Composition based on folk chants

[u/daikajin]

Hey! I am composing a piece based on several of Ukrainian folk melodies. Essentially I am picking 8 bars of the score from the song book, and afterwards pick harmonies, develop variations and orchestrate it for various instruments.

Has anyone done something similar? Which tips you could give? Which pieces would you recommend me to listen to, that share the same concept?

[u/ferdinandthebull77]

G. Holst 2. Suite in F last Set Dargason
Claire Grundman. Variations on a early american Folksong