as performing on the flageolet and violin). He moved to London around 1869, where he continued performing, composing and conducting. Many of his works were published by Lafleur & Sons, including his original Grand Method, first published in 1870 as part of their ‘Alliance Musicale’ series.

These Celebrated Duets are recorded on the 2025 album release The Dynamic Duo by John Wallace and John Miller and performed as found in Book Three of an original copy of the first edition of the New & Modern Grand Method for the Cornet à Pistons (1879). The method is divided into three books of progressive difficulty. Book One addresses the fundamentals of music reading and cornet playing. It includes simple duets. Book Two contains ‘duos concertantes’ that offer challenging melodic material that include different metres and musical concepts. Some of these are in fact from the Bellon Duo Concertans, op. 17, although not attributed as such. The Celebrated Duets, then, are the culmination of a series of progressively challenging duets addressing a variety of musical concepts and styles throughout the three volumes. This section of the method focuses on providing substantial material for advanced students to develop their capacity for musicality as well as addressing the fundamentals of ensemble playing. They are extremely satisfying to play.

12 Celebrated Duets from New & Modern Grand Method for the Cornet à Pistons (1879)
Louis-Antoine Saint-Jacome (1830 – 1898) 

Comprising:

• No. 1 Allegretto
• No. 2 Alla breve
• No. 3 Moderato
• No. 4 Allegro Moderato
• No. 5 Andante – Minuetto (Vivace) – Trio (Sostenuto) – Minuetto
• No. 6 Fugato
• No. 7 Lento Cantabile Grazioso – Polacca – Minore – Polacca 
• No. 8 Allegro Moderato
• No. 9 Poco Adagio – Allegretto leggiero
• No. 10 Moderato ma non troppo
• No. 11 Andante – Variation 1 (un poco più vivo) – Var.2 (animato) – Var.3 (triplets) – Var.4 (semiquavers) – Var. 5 (minoré/più lento) – cadenza ad libitum – Andante tempo primo
• No.12 Moderato leggiero e grazioso – Lento – Scherzando – RONDO Scherzando