Subject: RE: Tune Req: Put Your Little Foot / Varsouvienne From: Melissa Date: 16 May 09 - 01:49 PM Guest Mike: Near the top of this thread, Sorcha put a link to a thread containing a link to sheet music. If that's still a working link, it would probably be a good place to check. Good luck! |
Subject: RE: Tune Req: Put Your Little Foot / Varsouvienne From: GUEST,Mike McCartney Date: 16 May 09 - 01:11 PM I'm looking for the score for the Varsouvienne in the Key of D. Suggestions. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: masato sakurai Date: 14 Aug 03 - 10:37 AM There's a description of the Varsouvianna with 12 photos in Lloyd Shaw's Cowboy Dances: A Collection of Western Square Dances (Caxton Printers, 1939, pp. 78-90). |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Jim Dixon Date: 14 Aug 03 - 09:22 AM If you search for "Varsovienne" at The Library of Congress American Memory Collection you will find 10 items, but I think they're all piano music, without lyrics. There are some intriguing titles, like Brookes on modern dancing, containing a full description of all dances, as practised in the ball room and at private parties, together with an essay on etiquette. By L. de G. Brookes, New York: 1867. It includes this comment: "The Varsovienne was originated by an Italian, in 1850, who called it La Versuvianna in honor of Mount Vesuvius." |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: GUEST Date: 03 Aug 03 - 05:30 PM OK Allan. Thank you. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Allan C. Date: 03 Aug 03 - 10:31 AM Sheila, I'm not sure what the prevailing preference might be as to where to put the accent. My only experience with this song was that my father used to sing it to me when I was a child, while he helped me to put on my socks and shoes. He always emphasized the "lit-". |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Bob Bolton Date: 03 Aug 03 - 09:48 AM G'day dulcimer, I probably mentioned something along this line in a previous thread, but Varsovienne is French for (~) "woman from Warsaw". This was the title of a poem or song being sung in France ... As part of their revolutionary fervour for Poland. Unfortunately, it has little to do with the dance, which appears to be Swedish (they have the best, the earliest and the most complicated versions). The dance had a worldwide craze ... roughly in the 1880s ... and the name is "adapted" (corrupted ...?) in most countires. In Australia the final "e" is sounded ... and the spelling generally follows to make if "Varsovienna". This probably also happened in America. The was mention of "Varsouviana" ... well I've struck Italian usage as "Vesuviana"! The most abstracted would be the German settlers in Queensland who sometimes called the dance Vater Weisskopf ... more or less "Father Christmas" (Father Whitehead)! Incidentally, we have dozens of different Varso tunes here in Australia - from a wide variety of national origins. For some reason (like: it's a great dance!) the Varso survived for generations beyond the time of its international craze ... and is still popular in remote areas, like parts of Tasmania ... quite outside of "folk revival" circles. Regards, Bob Bolton |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: GUEST,Sheila Date: 02 Aug 03 - 10:55 AM Is there a preference between the accent being on the "Put" versus the "lit" of "little"? Thank you for input. Sheila |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: dulcimer Date: 01 Aug 03 - 07:39 PM Doesn't varsaverna or varsovienne mean reverse of Vienne? And what does that mean? |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Sorcha Date: 01 Aug 03 - 04:47 PM I hope you didn't take it personal--it just makes it easier for the all volunteer army to deal with later. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Cruiser Date: 01 Aug 03 - 04:32 PM Thanks for the songs Masato. Your detailed, informative posts are appreciated on this thread and others. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Cruiser Date: 01 Aug 03 - 04:29 PM Thanks for the advice and correction Sorcha. One of these days I'm agonna' learn to color within the lines (follow the rules!) |
Subject: Tune Add: PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT From: masato sakurai Date: 01 Aug 03 - 12:18 AM A fourth version (tune only). The title is also "Put Your Little Foot", but with a different melody. The note says: "In the old ballroom music, this was known as the 'Varsovienne.' This dance was popular at Las Cruces, New Mexico, dances in the late 1940s. Played by Forrest Delk." X:4 T:Put Your Little Foot M:3/4 L:1/8 S:R.P. Christeson, ed., The Old-Time Fiddler's Repertory, Volume 2 (U of Missouri Pr, 1984, no. 193) K:G DG|B2A2B2|c2B2c2|d2g3B|d6|d2f3A|c4c2|c2e2d2|B4DG| B2A2B2|c2B2c2|d2g3B|d4g2|f2e2d2|c2B2A2|G2D2B2|G4|| g2|g3ece|a2g2e2|d3BGB|d4b2|b3afd|b3afd|a3fge|d4g2| g3ece|a2g2e2|d3BGB|d4b2|b3afd|b3faf|g3fga|g4|] Click to playTo play or display ABC tunes, try concertina.net |
Subject: Tune Add: VARSOVIENNE NO. 2 From: masato sakurai Date: 31 Jul 03 - 11:30 PM A third version (tune only): X:3 T:VARSOVIENNE NO. 2 M:3/4 L:1/8 S:Ira W. Ford, Traditional Music of America (1940; Da Capo, 1978, p. 151) K:D A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2g2|e4A2| {a/}g3/2f/g2A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2a2|f4A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2A2| {g/}f3/2^e/f2A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2g2|e4A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2A2| {a/}g3/2f/g2a2|d4z2:||:(Ac) (ce) (eg)|g4c2|(Ad) (df) (fa)| a4z2|(Ac) (ce) (eg)|g4c2|Ad df a3/2c/|d4z2:| K:G |:({c/}B3/2^A/)B2c2|({e/}d3/2^c/)d2^d2|({f/}e3/2^d/)e2f2|g4z2| ({c/}B3/2^A/)B2c2|({e/}d3/2^c/)d2^d2|e3/2^d/e2f2|g4z2:| K:D |:{g/}f3/2^e/f2A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2A2|{g/}f3/2^e/f2g2|e4A2| {a/}g3/2f/g2A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2A2|{a/}g3/2f/g2a2|d4z2:|] Click to playTo play or display ABC tunes, try concertina.net |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: masato sakurai Date: 31 Jul 03 - 10:50 PM The penutimate line should be: W:Charming tender melody, in my heart and memory |
Subject: Tune Add: PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT From: masato sakurai Date: 31 Jul 03 - 10:36 PM Another version: X:2 T:Put Your Little Foot M:9/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=130 S:Glenn Ohrlin, The Hell-Bound Train (U of Illinois Pr., pp. 111-12) K:G D2GB2^AB3|D2BB2^AB2B| w:Put your lit-tle foot, put your lit-tle foot, Your D2GB3(c2B)|A6z2z|D2^GA2GA3| w:lit-tle foot right_ there. Put your lit-tle foot, D2^GA2GA2A|D2FA3(2(BA)| w:put your lit-tle foot, Your lit-tle foot right_ G3z2zG2d|d3G3B3|A3z2zA2B| w:there. Take a step to the right, take a (2(cA)A3e3|d3z2zB2c|(dG2)G3(2(BA)| w:step_ to the left, Take a step_ to the_ A3z2zA2B|(c2A)E3F3|G6z2z|] w:rear, but for-ev - er stay near. W:Put your little foot, put your little foot, W:Your little foot right there. W:Put your little foot, put your little foot, W:Your little foot right there. W:Take a step to the right, take a step to the left, W:Take a step to the rear, but forever stay near. W: W:Put your arm around, put your arm around, W:Your arm around my waist. W:Hold your arm around, hold your arm around, W:Your arm around my waist. W:While the moon's shining bright, and the music's just right, W:And you're holding me tight, we will dance through the night. W: W:Put your little foot, put your little foot, W:Your little foot with mine. W:With you little foot, with your little foot, W:Your little foot keep time. W:Charming tender melody, in my heart a memory W:It is there you'll always be, varsouviana's part of me. Click to playTo play or display ABC tunes, try concertina.net |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Sorcha Date: 31 Jul 03 - 09:56 PM And, Joe Offer posted a link to sheet music here. |
Subject: Tune Add: PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT From: masato sakurai Date: 31 Jul 03 - 09:37 PM The tune (with minor differences from the version I know, though) is: X:1 T:Put Your Little Foot M:3/4 L:1/8 C:Traditional S:Oscar Brand, ed., Folk Songs for Fun (Hollis Music, 1961, p. 151) K:F "Moderately"FG|"F"AGA2FG|AGA2FG| w:Put your lit-tle foot, put your lit-tle foot, Put your AGA2 B2|"C7"G4EF|GFG2EF| w:lit-tle foot right there. Put your lit-tle foot, put your GFG2EF|GFG2 A2|"F"F4|| w:lit-tle foot, Put your lit-tle foot right there. |:"CHORUS"FG|"F"AG FG AB| w:Walk and walk and walk and walk and "C7"G4EF|GF EF GA|"F"F4:|] w:turn, Walk and walk and walk and walk and turn. Click to playTo play or display ABC tunes, try concertina.net |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Sorcha Date: 31 Jul 03 - 08:50 PM Cruiser, please don't use the Tune Add unless you are actually ADDING a tune. This is a Tune Request--Req: Also, as MMario pointed out we can't actually ADD a tune until someone finds it. Shouldn't be hard in this case. As for adding things to the DT, the whole site is volunteer. We all do what we can when we can, and things take time. It takes quite a while to update the DT. We are constantly adding new lyrics and tunes and the offial up-dater has a business to run. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: masato sakurai Date: 31 Jul 03 - 08:44 PM Lyrics posted at this thread: Lyr Req: Varsouvianna. For info, see The Fiddler's Companion - Result of search for "put your little foot". |
Subject: Lyr Add: MIDI Add: 'Put Your Little Foot' From: Cruiser Date: 31 Jul 03 - 04:10 PM I found the lyrics for this "varsovienne" tune on a thread but ask that they be posted in the DT Lyrics and add a MIDI of the melody. BTW, this is a neat fiddle tune. |
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