Richard Robinson wrote:
>
> On Fri, 1 Mar 2002, Jack Campin wrote:
>
> > This one is the signature tune of the Edinburgh Shetland Fiddlers.
> > They think it's Norwegian but nobody can remember where they got
> > it from. Ideas?
>
> They play something like it in Orkney, too ...
I do feel a bit stupid. I really should have recognized this tune.
Oh well, "Finska polkan" is one of the better known polkas in Finland,
Sweden and Norway. Despite the name, all evidence suggests it's of
Swedish (probably northern Swedish) origin. It's definitely not Norwegian.
Here's the tune the way I transcribed it for Musica Viva a few months ago:
X:3313
T:Finska polkan
T:The Finnish polka
C:anon.
O:Sweden?
R:Polka
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:F
"F".c2.c2 .c2.c2|"F".c2(=Bc .d2).c2|"F".A2.A2 .A2.A2|"F".A2(^GA .B2).A2|
"C7"(G2C2) EGCE|"G"(G2C2) EGCE|"C7"(GECE A2)(CE|"F"G2)F2 F2 z2:|
%8vb
|:"F"(cdcB .A2).c2|"F"f6 (fg|"F".a2).a2 .g2.a2|"Bb"b2 z2 a4|
%non 8vb
"C7"(G2C2) EGCE|"G"(G2C2) EGCE|"C7"(GECE A2)(CE|"F"G2)F2 F2 z2:|
%8vb
|:"F"FAcA FAcA|"Bb"Bdfd Bdfd|"C7"cege cdef|"C7"gfed cBAG|
"F"FAcA FAcA|"Bb"Bdfd Bdfd|"C7"cege cege|"F"f2f2 f2 z2:|
W:
W:
W: From Musica Viva - http://www.musicaviva.com
W: the Internet center for free sheet music downloads.
Frank Nordberg
http://www.musicaviva.com
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