SKU: GI.G-10805
Composed by John M.
Feierabend. First Steps
in Music. Music
Education. GIA
Publications #10805.
Published by GIA
Publications
(GI.G-10805).
“Youâ€
™ll come
a-waltzing†with
this lively Australian
folk song, part of a
series of captivating
picture books based on
beloved songtales
collected by John M.
Feierabend. Chock-full of
whimsical Australian
vocabulary, Waltzing
Matilda depicts the
rugged adventures of a
traveling worker
(“swagmanâ€)
as he journeys across the
Australian countryside,
encountering both good
fortune and trouble along
the way. Adriana
Wimler’s colorful
illustrations capture the
natural beauty of the
Australian landscape and
feature several
indigenous Australian
animals. See if you can
spot them all! Like the
other folk song picture
books in the
series, Waltzing
Matilda includes a
description of the song
and its history, the
music notation, and a
link to a free MP3
download of the song,
sung by Jill Trinka. John
M. Feierabend, PhD, has
spent decades compiling
songs and rhymes from the
memories of the American
people in hopes that
these treasures will be
preserved for future
generations. He is a
leading authority on
child development in
music and movement and
served as Professor and
Chair of the Music
Education Department of
the Hartt School of the
University of Hartford.
Adriana Wimler grew up in
Durham, Connecticut,
where her love of animals
and nature inspired her
to create. As a Hartford
Art School graduate, she
hopes to continue
painting and drawing
while pursuing a career
as a tattoo artist. The
song may be downloaded
here: FREE MP3 Download -
Full Performance MP3
download instructions:
Windows users right click
on the link. Mac users
hold down the Control key
as you click the link.
Then select either Save
Link As... or Save Target
As... and choose the
location you would like
to save the file on your
computer.
Waltzing Matilda Waltz
