World Songs for Solo Instruments and Strings is the newest in a series of publications by internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin, long known for his commitment to music education. These easy to intermediate folk songsettings for flexibie solo (violin, flute or clarinet*) with youth orchestra accompaniment are a wonderful set of pieces for your concert catalog - and with 25 minutes of concert programming they're also a great value! Add flairto your performance with the optional percussion parts. Includes: · *When Johnny Comes Marching Home (features all three solo instruments) · Volga Boatmen's Song · Danny Boy · Dance of the Cockroach · Funiculì, Funicul ·*Simple Grace (setting of Simple Gifts and Amazing Grace for solo piano with strings) · O Waly, Waly (The Water Is Wide) · Frère Jacques · Ich hab die Nacht Geträumet (I Dreamed This Night) · Home on the Range