Carrie Lane Gruselle

For directors on a budget, we are pleased to offer this exciting collection of four pieces at one low price that work well as a full concert program. The set contains pieces in a variety of styles inc...

The "Skye Boat Song" is one of the best known of all Scottish folk songs. In this rich treatment by Carrie Lane Gruselle, school orchestras can experience this great melody from the Celtic folk tradit...

This popular Southern folk song includes a few "blue notes" and is great fun for young string players. A variety of bowing patterns are explored and developed in this excellent arrangement by Carrie L...

This standard American folk song becomes great fun in the hands of highly creative arranger Carrie Lane Gruselle. All sections have interesting parts in this often "bly" arrangement. Your students wil...

Each section will enjoy a turn playing the lively melody in this fun and spirited arrangement from one of today's master writers for young orchestra, Carrie Lane Gruselle. "Kid tested" by the arranger...

Little Liza Jane and "Dance Josey" are American folk tunes abounding with energy and vitality. In this arrangement, these companion songs give young string players an opportunity to develop pizzicato,...

You're sure to envision the infamous snake charmer when you play The Charming Snake. Shifting between D major and minor, this piece is a study in contrasting styles, between Classical in the major sec...

During the Civil War era, the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" was shared among slaves as a means to facilitate their escape to the North. The text of the song contained hidden messages about how the...

In this tribute to film music of the spy-movie genre, our Secret Agent 440 tries to keep a low profile while exploring chromatics, dynamics, double stops and diverse articulations. When things get too...

This traditional American lullaby has a simple, yet captivating melody. Set securely in the Aeolian mode (natural minor), its rainbow-like phrase begins with upward jumps, and then ends with relaxing...

In this arrangement of the fiddle tune 'Turkey in the Straw,' the turkey has dressed up and gone to the concert hall where its tune is heard in the style of Bach, Rossini, and Strauss, with a cameo ap...

Hop aboard as students learn about nineteenth-century American travelers who would jump aboard boxcars and journey to wherever their next destination leads. The sounds of the West abound in this light...

Students explore 6/8 meter and hooked bowing in this delightful arrangement of a Newfoundland folk song. Written in the exotic Dorian mode (E minor with a raised 6th scale degree), the tune is also in...

Light and cheerful, this charming arrangement of an English folk song stays in D major with low 2 fingerings only for violin 1. Independence of parts is challenged through varying textures including u...

The fun title is just a hint of the explosive nature of this rock piece based on a 12-bar blues form. An optional drum set part is included to give the piece even more energy. After a statement of the...

Unleash festive fun with William Noel Overture, a joyous mash-up from Carrie Lane Gruselle, who overlays a bunch of holiday classics on Rossini's famous William Tell Overture. It's a blast for audienc...

19th century England meets 1950s Cuba in this clever Latin-style arrangement of a traditional carol! Optional percussion create an authentic Latin sound as the orchestra celebrates the holidays in tru...