To a Wild Rose, from Woodland Sketches, op. 51 no. 1 (violin cello duo)

Title: To a Wild Rose, from Woodland Sketches, op. 51 no. 1

Composer: Edward MacDowell, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Cello

Printout: 2 pages

Note: According to the composer’s wife, To a Wild Rose was written as an exercise and discarded, later to be rescued from the fireplace by her. She eventually persuaded him to finish and publish it, and it remains one of MacDowell’s most beloved compositions. It is popular for weddings and serves well as prelude or meditation music.

To a Wild Rose is also available for violin duo, viola/cello duo, and cello duo.

You may also be interested in our violin/cello arrangement of the Finlandia Hymn.