Red River Valley

SKU: 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

SKU: XC.SAB2202E

9 x 6 inches.

Arranged for SAB voices, this treatment of Red River Valley features arching phrases and swelling dynamic moments within an accessible framework for beginning-intermediate ensembles. The original song has been traced back to the 1870 Red River Rebellion and is believed to have been the song of a Métis girl singing to a soldier who was leaving with the rest of his troop.

SKU: CF.YAS113F

ISBN 9780825889554. UPC: 798408089559. 8.5 x 11 inches.

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.

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

SKU: CL.024-4765-01

Red River Valley is one of the most beloved folk songs of the American west, and this setting for the Rising Band series puts it in the grasp of second year band students. The flowing melody is perfectly suited for teaching phrasing, tone, and balance, and the git ‘along backgrounds contrast while retaining the flavor of its cowboy heritage. An excellent lyrical selection for young bands.

SKU: FJ.FJH2133

ISBN 9781569398647. UPC: 674398227785. English.

This collection of seven intermediate/late intermediate level solos offers an assortment of colorful new arrangements, which include four NFMC selections from the 2011--- 2013 bulletin. Selections include: Red River Valley Rock; Let Us Break Bread Together; Cool Jazz Clementine; Just a Closer Walk with Thee; Careless Love; The Yellow Rose of Texas; and Poor Wayfaring Stranger.

SKU: CL.024-4765-00

Red River Valley is one of the most beloved folk songs of the American west, and this setting for the Rising Band series puts it in the grasp of second year band students. The flowing melody is perfectly suited for teaching phrasing, tone, and balance, and the git ‘along backgrounds contrast while retaining the flavor of its cowboy heritage. An excellent lyrical selection for young bands.