Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on June 26th 2007 by s.g..
This tune has been added to 15 tunebooks.
Also known as Wals Voor Polle, Waltz For Polle.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Waltz For Pelle
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
D2 |: B4 B2 | A3 B d2 | D6 | D2 E2 F2 | G3 F G2 | E3 F G2 | B4 c2 | A4 dc |
B4 B2 | A3 B d2 | D6 | D2 E2 F2 | G2 D2 B2 | B3 A FA |[1 G6- | G4 D2 :|[2 G6 | G2 A2 B2 ||
c4 B2 | A3 B G2 | F6 | F2 G2 A2 | d4 c2 | B4 A2 | G4 F2 | E2 A2 B2 |
c4 B2 | A3 B G2 | F6 | F2 E2 F2 | G2 D2 B2 | B3 A FA |[1 G6 | G2 A2 B2 :|[2 G6- | G4 ||
Background
I found this tune on the CD "Homecoming" by the german band Steampacket.
# Posted on June 26th 2007 by s.g.
voodoo, that's more a listening tune than a waltz, isnt' it? Who is the composer?
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by swisspiper
I once knew, but I forgot it, sorry. I only remember that it was composed by or for a belgian. I'll ask my flute teacher who plays with Steampacket and report back here later.
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by s.g.
...but what is a "listening tune"?
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by s.g.
a "listening tune" is a tune to listen to and not to dance to, something like a slow air, but not in the tradition of sean-nos
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by swisspiper
Ease up swiss, this is decent cheese for a waltz, just add a bit of good ol' boom-chuck-chuck under that. Get your dance shoes on already, I'll even let you lead...
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by ceolachan
Just give me a minute to get my steel toed boots on...
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by ceolachan
Not german at all
this tune is in fact waltz for Polle. It's written by Wim Poesen ( a Belgian/ Flemish musician and composer for his friend Pol
Orginally it's in tune of C major.
You can find the notes on the
" Boombal" site under TLS ( Tuning learning Sessions)
There are a lot of versions recorded and this is one of "the" tunes that is played on the new style folk balls in Belgium.
And it isssss a waltz in it's orginal form
ludovs
# Posted on July 22nd 2007 by ludovs
Not a german tune, but hugely popular over there
Yes, this is a belgian tune (yet I was never quite sure who wrote it, so thanks for the info), and it gets played a lot at sessions here in Germany.
And yes, it definitely IS a waltz...I have seen lots of people (experienced dancers, mind you!) dance to it, and they never once complained about the tune.
Anyway, it's got (to me) an incredibly beatiful melody. I remember hearing it for the first time (years ago at a Session in Hamm)...it sent a shiver up and down my spine...
I just love it!
# Posted on September 5th 2007 by Mario
OT: To Voodoo
Er...Voodoo...your flute teacher...that would be Klaus Steinort, eh? If you seh him the the next time, give him a hug (or just say hello...) from Mario from Berlin!
# Posted on September 5th 2007 by Mario
*shiver!*
Whoa! Just a couple of days ago at a local Bal Folk, I had the chance to dance to this waltz again, and once more I felt almost moved to tears. It's great to play or even just listen to it, but when you start dancing to it - well...simply beautiful!
# Posted on October 6th 2007 by Mario
Can anyone help me to contact Wim Poesen, the composer? I want to use the tune in a mag article.
# Posted on November 4th 2008 by Steve Shaw
It's a very nice tune.
# Posted on November 5th 2008 by nicholas