Wood Works – Six Tour from Vendsyssel: The Topped Hen / The Peat Dance
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- Instrumentation: String Quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello)
- Size: 8.5 x 11.0 inches
- Pages: 48
Description
A six tour is a lively dance that closely resembles the Irish jig or classical gigue. Den Toppede Høne (The Topped Hen) is one of the most popular tunes from the Vendsyssel area of Denmark. Tørvedansen (The Peat Dance) is a Danish reel from the Roskilde area. in this dance the men would traditionally dance around pieces of peat on the dance floor. Later these peat pieces were substituted by women, who of course are much nicer to dance around. One important element here are the chops in the viola and cello parts (notated with x's in the music). A chop is a bow technique made by attacking the string from the air, completely crushing the sound to create a strong percussive effect. If you want to know more about this special technique, we recommend going to YouTube and listening to an expert like Casey Driessen or other folk fiddlers. The Danish String Quartet is a classical string quartet with a passion for Nordic folk music. They've brought their unique arrangements of Scandinavian folk tunes to the concert stage and recorded them on a highly successful CD. Now, due to popular demand, sheet music of these meticulously crafted arrangments is being made available for the first time in a carefully prepared edition. We hope you enjoy it.
- Ye Honest Bridal Couple / Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part I (I Ærlige Brudefolk / Brudestykke)
- Six Tour from Vendsyssel: The Topped Hen / The Peat Dance (Den Toppede Høne / Tørvedansen)
- Vigstamoin
- Waltz after Lasse in Lyby (Vals efter Lasse i Lyby)
- Ribers No. 8 ("Sterrands Rand") [Ribers nr. 8 ( "Sterrands Rand")]
- Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part II (Brudestykke)
- Five Sheep, Four Goats (Fem Får, Fire Geder)
- O Fredrik, O Fredrik (Du Fredrik, Du Fredrik)
- Ack Värmeland, du Sköna
- Easter Sunday /Polsk after Rasmus Storm (Påskedag / Polsk efter Rasmus Storm)
- Jässpodspolska
- Old Reinlender from Sønndala (Gammel Reinlender fra Sønndala)
- Sønderho Bridal Trilogy – Part III 3. Brudestykke
- Bosse Nordin's Schottis
Wood Works – Six Tour from Vendsyssel: The Topped Hen / The Peat Dance
