SKU: LV.16443

Arkansas Traveler. By Mose Case. Published [n.d.] by J.R. Blodgett, 209 Main St. in Buffalo. Composition of Arkansas Traveler played repeatedly, alternating with spoken dialogue with piano instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Log cabins, Fences, Violins, Travel, Storytelling, Conversation, Musicians, Etiquette.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

SKU: A0.899038

The Arkansas Traveler was the state song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963; it has been the state historical song since 1987. The music was composed in the 19th century by Colonel Sanford C. 'Sandy' Faulkner (1806–1874); the current official lyrics were written by a committee in 1947 in preparation for its naming as the state song. This set of the theme and variations is useful for both teaching and concert performance. There are a variety of rhythms and bowing techniques, and any section beyond the capabilities of the student may be omitted. .

SKU: XM.50255149

ISBN 9781682968222. 9 x 12 inches.

Arkansas Otter is a hornpipe imitative of the graceful swim moves of an otter. The bowing challenges aren't onerous but will be your principal focus. You might even recognize a familiar fiddle tune.

SKU: A0.806446

Awaken your inner fiddler with this toe-tapping arrangement of Arkansas Traveler for solo viola! Enjoy playing the energetic, pulsing rhythms that make folk music universally understood and loved. Exuberant and joyful, this piece will bring new energy to your viola sessions!

This solo viola fiddle arrangement uses first and third positions and is at an intermediate level.

2 pages CHPD157
tune by S. Faulkner
arranged by Myanna Harvey

SKU: A0.560568

This is an arrangement of the folk song Arkansas Traveler for easy piano. It is arranged in the key of C and only uses the I, IV, and V chords in the left hand. Learn more about Samuel Stokes at http://www.SamuelStokesMusic.com.

SKU: A0.1277730

A fun and easy arrangement of the familiar Arkansas Traveler folksong, for piano trio (violin, cello, piano). The violin and cello take turns with the melody and countermelodies while the piano has a simple staccato chordal accompaniment. An accessible and interesting arrangement for amateur/professional use.

SKU: A0.929246

This is a really fun medley of three old-time hoedown or square dance tunes.  This arrangement includes The Arkansas Traveler, Ragtime Annie, and Devil's Dream.  There is melody for all the strings (bass melody would play the cello part), and a bass line.  Chords are over the solo parts so that any guitar, banjo, mandolin, or any instrument that can play chords can accompany.  Add the bass line and you have yourself an old-timey string band.
  Have fun!

SKU: LV.6588

The Arkansas Traveller. A Western Refrain with Introduction and Easy Variations. Composed by William Iucho. Published 1851 by Firth, Pond & Co. in New York. Composition of theme and variation with piano instrumentation.

About The Lester S. Levy Collection

The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.

WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.