This edition of violin and violoncello duets follows closely my publication of the same Greek folk pieces for classical guitar. The arrangements for guitar solo were written in two-part counterpoint and followed the strophic form of the folk songs involved. The melodic transcriptions of the folk melodies were not based in any particular performance, also avoiding the elaborate in many cases instrumental introductions associated with these songs. Thus, only the vocal melodies in a general recognizable version were presented. This new presentation for instrumental duets will stay with this generalised melodic version (without exploiting the instrumental introductions), but the form from strophic will become ternary (ABA). In the middle section the main melody will be played in the lower voice and the original guitar contrapuntal voice will be used in the upper voice if by chance it includes invertible counterpoint, otherwise new material will be added to fit the rules but also the intended harmony. The total collection is centred more on the music from mainland Greece and less in that from the Islands. The three dance rhythms of Kalamatianos (7/8), Tsamikos (3/4), and Syrtos Balos (2/4) are predominant in the whole first collection.

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CONTENTS 242 ΤΑ ΜΑΤΑΚΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΤΑ ΜΑΥΡΑ (Your Little Black Eyes) 243 ΤΑ ΜΑΤΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΥ (Demos' Eyes) 244 ΤΑ ΠΗΡΑΝΕ ΤΑ ΠΡΟΒΑΤΑ (They Took Away The Sheep) 245 ΤΖΑΝΕ ΠΟΤΑΜΕ (My Young River) 246 ΤΗΝ ΑΓΑΠΗ ΜΟΥ (About My Love) 247 ΤΗΣ ΑΡΤΑΣ ΤΟ ΓΙΟΦΥΡΙ (The Bridge Of Arta) 248 ΤΗΣ ΓΑΛΑΝΗΣ ΤΟ ΦΟΡΕΜΑ (The Gown of the Blue Eyed Lady) 249 ΤΗΣ ΕΛΗΑΣ ΤΑ ΦΥΛΛΑΡΑΚΙΑ (The Leaves Of The Olive Tree) 250 ΤΗΣ ΝΥΦΗΣ (Of The Bride) 251 ΤΗΣ ΣΑΝΤΑΚΛΙΔΑΣ (Cradle Song) 252 ΤΙ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΤΑ ΜΑΤΑΚΙΑ ΣΟΥ 1 (What is the Matter with Your Eyes 1) 253 ΤΙ ΕΧΟΥΝ ΤΑ ΜΑΤΑΚΙΑ ΣΟΥ 2 (what is wrong with your little eyes 2) 254 ΤΟ ΑΗΔΟΝΑΚΙ ΤΟ ΜΙΚΡΟ (The Little Nightingale) 255 ΤΟ ΛΕΝ' ΟΙ ΚΟΥΚΟΙ (The Cuckoo Birds Are Saying It) 256 ΤΟΥ ΚΙΤΣΟΥ Η ΜΑΝΑ (Kitsos' Mother) 257 ΒΑΡΚΟΥΛΑ ΤΟΥ ΨΑΡΑ (Fisherman's Boat)