Description

Music: Traditional Folk Songs
Arranger: Andrew H. Dabczynski
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: String Orchestra
Level: 1.5
16th Suite is a set of three contrasting folk tunes that introduce common 16th-note patterns to beginning students. This concert etude allows students to practice each pattern in different contexts: melodies, accompaniments, and a variety of simple meters and keys. Whether performed as a suite or as individual movements, 16th Suite will enhance any concert program while developing essential skills.
Duration: 5:40
Movements:
I. Sailor’s Shanty
II. Streets of Laredo
III. Skip to My Lou