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This carol is often heard at the holidays with its Renaissance-like tune and simple harmony. Lloyd Conley's version for young strings brings interesting lines that work with the melody, changing dynam...

Here's a new version of the novelty song from the 1800s, featuring a clock player throughout. Lloyd's clever arrangement musically depicts the folklore behind this song, which is provided in the progr...

Carefully written for developing players, this traditional folk tune offers the opportunity to teach several rhythmic combinations of quarter and half notes and rests. A solid grade 1 teaching piece.

This popular folk song Chiapanecas (Mexican Hat Dance) is the centerpiece of this energetic and festive work that adds a new approach to the familiar tune. Use your imagination to present and stage th...

This medley of folk songs came from a recent trip to Russia by arranger Jamin Hoffman. Katyusha, Moscow Evenings, and Kalinka are all rich in tradition, each with a distinctive taste of the land that...

The Laendler (an 18th-century German folk dance) was a popular style among classical composers, who even incorporated them into large symphonic works. Here is a very easy and enjoyable work by Beethov...

Respected writer and educator Lloyd Conley brings us a new teaching piece for beginners. Combining several American folk and fiddle favorites, Lloyd has carefully crafted a fun and performable medley...

Two lively Irish/Celtic jigs, one in major and one in modal/minor, are skillfully scored for developing groups in this delightful medley for strings. The tuneful folk melodies are ideal for introducin...

The traditional American folk and bluegrass favorite Angelina Baker is cleverly arranged in an Irish dance style for strings. Great fiddle style melodies accompanied by drone harmony make it fun to te...

In the spirit of Early American folk tunes, here is an original work for strings that is spirited and fun to play. Another John Moss creation that will appeal to directors who seek well-crafted music...

Folk favorite in a version that features each section. Artist Level Dur: 1:25

A low string feature! John Moss has provided a work that will bring those underexposed players to the forefront with his skillful treatment of this favorite folk song.

Beautiful rendition of the beloved American song. Artist Level Dur: 2:00

Three song classics that pay tribute to American women during our country's formative years are combined into this delightful folk medley that plays beautifully with string ensemble. As you'd expect f...

Veteran arranger Lloyd Conley has arranged this beloved folk ballad in a new setting that is ideal for teaching lyrical style, including sections to feature the low strings, all accompanied by a gentl...

This clever movement is taken from incidental music written for a satirical stage work. Composed early in Williams' career, it reflects his skill with folk-style melodies and orchestration refined by...

This arrangement of two songs from western Africa -- "Ise Oluwa" from Nigeria and "Banuwa" from Liberia -- has everything a teacher could hope for in a concert selection: variety, excitement, and simp...

Your students will love playing this well-crafted setting of the traditional Welsh folk song. Written in AABA form in 3/4 time, the tempo is lively (quarter note = 92) and all parts have an interestin...

Take the age-old favorite Turkey In The Straw, mix it with a boogie bass line and add some easy fiddle techniques, and you have the winning recipe for this guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Thanks to Frank's...

Based on the classic fiddle tune Goin to Boston, this is a great hoedown number for strings. It comes complete with several special techniques including bluesy note slides, shuffle bowings, hand slaps...

With its rich, fully-bowed lyrical passages and contrasting pizzicato, "koto-like" textures, this original with a sophisticated sound is a great tool for teaching bowing technique that audiences will...

The arranger has taken this lively melody and added easy fiddle-style touches, a pinch of pizzicato, some simple double stops, open string ostinatos and fun-loving bass lines to create a winner that p...

This beautiful setting in G of the great Scottish tune encourages first-year students to play with good expression, intonation, balance and blend. The shortest note value is a quarter note, and the so...

Driving grooves and asymmetrical melodic patterns break and turn to spin a festive, celebratory string dance in the Indian style that's all the rage! This piece takes advantage of every possible mediu...