Favorite Swedish Fiddle Tunes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780786646807)

Swedish fiddle music has been greatly influenced by the surrounding countries. Evidence of this can be found in the names of some types of tunes, such as Polska from Poland, Schottis (a schottische) from Scotland, and Engelska from England. Other popular types of tunes included in this collection are gAnglAt which is a kind of march, brudmarsch which is a weddingtune, skAnklAt which is played at weddings when gifts are given to the bride and groom, and vals (a waltz). With Swedish music being very much an aural tradition, there are almost as many versions of tunes as there are people who play them. For this reason, the notation does not include much ornamentation, leaving it up to the player. Second parts have been included withsome of the tunes. Each tune includes a translation of the title.

Author: Tom Gilland
ISBN-10: 0786646802
ISBN-13: 9780786646807
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Language: English
Published: 06/04/2002
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 10.99h x 8.53w x 0.44d