Product Description
This easy level arrangement of Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie is written for Violin, with chord symbols and full lyrics included in the score, making it ideal for beginner and early-intermediate players, teachers, and educational settings. The song is a Traditional American Cowboy Song (19th century), widely associated with Western folk and cowboy ballad traditions.
In this arrangement, the violin carries the complete main melody entirely in first position, using simple rhythms and stepwise melodic motion that support intonation, bow control, and expressive phrasing. The chord symbols reinforce harmonic understanding and allow optional accompaniment by piano, guitar, or ensemble. The nostalgic and reflective character of this cowboy ballad is fully preserved, making it suitable for solo performance, classroom activities, and historical folk repertoire study.
About the instrument:
Violin (treble clef) main melody
First position throughout
Simple rhythms and stepwise melodic motion
Easy level
Clear melodic writing
Chord symbols included
Lyrics included in the score
Suitable for solo study, teaching, and ensemble use
About the lyrics:
Traditional cowboy ballad lyrics are fully included in the score, allowing optional singing, classroom use, and historical folk repertoire study.
#violin #strings
#BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie
#traditional #americanfolk #cowboysong #western
#sheetmusic #easy #beginner
#publicdomain #musicforbeginners
#withchords #withlyrics #leadingsheet
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.