String Kids Orchestra: March 2013

Friday 8 March 2013

Grieg: Kom, bukken til gutten (Early Summer Song)

Edvard Grieg wrote several songs to poems by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. "Kom, bukken til gutten" is one of the most popular ones, here in a version for youth string orchestra. The harmonies and chromatic lines give this unpretentious little tune an unmistakeably Griegian sophistication!

Note that the Viola and Cello 1 parts in this arrangement are interchangeable.

About String Kids Orchestra

I started this blog in 2012 because I wanted to share the music I have written for my pupils with other string teachers and children/youth orchestra conductors.

The pieces available on the site are either my arrangements of music in the public domain, or my own compositions. They were mostly written for small orchestras, but are equally suitable for chamber groups. The Junior pieces are intended for the age group 6–11, and the Youth pieces for pupils of 12 and older.

Feel free to use the music for any non-commercial purpose. I would appreciate it if you cited this site as your source, and of course I would love to hear your thoughts on and your experiences with the pieces!

Enjoy the music!

Elin

P.S.

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P.P.S.

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