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    Tune Of The Month For April: Waltz From Boda

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    Well, we have a clear winner: the April Tune of the Month will be the Waltz from Boda.

     

    This is what The Waltz Book - my go-to resource for great waltzes - has to day about the tune:

     

    Boda is a town in the Dalarna region of Western Sweden - and this is waltz from Boda, rather than THE Boda Waltz. Frequently these tunes don't have widely recognized names in Sweden and the authorship is often obscure. In this question it's open to question how much adaptation occurs before something becomes a NEW tune. Cammy Kaynor brought this tune back here in 1980.

     

    Here's my rendition on a G/D 30 button:

     

    It's a little harder to play in Em on a C/G, at least if you want good chording; I'll post another version in that configuration in the next few days.

     

    But I've also heard it played in Am, so I've included the ABCs for that key, as well; that's a piece of cake on the C/G. Of course, if you play English or duet, this diatonic silliness is just irrelevant to you.

     

    (If you aren't familiar with ABC, just go to the concertina.net “convert-a-matic” and paste the ABC text for a single tune into the box. Then hit “PDF” to get a high quality, printable version of the tune).

     

    As usual, notation is just for rough guidance; feel free to make this tune your own in any way you choose.

     

    A PDF is attached.

     

    If you prefer ABCs, here they are.

     

    In Em:

     

    X: 1

    T: Waltz from Boda

    R: waltz

    M: 3/4

    L: 1/8

    K: Em

    B3 c BA|B3 c BA|B4 e2|B3 def|

    g4 g2|f4 e2|f3 gf2|B6|

    e4 e2|d3 c Bc|B4 A2|G3 FEF|

    G3 AG2|F3 GF2|E6|E6:|

    e4 e2|g3 f e2|d6|B6|

    A3 B c2|c3 B A2|B4 c2|d6|

    e4 e2|g3 f e2|d6|B6|

    A3 B c2|D2 E2 F2|G3 A GF|G6:|

     

     

    In Am:

     

    X: 1

    T: Waltz from Boda

    R: waltz

    M: 3/4

    L: 1/8

    K:Am

    E3 F ED|E3 F ED|E4 A2|E3 GAB|

    c4 c2|B4 A2|B3 cB2|E6|

    A4 A2|G3 F EF|E4 D2|C3 B,A,B,|

    C3 DC2|B,3 CB,2|A,6|A,6:|

    A4 A2|c3 B A2|G6|E6|

    D3 E F2|F3 E D2|E4 F2|G6|

    A4 A2|c3 B A2|G6|E6|

    D3 E F2|G,2 A,2 B,2|C3 D CB,|C6:|

    I tried posting both of those into the Convert-o-Matic Jim, and all that they came up with was the title ... no notes, midi,pdf etc :-(

    Eighth Charles Wheatstone Mornington Crescent Game

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    And onwards from Bal-ham, that well known way of gates,to another Hammy location ... go north ... to that wondrous place known as Clapham Common.

     

    Is it me good people, or is this a very long and meandering route to our desired goal ?

     

    Meandering play? Naw not us!! :unsure:

     

    Off for a bit of culture now, anyone coming along? Barbican

    A dramatic move ,and music to the ears forsooth ....so a thespian thrust back down the line to Liverpool Street, I reckon.

    Poll: Tune Of The Month For April, 2013

    in Tune of the Month

    Posted

     

    Re Waltz from Boda (Vals fran Boda) I rather like this version by Borje Sandquist and Matts Norrefalk myself

     

    A bit plinky plonky, if you ask me.

    Chris

    Errmm ... well I wasn't really asking Chris! As I said, I personally like that one ... and rather better than the others I was able to find on Youtube (which I think was the problem originally highlighted - there aren't that many to choose from). My reason for liking it is the fact that the tune is clearly audible rather than lost in a muddy fug. You've got to start somewhere, and an identifiable tune has to be a bit of a bonus. ;)

     

    Saith Geoff

    "Oh, that is usefull, and/or perhaps it is like cheating. Thanks, for the tip off Irene now we can all sound the same."

     

    As to cheating/ sounding the same, Geoff ... yep, that was why I was wondering whether I should or should not point out that it was up there ... hee hee. :rolleyes:

    Poll: Tune Of The Month For April, 2013

    in Tune of the Month

    Posted · Edited by Irene S

     

    Re Waltz from Boda (Vals fran Boda) I rather like this version by Borje Sandquist and Matts Norrefalk myself

     

    Yes Irene, that is a very nice version and clear/clear too.

    Some nice things for the duetists to get their teeth into as well.

    I have to say that that was my feeling (on both scores) ... even I might have a go at this one even if it doesn't get the general vote (don't like reels at all ... I'm more a waltz girl)

     

    By the way, I don't know whether to point out or not that, if you want the notes, this tune is actually one of the ones which David Cornell has arranged for duet, and can be downloaded from his online book of such. :)

    Mcafee Siteadviser Warns Against Cnet Forum

    in Forum Questions, Suggestions, Help

    Posted

    I've had the same problem. Accessing the site itself - no real problems, but as soon as you go to one of the various pages within the site it gives you the "Whoa! Are you sure you want to do that" screen. Friends have advised that they have no problem with the site with their security software from other schemes, so I have overridden the warning screen. Probably would be a good idea for one of the site admins to leave a message on the McAfee site to try and clear this problem up ?

    (Strangely enough, McAfee seems to dislike West Country Concertinas now ... maybe it is a concertina related bias!)

    And Another....

    in Buy & Sell

    Posted

    Looks as though those details may have been altered if what you are reporting is correct. I can't see any mention of UK Parcel Force - it now states Expressive delivery from outside the UK, and over a period of about a week. Apart from that the ad refers to it as old. Well, I suppose technically it is - 1953 per the ledgers , but not THAT old.

    Eighth Charles Wheatstone Mornington Crescent Game

    in General Concertina Discussion

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    It was the early days of the First World War. Between the 28th of August and the 3rd of September 1914 in the build up to the Battle of Marne one of the most legendary games of Mornington Crescent was played amongst the chaos of a rapid reorganisation of the defeated and retreating British Expeditionary Force in France. Captain Robert "Jinkers" Swift, Lieutenant Edward "Floppy" Harris, Major Edward "Old Big-Nose" Cholmondely-Smythe, and Lieutenant James "Strangely Brown" Compton had an epic battle. "Old Big-Nose" finally took the crown on the 967th move of the game in front of over two thousand cheering squaddies. Such was the positive effect on morale that it is arguable that the Allied forces' victory at the "Miracle of the Marne" can be attributed directly to this match.

     

    Utilising advanced tactical skills developed while avoiding some of the stranger and more disturbing rituals of the English Public School system, and with the intensity of men who know that each day might be their last, this game featured no-less than sixteen gambits never seen before in the world of MC, many of which are now classics employed every day by keen MC-ers around the globe. Where would we be without Harris' "Long Nancy's Ha'penny Favour", Swift's "Put it away Compton!", or Old Big-Nose's "Thrice around the bushes with Mr Thomas"?

     

    Sadly of course none of these great players were to survive the war and it seems doubtful that we will see their like again. So, as we are almost precisely at the 98.5th anniversary of this game, it seems only appropriate to use perhaps the greatest move to have come from this match - one that is an old friend to us all....

     

    I play "Strangely Brown's Massive Knobbler" taking me to....

     

    Notting Hill

    Although not a player I always appreciate the pungent reek of tradition that permeates these games.

     

    Oh indeed. This particular game is particularly redolent of the stench of it. Being late into the fray, thanks to a virus, and somewhat rusty I am nervous of letting down such a glorious panoply of former classic players. However,can I try a reverse polarity side straddle (avoiding linears or diagonals) and process along to SUDBURY TOWN ?

    Female duet duo players are happier, less confrontational

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    Posted

    At Whitby folk week there was a system being promoted which pulled in more than a 100 (paying people a day to learn choral singing through the 'shape' of the notes.

    I only popped in for half an hour at the end of the week and it was intriguing though not too sure what the ultimate aim was in terms of the religious material used. Can't remember what it is called but they have branches all across the UK, promoted by Americans in some cases.It originates from the US Bible movement it would seem and uses biblical texts for singing.

     

    I wasn't there but strongly suspect that was 'Shape Note ' singing, a popular American method of passing on hymns without teaching standard Western notation. I'm as grumpy old atheist as the next grumpy old atheist, but I don't think there's anything sinister or proselytising to be read into the use of religious material, that's just the technique's home material. I'm sure a quick Google for 'shape note singing' would tell you more than you want to know, unless you think sight-readers should be restricted to only using Altavista of course ...

     

    Absolutely correct Steve - it was Sacred Harp (alternatively known as shape note) singing. A sight reading system which uses sol-fa and the shape of notes to enable those who can't read music in the more conventional sense. And nothing to be read into the use of the religious material ... some do, some do not subscribe to the religious beliefs in the songs (much as with the various Requiems that choral societies perform). The joy of singing is all that some are searching for . Sacred Harp singing is far more gutsy, open throated and robust than normal church music and quite often uses somewhat unconventional harmonies and dischords. In the last twenty years or so its popularity has increased in the Uk and has also spread over to the European continent as well (they had their first Sacred Harp Convention in Poland I believe).

     

    Here's a video of the Polish contingent leading a hymn at the UK Sacred Harp Convention in Stannington in 2011

    Female duet duo players are happier, less confrontational

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted

    Maybe this should be under teaching and learning....and I seem to remember a discussions on learning to play by dots and or ear.

    Afraid the hard carriage returns cause wraparound probs.

     

    These are from the latest Biological Proceedings of The Royal Society.

     

    Female Happy wrens select songs to cooperate with their mates rather than confrontintruders

    Some birds sing impressive vocal duets with their mates that are so well

    timed it sounds like a single individual sings. Yet the function of these duets is

    heavily debated. This study investigated how female Happy Wrens select which songs

    to sing using experiments where their mate and an intruding female were simulated by

    broadcasting songs through loudspeakers. From their repertoire of about 40

    different songs, females consistently selected the one that fit with their mate’s

    song, but used the timing of their singing to signal aggression to other females.

    This study indicates that duetting functions to signal pair commitment. Contact: Mr

    Christopher Templeton, University of St Andrews,

     

    I am not sure if this see/ear research means dot readers have smaller brains than ear players or vice versa = discuss!

     

    What you see is what you hear - if your visual brain is small. Audiovisual

    illusions can make us see things we only ever hear. Researchers from UCL

    now tested what makes people more or less prone to such 'seeing with their

    ears'. They found the influence of sounds on seeing is related to brain

    structure. The smaller a participants' visual cortex, the more likely they

    were to experience such an illusion. This might point to a clever strategy

    for perception used by the brain. Unreliable input from the eyes is

    supported by information provided by the ears. Contact: Mr Benjamin de

    Haas, University College London,

     

    ???? :huh:

    Our pal Al

    in Concertina Videos & Music

    Posted

    [i'm struck by all the American Football imagery. What did Holloway's music hall audiences make of that? Or do "They tossed," "The kick-off," "half-time," and "off-side" have meaning in Rugby, too?

     

     

    I hate to disillusion you, but American football has nothing to do with the imagery. It all derives from with the game that Stanley Holloway would have been familiar with - football (ie soccer). ;)

    Few more.

    in Concertina Videos & Music

    Posted

     

    'English with piano'

     

     

     

    Geoffrey

     

    Love the Bramwell Thornett piece Geoff! However, re the Archie Burgess one, I notice that the piano was being played by Eric Ball. Although it may not be particularly relevant to the art of the concertina, I think it might be worth noting that Eric Ball was the "Mozart of the Brass Band" movement ...a Salvationist until the 1940's, the composer of many pieces, a competition adjudicator, etc etc ... who died in 1989. An interesting article on him here ... http://www.4barsrest...2003/art346.asp

     

    Having heard that piece of duet playing ... suppose I ought to be practising to reach my levels of incompetence ... sigh B)

    Walter Dale?

    in Concertina History

    Posted · Edited by Irene S

    Seems unlikely that ALL Alexander Prince's recordings would be Walter Dale since he was very much real. Stuart Eydmann's PhD dissertation from the 1990's makes a deal of reference to him, and to interviews with people who had known and worked with him ... see page 24 onwards of the following chapter http://www.concertin...mes-chap-07.pdf

     

    I remember reading this while doing various bits of research regarding Maccann, Prince et al three years or so ago, since the Music Hall chapter featured Dale as well. (An interesting read by the way).

     

    Edit: Drat... hadn't seen that Wes had edited his own first post! B)

    Current players of The Maccann ?

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Irene S

    Private message with various links duly sent Geoff. In the meantime, this is one that I hadn't come across before - John Horsey, accompanying himself on a serenade from Bizet's Fair Maid of Perth on a baritone Maccann.

     

     

    It seems to be a fairly recent addition to Youtube, and I don't think his name was on my list of devotees of the Dark Arts (as yet).

    Current players of The Maccann ?

    in General Concertina Discussion

    Posted

    Nice to see that 81 key again Chris. Did Bill tell you how he managed to buy it? Makes interesting telling. I understood from Bill when I bumped into him again last year that he was using the Anglo he got from Keith in performance pretty quickly after purchasing it (and has another Anglo which he purchased as well, I think). No doubt he took out a pact with the Devil in order to encompass all three systems. :rolleyes:

     

    It's not THAT rare an appearance of a Maccann on Youtube Geoff - there are a few if you look for them (although admittedly not as many by any means as Anglo and English videos - or even Hayden duets!) . I'll send you a few links later today !

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