Duets: two voices, shared lines, and musical conversation
A duet has room for two distinct musical points of view. The singers may trade lines, meet in harmony, or move together only at the emotional peak. That relationship is what makes a duet feel different from a solo with a second voice added late.
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Give each voice a role
A low voice can hold the grounded line while a higher voice answers, or both singers can trade the lead from verse to verse. Keep the ranges separate enough that listeners can follow who is speaking. When the voices join, reserve the closest harmony for the phrase that deserves agreement.
Use contrast as structure
Call-and-response makes an immediate entrance; parallel lines make a shared promise; a brief unison can sound intimate before the parts split again. Duets can be romantic, argumentative, friendly, or theatrical. Let the lyric decide whether the singers finish one another’s thought or pull in opposite directions.