Name: Song Of The Volga Boatmen (arr. Peet du Toit) by Mladen Franko Brass Ensemble Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Peet du Toit
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Song Of The Volga Boatmen (arr. Peet du Toit)
by Mladen Franko Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Song Of The Volga Boatmen (arr. Peet du Toit)

Artist Mladen Franko

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Peet du Toit

Composer Mladen Franko

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 10

Arrangement Brass Ensemble

Publisher Peet du Toit

Level 2

Product ID 1806982

Genre Traditional Folk

Instruments Trombone Trumpet Tuba

Performance Group Brass Quintet

Product Description

The "Song of the Volga Boatmen" (known in Russian as Эй, ухнем! [Ey, ukhnyem!, "Yo, heave-ho!"], after the refrain) is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev and published in his book of folk songs in 1866. It was sung by burlaks, or barge-haulers, on the Volga River. Balakirev published it with only one verse (the first). The other two verses were added at a later date. Ilya Repin's famous painting Barge Haulers on the Volga depicts such burlaks in Tsarist Russia toiling along the Volga.

After my first attempt some years ago, I wanted to improve on it. That arrangement was functional and easy (tuba solo). I know of quite a number of brass quintets having performed it.

In this arrangement there is more sparks and each instrument has a go at the melody.

Enjoy!

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