Folk Fiddle Arrangements

Arrangements for Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass, and Piano

Each movement sold separately for $35 each. To order arrangements without a Buy Now option, please contact Cristina directly (email: cristina.seaborn7@gmail.com; phone 320-654-9048). Thank you.

Brown County Breakdown (8-12th grade)
Brown County Breakdown - Cuckoo's Nest - Bonaparte's Retreat fiddle tunes with each instrument featured on melody, includes piano. Tunes are played in twin and triple fiddle harmony with a strong backbeat. Performed by 7th & 8th graders in the Rapid City Strings in Concert, Rushmore Civic Center Auditorium, March 1997

Brown County Breakdown
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Cajun Fiddle Medley (7-9th grade)
Happy One Step - Tourne Tourne - Jole Blond includes washboard, triangle, accordion (or piano). Has some tricky Cajun bowings and accents.

Cajun Fiddle Medley
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Celtic Juggernaut (8-12th grade)
Star of the County Down - Highlands - The Rakes of Kildare - The Wise Maid - Gravel Walk Celtic fiddle tunes with each instrument featured on melody. Each tune is more challenging, the first 3 intermediate level, last 2 advanced. The medley can be stopped after the 3rd tune for the Celtic Juggernaut Junior. Includes piano. Optional bodhran (Irish drum) before Wise Maid. Performed by 7th & 8th graders in the Rapid City Strings in Concert, Rushmore Civic Center Auditorium, March 1998

Celtic Juggernaut jr
(traditional Celtic music - Star of the County Down, Highlands, The Rakes of Kildare)
Performed by Spiritoso Strings (6th - 8th grade) Kimberly Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, December 1998

Seaborn Fiddle Medley (8-12th grade)
(traditional fiddle tunes - Brown County Breakdown, Cuckoo's Nest, Aaron Copland's Rodeo)
Old Joe Clark - Dixie Breakdown, Arkansas Traveler - June Apple - Fire on the Mountain Featuring all instruments on melody, June Apple is a triple fiddle breakdown for 2 violins and 1 viola. Ending with Fire on the Mountain, adding line dancers makes for an impressive concert. Performed by 7th & 8th graders in the Rapid City Strings in Concert, Rushmore Civic Center Auditorium, March 1995 Performed by the Black Hills Symphony and Kenny Putnam 1996

Seaborn Fiddle Medley
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How Swede it Is (9-12th grade)
(each movement sold separately)
A minor Polska from Hultkläppen Källnaschottis Anders Vals (trio for harp, violin, viola) Double Bass Bride's Polska Polka from Klös

Commissioned by Dave Klein November 2003 for the Kearney High School Orchestra. Selected orchestra at Nebraska Orchestra Teachers Conference Lincoln, Nebraska

This suite has challenging parts for the cello in movements 1,2,4, with a sweet trio for harp violin and viola in the middle. The final polka is lively with 3rd position work for the violins, and the octave E harmonic.

Scandinavian Fiddle Suite Alfred Publishing (6-8th grade)
Appelbo Ganglat, Lannaville Schottis, Gardeby Laten


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