Violin Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1017141 Composed by James F. Babcock. Contemporary. 7 pages. James Babcock #6065417. Published by James Babcock (A0.1017141). For violin with piano accompaniment 7 pgs Like Shenandoah and Red River Valley, this simple bittersweet melody evokes America’s rural past with an emotional remembrance of regret and yearning. Written on a past Memorial Day, its cover offers this interpretation: It is 1861. A young farm boy, called to war, waltzes with his girl for the last time. The slow tune calls to mind a warm summer night’s barn dance, a sweet romance, and a sad farewell forever. Separate versions for cello (SO.876817) and solo piano (SO.876485) are also available on SMP. It is included among the four pieces in A Scotch-Irish Suite, which is also available on SMP (SO.876851). Your compositions are charming and melodic, useful both for training and performance.-Thomas Lindsay, former concertmaster, Virginia Beach Symphony and New Jersey Pops.
