The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #155357   Message #3669240
Posted By: The Sandman
15-Oct-14 - 03:47 AM
Thread Name: What makes a new song a folk song?
Subject: RE: What makes a new song a folk song?
The tune was originally a folk tune, TCHAIKOSVKY took it and developed it.
Much as Vaughan Williams did with lovely joan, does anyone claim vaughan williams wrote lovely joan, no they feckin dont. the tune that Tchaikovsky used and that is used for john of dreams is a traditional folk tune, check it out.