VARIATIONS ON YANKEE DOODLE

This well-known piano piece "The Merry Peasant" (also known as "The Happy Farmer") was composed by German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. Ron Booth arranged this Classical piece for Concert Band using a popular musical form ("Theme and variation) in which he state the melody and then repeats it several times with changes to create a more colorful interest and variety. This is an arrangement that your Junior High School or High School Band students will enjoy performing!