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Thread #55524   Message #863209
Posted By: CarolC
09-Jan-03 - 09:54 PM
Thread Name: Mazurkas and Polka Mazurkas
Subject: RE: Mazurkas and Polka Mazurkas
I took an Irish whistle class from a Scotsman named Wattie Lees a few years back. One of the pieces he had us learn was a Mazurka. I can't remember the name of it, and I don't think I have the music for it any more. I think I made a tape of him playing it though. I'll have a look for it and if he introduces the piece by name, I'll post it for you.

I play a piece on my accordion called Aarne Tarvaisen masurkka that I got from a Finland search in JC's. It's a very enjoyable piece to play, and I think it definitely fits the description you quoted from your dictionary. I like to play it with a bit of drama mixed with playfulness.

Here's the Finland search: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/findtune?P=finland&F2=find+%28wide%29&L=100

Here's a search I did on the "masurkka" spelling: http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/cgi/abc/findtune?P=masurkka&F2=find+%28wide%29&L=100