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When Mozart was young, he and his sister Marianne played a duet of his composition at a London concert in 1765. The four-hand, described as a duet, was in many of his compositions which included five sonatas; a set of variations, two performers and one instrument, and a sonata for two pianos. The first published sonata or duet was in 1777.[2]
In Renaissance music, a duet specifically intended as a teaching tool, to be performed by teacher and student, was called a bicinium (see Étude)
Famous pop duets[edit]
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" - Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams, and with roles reversed, Red Skelton and Betty Garrett, 1948
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" – Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, 1950
"I Got You Babe" – Sonny & Cher, 1965
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, 1967
"Jackson" – Johnny Cash and June Carter, 1967
"Somethin' Stupid" – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra, 1967
"Waters of March" – Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1972
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – Elton John and Kiki Dee, 1976
"You're The One That I Want" – John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, 1978
"Dead Ringer for Love" – Meat Loaf and Cher, 1981
"Endless Love" – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, 1981
"Under Pressure" – Queen and David Bowie, 1981
"Up Where We Belong" – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes, 1982
"Ebony and Ivory" – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder, 1982
"Islands in the Stream" – Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, 1983
"Don't Give Up" – Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel, 1985
"Always" - Atlantic Starr, 1987
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, 1987
"One Sweet Day" – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, 1995
"Scream" – Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, 1995
"It's Your Love" – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, 1997
"Tell Him" – Barbra Streisand and Celine Dion, 1997
"I'm Your Angel" – R. Kelly and Celine Dion, 1998
"When You Believe" – Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey, 1998
"Where You Are" – Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, 2000
"I Belong to You (Il ritmo della passione)" – Eros Ramazzotti and Anastacia, 2006
"Beautiful Liar" – Beyoncé and Shakira, 2007
"No Estamos Solos" – Eros Ramazzotti and Ricky Martin, 2007
"Ta Voix (The Calling)" – Jennifer Paige and Lââm, 2008
"Empire State of Mind" – Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, 2009
"Limpido" – Laura Pausini and Kylie Minogue, 2013
"Hurt You" – Toni Braxton and Babyface, 2014
"Bad Things" - Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello, 2016