By 19th century sea shanty. Composed by New Zealand Folk Song. Arranged by Nat Brookes. This edition: pdf. Chamber, Folk, Multicultural, Traditional, World. 17 pages. Nat Brookes #1148108. Published by Nat Brookes (A0.1576428).
Sail away with the rousing melody of “The Wellerman” for String Quartet
Transport your audience to the high seas with this stirring arrangement of the viral TickTock sea shanty “The Wellerman” for string quartet. This modern folk classic, with its catchy tune and stirring tale, takes on a new life in the hands of strings, blending rustic charm with classical finesse.
The piece begins with a simple introduction, as solo violin lays down the iconic melody. Each chorus is Tutti with mostly homorhythmic harmonies building a rich sound that captures the shanty’s communal spirit. As the arrangement unfolds, each member of the string quartet gets time to shine with a solo verse, before once again resuming chorus in four part harmony.
Ideal for concerts, themed events, or as a crowd-pleasing encore, this arrangement offers:
A blend of energy and drama, keeping audiences enthralled from start to finish. Fairly simple parts, making it enjoyable for confident beginners and intermediate players. This hugely popular social media sensation is well known to children and young people and is ideal for engaging a younger audience. The viral craze is just long enough ago that crowds will get a gentle nostalgia for the song. Whether performed in a formal recital or a lively gathering, this string quartet arrangement of “The Wellerman” will leave listeners humming long after the performance ends.
All parts are 2 pages long to avoid page turns and a score is also included.
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.
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By 19th century sea shanty. Composed by New Zealand Folk Song. Arranged by Nat Brookes. This edition: pdf. Chamber, Folk, Multicultural, Traditional, World. 17 pages. Nat Brookes #1148108. Published by Nat Brookes (A0.1576428).
Sail away with the rousing melody of “The Wellerman” for String Quartet
Transport your audience to the high seas with this stirring arrangement of the viral TickTock sea shanty “The Wellerman” for string quartet. This modern folk classic, with its catchy tune and stirring tale, takes on a new life in the hands of strings, blending rustic charm with classical finesse.
The piece begins with a simple introduction, as solo violin lays down the iconic melody. Each chorus is Tutti with mostly homorhythmic harmonies building a rich sound that captures the shanty’s communal spirit. As the arrangement unfolds, each member of the string quartet gets time to shine with a solo verse, before once again resuming chorus in four part harmony.
Ideal for concerts, themed events, or as a crowd-pleasing encore, this arrangement offers:
A blend of energy and drama, keeping audiences enthralled from start to finish. Fairly simple parts, making it enjoyable for confident beginners and intermediate players. This hugely popular social media sensation is well known to children and young people and is ideal for engaging a younger audience. The viral craze is just long enough ago that crowds will get a gentle nostalgia for the song. Whether performed in a formal recital or a lively gathering, this string quartet arrangement of “The Wellerman” will leave listeners humming long after the performance ends.
All parts are 2 pages long to avoid page turns and a score is also included.
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.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: The Wellerman for String Quartet
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