21 pieces for flexible ensembleCello String Time Starters 21 pieces for flexible ensemble Kathy and David Blackwell Just for Starters 2 1. Show time! 4 2. Sword dance 5 3. Let's playa rag 6 4, Midnight feast 7 5. Chicken ona fencepost 8 6. Mellow-D 9 7. Take your partners 10 & Daydream u 9. Take the D train 12 10. Three-legged race 13 11. Boogie 4 12. Time to tango 15 13. Let's rock! 16 14. Circus tricks 7 15. Ode to Joy 18 16. Skye boat song 19 17. Mary hada baby 20 18. Jingle, bells 21 19. Canoe song 2 20. Geforce blues 2B 21. Hush, little baby 24 Mlustrations by Martin Remphry Full performances and backing tracks for all pieces are available to download from the String Time Starters Companion Web: www.oup.co.uk/companion/stringtimestarters. MUSIC DEPARTMENT OXFORD “UNIVERSITY PRESSJust for Starters: warm ups Jamaican trad, 1. Hill and gully rider art. KB & DB FS Let's all play the D string,| | can play O! 1 can play DI 2 Aiken drum Scottish trad. arr. 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Left's play arag KB &DB Not too fast J=116 chant/stamp f Let's play a rag, let's play a rag, let's play a rag to - day! 2 arco ‘Osordunveity res 206 Photcopingo aang copyght mates LEGAL. 64. Midnight feast KB & DB Creepily J = 60 as Creeping round at mid - night just like a hun - gry beast, Look - ing for some food that - ‘ll n f make a mid -night feast. Choc -‘late cake and le - mon - ade P make a tast - y snack, Shh! 1 hear some foot - steps, pizz. time to tip - toe back! Tip - toe, ‘es unverity Pres 206 Phetoopyng ranging ts opi mae IKLEGALAmerican trad, arr. KB & DB. 2 n f Schick-en on a fence -post plays the 0 string, chick-en on a fence-post plays the A string, chick-en ona fence - post Fine plays the D string, four more As then D DD. D.C. al Fine n repeat ad lib. | RS : ‘© Cord Verity Pest 2016. Petoclg ex amanging th copy mal LEGAL 86. Mellow-D KB & DB Relaxed groove J = 96 4 Fa ral. ner nner res 206 Potoeapyng ranging cpg mates LEGAL,T. Take your partners KB & DB Lively hoe-down J = 100 [ f [ : i Sf ort Univers Pes 2016 Photocopying or aranging ti opyaht mae WLLL 10KB & DB Gently J = 108 4 2. rall. Slower 2 2 an ——. mp mp =p ‘conordunieriy ess 2016 Photocopying a araging this opyight mae LEGAL,9. Take the D train KB & DB Ist time: Slow J = 92 2nd time: Fast! J = 116 2 Ist time: gr Optional cello part Ist time: Slow J = 92 2nd time: Fast! J = 116 2 acoorpizz. mf ‘Ist time: gradually get faster “ ee ff z Give the effect of a train gradually gathering speed then travelling at a fast pace. ‘cer Une Pes 2016 Photacoyingoaaging ts opyight mat LEAL, 210. Three-leqged race KB & OB D.&al Fine e 2 2 f ‘Oxon UnventyPres 2016 Phoacopying orang hs copright mates LEGAL,TI. Boogie KB &DB Stompy J = 120 ‘ 16 7. al 2. o Pen ‘oor inet Pes 2016. Phtocapyng or aranging scopy ht mate LEGAL, 412. Time to tango KB & DB Fiery J = 108 (al 4 A cresc. ff 8 2nd time: tap the rhythm mp ‘Ofer Univer ee 2016 Phatcopying a aaing ths opi mal LEGALUp A of & 4s » 4, KB& % 4 ~ DB 13. Let's rock! rock beat J = 132 2 a2 > 2nd time to Coda ® 9 (whisper) A (shout) 1 Let's rock! mf” | f let's rockt (whisper) A (shout) 2 Let’s rock! = mf ————_ f Lets rock! 1 P mf 2 P 1s 1 se 2 z af DS al Coda cresc. f ® copa 2 nm = (shout) peresc. ff Lets rock n (shout) peresc. ff bes rock cnr Univers Pret 206 Potocooyng ranging copyight mate LEGAL 16KB & DB Lively J = 132 cresc. cresc. f 2 5 v pizz. © ord ner Pres 206 Photocopying ot aanging hs copnaht mater LLEGAL15. Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) arr. KB & DB 2 = cs cresc. f —— ff ‘€or Une Pes 2016 Prtecopying or aanging I copiaht mae sLLEGAL 1816. Skye boat song Scottish trad. arr. KB & DB Gently flowing J = 100 [a 4 ral, mp (all. and pause 2nd time only) ‘SOs univer Fes 26 Potcoping or eranging ths copyghtmatrl LEGAL,17. Mary had a baby American trad, arr. KB & DB =76 Relaxed J - by, a z = = Ma-ry had a ba - by, my Lord! Yes, - by Ma-ry had a ba Peo-ple keep a-com-in; and the |train done gone! cord Unvery Pes 2016 Phctcapylng ot aranging th copight mail LEGAL. 2018. Jingle, bells J, Pierpont (1822-93) arr. KB & DB Cheerfully J = 80 4 mf Jin - gle, bells, | jin - gle, bells, nf in a one-horse o - pen sleigh!__ Jin - gle, bells, | jin - gle, bells, | jin - gle all the |way; isto ride in a |one-horse o - pen |sleight ‘One eiy res 206 Photocopying or aranging ths copyigh mtr LEGAL, 219. Canoe song ay : ea Native American Indian song arr. KB & DB ly = Strongly J oe mf My pad - dies |keen and bright, [flash-ing with mf Fol-low the wild goose flight, dip, dip and _|swing. » [Al _ (stamp) (stamp, 1 fmf (stamp, 2 cresc. mf 2 stamp!) Bly stamp |My Pad-dle's |keen and bright, |flash-ing with | sil - ver. |Fol-low the 2 f ey 2 (stamp, stamp) 1 (: wild goose flight, |dip, dip and | swing. (stamp,|stamp) 2 ‘© Oder Unies Pres 2016 Pheecoping er aanging th copyright mater LEGAL, 220. G-foree blues KB & DB With a heavy beat J = 112 4 sub, pcresc. Sub, pcresc f—— ff ‘ses ney Fess 206 Protacopyng twang ths copy mel ls RLECAL71. Hush, little baby ‘American trad, arr. KB & DB. Gently flowing J = 72 repeat ad lib. rall. Slower > ren ‘nord Unies Pres 2016 Photocopying or arangng hi copmght mel LEGAL 24