Strings Around the World -- Folk Songs of Australia
Author | : |
Publisher | : Alfred Music Publishing |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0874877857 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780874877854 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Strings Around the World, is designed for the student string orchestra, string quartet, or violin group. The arrangements often take the tunes a step further than their original musical intention but they are not technically difficult. Titles are: Barn Dance (Australian Folk Song) * The Black Velvet Band (Australian Folk Song) * Botany Bay (Australian Folk Song) * Brisbane Ladies (Australian Folk Song) * Click Go the Shears (Australian Folk Song) * Jim Jones at Botany Bay (Australian Folk Song) * Kookaburra (Sinclair) * Along the Road to Gundagai (O'Hagan) * A Thousand Miles Away (Australian Folk Song) * Waltzing Matilda (Cowan).