| Composer | Traditional Russian |
|---|---|
| Difficulty | Quite Easy |
| Format | Score and Parts(download) |
| Publisher | Stringbin |
| Arranger | Robin Wedderburn |
| Instruments | violin, violin, viola, cello and double bass |
The arrangement gives all sections something significant to contribute and offers scope for expressive, imaginative playing.
We are by the Volga river on a cold, damp, foggy day. A team of men is laboriously trudging along the towpath, pulling together on ropes, dragging a heavy river barge. They sing as they go, in time with their steady footfall. This is their lot, to which they're resigned and in which they are proud..
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Folksongs of Russia