Variations on a Folksong (The Milk Maid)

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Variations on a Folksong, by Emilio Javier, is for flute and pedal harp. It is based on the Appalachian folk song “The Milkmaid” and explores the theme through techniques like retrograde and inversion. With contrasting sections in 4/4 and 3/4, it offers a balance of fast, spirited variations and slow, expressive variations, concluding with a joyous end.

This piece is available as a PDF download in the following combinations:

• Complete Set: $15.00
  (Includes score and all parts.)
• Score only: $7.00
• Harp only: $6.00
• Flute only: $5.00

Pages to print: score is 5 pgs.; parts are 2–3 pgs.

Duration: 4:00