Troika (string quartet)

Title: Troika

Composer: traditional Russian folk dance, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: A troika is a brisk Russian folk dance in which the dancers imitate the high steps of horses drawing a sleigh through snow. Both violin parts are playable on flute or oboe by eliminating double stops.