New River Train

Description

Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Piano — I'm Riding That New River Trainxa0is one of a number of American folk songs that have been used by children as "counting songs," having numerous verses. This particular piece also lends itself well to portray its own musical description, as it has been arranged here.Young string players seems to enjoy numbers which utilize much "bow energy," and this one certainly fits that category. Yet it also requires careful listening across the ensemble to assure the rhythmic accuracy, which will allow the simple syncopated patterns to fall exactly into the lower eighth-note pattern.Care must also be taken after m. 29 that the melody line in the lower voices is not overshadowed by the higher pitches.