Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Percussion, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Wood Block - Grade 2 SKU: CF.YAS113
Arranged by Virginia Croft. SWS FS. Young String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+8+5+2+5+5+3+1+8 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YAS113. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YAS113). ISBN 9780825889547. UPC: 798408089542. 8.5 x 11 inches. Key: D major.
You will hear the clicking of horse hooves and the sounds of the old west in this setting of a standard American folk song. Virginia Croft draws from her experience as a longtime music educator to write pleasing arrangements of popular folk songs like this one. She has a knack for bringing out the true beauty of the song in an authentic way. All sections of the orchestra get a chance to shine in Red River Valley.
This is one of those love songs which traveled west with the pioneers, and thus the Bright Mohawk Valley of New York State became the Red River Valley. Attention to the unrelenting rhythm of the horses’ hooves (and the suggested sound effects which complement this) will bring this beautiful, poignant melody to life for both your performers and your audiences. NB: This tune, played and sung up-tempo, is also used as a well-known square dance.
About Carl Fischer Young String Orchestra Series
This series of Grade 2/Grade 2.5 pieces is designed for second and third year ensembles. The pieces in this series are characterized by:
--Occasionally extending to third position
--Keys carefully considered for appropriate difficulty
--Addition of separate 2nd violin and viola parts
--Viola T.C. part included
--Increase in independence of parts over beginning levels
