This is a German folk dance -- a Rheinländer or Schottisch -- that I have learned from the book "Das kleine dicke Liederbuch". The style is similar to Danish or Norwegian schottisches, not surprising given Schleswig's Danish heritage. X:1 T:Schleswiger Schottisch R:Rheinlaender A:Deutschland %%textfont Helvetica-Narrow 10pt %%begintext align B:"Das kleine dicke Liederbuch", Heide Buhmann, Hanspeter Haeseler, 5.Auflage, Eigenverlag, Schluechtern 1989 N:dort in C (1. - 3. teil) und F (4.teil), einstimmig mit harmonie-buchstaben, Seite 235 N:die tanz-beschreibung die im "kleinen dicken Liederbuch" fuer den Rheinlaender gegeben wird entspricht der ueblicherweise als "Schottisch" bezeichneten:in paar-fassung gegenueber wechselschritt hin und her, dann dreher. %%endtext F:http://simonwascher.info Z:abc transcription Simon Wascher M:2/4 L:1/16 K:C EF |\ G2G2G2 cB | B2A2A2 fd | B2G2A2B2 | cBcd e2 EF | G2G2G2 cB | B2A2A2 fd | g2ag fGed | c2 z || cB |\ A2EE E2cB | A2EE E2Ac | e2ee e2ee | e2ef edcB | A2EE E2cB | A2EE E2Ac | e2ef edcB | A4 z2 || (3GAB |\ c2E2E2 (3EFG | A2D2D2 DC | B,2D2G,2 A,B, | C2E2G2 (3GAB | c2E2E2 (3EFG | A2D2D2 DC | B,2D2G,2 A,B, | C2E2C2 :| K:F C2 |\ A2AA A2AA | A2c2 F4 | G2B2 E4 | F2A2 c3B | A2AA A2AA | A2c2 F4 | G2GB E2G2 | F2F2F2 :| %%wordsfont Times-Italic 11pt W:aus Simon Waschers TradArchiv 1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin Vintage Viaten tenor guitar https://youtu.be/sb9fZQyPJ-k Martin
Nice find, Martin. And a good dance feeling in your playing.
Two nice tunes, Martin…definitely waltzing….get those dancing shoes out!
Thanks, Frithjof and John! John: this one is a single tune in 2/4 time, but with four separate parts which may explain why it sounds like two tunes. The book I learned it from comes complete with a detailed description of the dance figures that go with it: where the tune changes character, the dance figures also change. Martin
Apologies, Martin…I was referring to the 2 tunes posted around the same time!
The tenor guitar lays down a solid foundation so the Embergher can dance, well done Martin.
Great upright 2/4 rhythm Martin with an authentic grand and nostalgic feeling. That is some tone from your instrument, really makes it. Thanks for the TAB.
What a fun tune Martin!
I like this tune a lot. You keep filling my to-learn list with new tunes, for which I'm grateful. And you're doing your bit to look after a heritage of German folk music that is in danger of being forgotten. So is a Rheinländer the same as a Schottische? Interestingly (to me), Simon Wascher - from whose archive the ABC seems to be taken - is also the composer of the great tune "Mazurka Schloss Freiberg", which was song of the week here a while ago.
Thanks, Christian, Simon, Frank and Dennis! Dennis: That appears to be a quite complex question. Here are two links (in German) with more detail than you would ever want: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rheinl%C3%A4nder_(Tanz) https://www.dancilla.com/wiki/index....einl%C3%A4nder In brief, "Rheinländer" is used in different regions for quite different dances including polka, Bavarian polka and/or schottische. Conversely, in France, Sweden and Denmark, the word "Schottis" or "Scottish" is used for a Rheinländer, whereas the same tunes and dances are called "Reinlender" in Norway. For what it's worth, the great Scandinavian dance site spillefolk.dk has a single category called "Scottish (Reinlender)". Martin
