Strings & Threads Suite (violin part – adapted for vln and pno)

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Piano,Violin – Level 4 – Digital Download SKU: A0.861796 Composed by Mark O’Connor. 20th Century,Contemporary,Folk. 20 pages. Mark O’Connor Musik International #6201859. Published by Mark O’Connor Musik International (A0.861796). Strings & Threads Suite (adapted for violin and piano) MO133BViolin Part (piano score available)Music by Mark O’Connor16 pages – 15:00 minutes in length I. Fair Dancer Reel – p. 1II. Sailor’s Jig – p. 3III. Captain’s Jig – p. 3IV. Off To Sea – p. 4V. Pilgim’s Waltz – p. 5VI. Road To Appalachia – p. 5VII. Shine On – p. 7VIII. Cotton Pickin’ Blues – p. 8IX. Pickin’ Parlor Rag – p. 9X. Queen Of The Cumberland – p. 10XI. Texas Dance Hall Blues – p. 11XII. Swing 11:11 – p. 13XIII. Sweet Suzanne – p. 15 Strings & Threads Suite adapted for violin and piano is a piece comprising thirteen tunes composed by Mark O’Connor. In 1986, the Tennessee Dance Theater commissioned the “Suite” to be performed at Nashville’s Summer Lights Festival. A few years later Edgar Meyer provided the beautiful string orchestra arrangement on which O’Connor’s piano reduction was based. The individual tunes are in various folk styles appearing in a chronological order O’Connor says, not only represents the evolution of American folk music, but also mirrors his own family’s migration from Ireland and Holland to America. It traces the family’s route through the thirteen colonies initially, and then eventually West during WWI nearly 300 hundred years later. O’Connor wrote the pieces in a manner and style he felt his family could have heard along the way. The “Suite” begins with Irish music, perhaps similar to the music O’Connor’s family brought with them. Then in a thoughtful progression, he reveals music they must have encountered living in early America. “Strings & Threads” musically describes how folk music styles hundreds of years apart are interconnected – possessing a common thread – from an Irish reel to jazz. The music is suited for advanced and intermediate levels but portions of the piece can be appropriate for beginners. Original music printed from the composer’s manuscripts.Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O’Connorusing “Finale” on Apple Macintosh 1986 Composed By Mark O’ConnorStrings & Threads Suite (violin and string orchestra version) can be heard on “American Seasons” Sony Classical Mark O’Connor – violinCatalogue Number MO133BCopyright © 1986 by Mark O’Connor Music InternationalFor more information on violinist and composer Mark O’Connor, O’Connor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visitwww.markoconnor.com For information on the “O’Connor Method” – instructional book series for violin, viola, cello and school string orchestra programs:www.oconnormethod.com  This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard’s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of popular titles and original compositions from a variety of voices and backgrounds. The length, difficulty, and retail pricing are determined solely by the discretion of the person who arranged or composed it.About Digital DownloadsDigital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music, you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and you don’t have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).