String Orchestra - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1264956
By Andrew R. Guarrine. By Folk Song- Early 1820's-1830's. Arranged by Andrew R. Guarrine. 19th Century,Contest,Country,Festival,Folk. Score and Parts. 19 pages. GuarrineMusic #857586. Published by GuarrineMusic (A0.1264956).
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This song referring to fashionable dress coat is from the 1820’s and is generally attributed to George Washington Dixon but no one really knows. This adaption/arrangement is for string orchestra and optional piano. Written in the key of G and is in cut-time, it uses slurs, ties, hooked bows, quarter, half, dotted-half and whole notes. Bowings are marked including bow lifts. Fingerings include: L2 in violin 1, L1 in violin 2, H3 and C/D double stop in viola, 2 in the celli and bass. Cello have a nice counter-melody and the bass plays pizzicato throughout. Great piece for contest. Suggested grade: 2Â