SteveS Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) Well, I finally got around to posting a recording of my playing. After years of listening to, and enjoying, the playing of other forum members, I felt that it was high-time I uploaded my efforts. Well here it is then - my first upload - a recording featuring Wheatstone TT and cello - we played at an evening of Nordic music and dance. We're playing a tune from southern Sweden - Polska efter Kantor Göransson. More to follow as soon as I've edited the audio files. (oh, and be gentle with me ) Edited November 2, 2012 by SteveS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Franch Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wow, that was great! No gentleness required. I enjoyed it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirge Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Wow, that was great! No gentleness required. I enjoyed it very much. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 We're playing a tune from southern Sweden - Polska efter Kantor Göransson. Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kautilya Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) We're playing a tune from southern Sweden - Polska efter Kantor Göransson. Excellent! v nice; and relaxed! It was a very polite audience by the courteous behaviour too - clearly no Vikings present which surprises me as Goran seems to have had a lot of ssons (!)and these Vikings were all over North Yorkshire at one time arriving at the village of Whit on the Alucard ferry. So, which Goransson? (cant do the accent) == When it says efter Goransson does that mean Harald G. and if so did he write it.... or is it "after" in the sense of "after" the school of Rembrandt etc. If it is Prof H G he seems to have been big on religious stuff (hence various Kantor posts I assume)so it would be interestin' to know if he wrote any good Bflat stuff ...if you are digging around please? Seems he was quite an organist too and praps Conzertino has some recommendations on some of his works. One little thing for next batch praps; check the recording level light as I had to add an external speaker to get some volume. I suppose it should be popping up and down to and from about threequarters of max on the display (if you have one), or a wee bit nearer yourselves. Looking forward to more :) Edited November 2, 2012 by Kautilya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) So, which Goransson? (cant do the accent) == When it says efter Goransson does that mean Harald G. and if so did he write it.... or is it "after" in the sense of "after" the school of Rembrandt etc. Ah naming conventions for Scandi tunes - good subject. A tune is named after the person from whom it was learned. Strictly speaking, the convention would be that if I learned a polska from Sven it should be called 'Polska efter Sven' ('efter' is 'from'/'after' in this context). If Sven plays a tune he had composed it would be 'Polska av Sven' ('av' is 'by' in this context). But it is commonly regarded that a tune will be called by its composer, the name of person from whom it was collected, or with the name of the collector. In the case of this tune, it was collected sometime in late 18th century by Kantor Göransson and written down by him ('Kantor' is the name given to a church organist and the only person in a parish likely to have sufficient musical training to be able to write down tunes). Hence 'Polska efter Kantor Göransson' is literally 'Polska from Organist Göransson'. Note that there is no mention of the type of polska - the fact is that the type we play here is marked on each beat - the dance being a 'slängpolska'. Other polskas are available. If it is Prof H G he seems to have been big on religious stuff (hence various Kantor posts I assume)so it would be interestin' to know if he wrote any good Bflat stuff ...if you are digging around please? Seems he was quite an organist too and praps Conzertino has some recommendations on some of his works. Unfortunately this is the only tune I have from Kantor Göransson. I believe he compiled a collection of tunes - I can find out more about that collection. I'm not sure if he's one and the same though - Göransson is not an uncommon name. One little thing for next batch praps; check the recording level light as I had to add an external speaker to get some volume. I suppose it should be popping up and down to and from about threequarters of max on the display (if you have one), or a wee bit nearer yourselves. Thanks and a good point. We were on stage and I just plonked my digi-recorder down on stage between us. Unfortunately between our turn and the previous there was just enough time for a quick sound check and rearrangement of mics, and so couldn't check the sound levels. I'll do some test recordings and see how I get on. Looking forward to more :) Thanks - will post more soon. Edited November 2, 2012 by SteveS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveM Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 ...Göransson is not an uncommon name. A bit like Johnson (originally John's son) in English, except that I think Göran is the Swedish equivalent of George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcoover Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Love the counterpoint on the cello, very nice combination - more please! Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kautilya Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Unfortunately this is the only tune I have from Kantor Göransson. I believe he compiled a collection of tunes - I can find out more about that collection. I'm not sure if he's one and the same though - Göransson is not an uncommon name. Most useful protocol on Sveedish musical politics! Yes please. Probably this one dya think with fair amount of choral stuff too? https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_G%C3%B6ransson_%28musiker%29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) Unfortunately this is the only tune I have from Kantor Göransson. I believe he compiled a collection of tunes - I can find out more about that collection. I'm not sure if he's one and the same though - Göransson is not an uncommon name. Most useful protocol on Sveedish musical politics! Yes please. Probably this one dya think with fair amount of choral stuff too? https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_G%C3%B6ransson_%28musiker%29 Thanks for this - very interesting. My tune comes from a collection of tunes ("Skånska Melodier") published at end of 1800s by Nils Andersson, and Kantor Göransson lived apparently in Tullstorp in the province of Skåne, Vemmenhögs parish. Göransson had a number of ancient tunes which didn't make it into the Skåne section of Andersson's collection "Svenska Låtar" since it turned out he was from Småland (a neighbouring province). It appears as though Kantor Göransson pre-dates Harald Göransson by many years. Edited November 2, 2012 by SteveS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Thanks for the tune Steve! And very nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_Coles Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Moved from Tunes/Songs to Videos subforum at request of OP. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfein Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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