Annotation:Rye Waltz: Difference between revisions

Find traditional instrumental music
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 10: Line 10:
<div style="text-align: justify; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 90px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 120px;">
<div style="text-align: justify; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 90px; margin-left: 70px; margin-right: 120px;">
<br>
<br>
'''RYE WALTZ.''' American, Schottische-Waltz. USA; Washington, Arizona, Michigan, New York, New England, Ohio, West Virginia. D Major (Ford, Ruth): G Major (Johnson). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Rye Waltz" is a version of the air "[[Comin' Thro' the Rye (1)]]," the dance for which (the "Rye Waltz") combines a waltz step with a schottische step (Linscott, 1939); this is the version Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner knew when he described the first part in 2/4 time, the second sixteen bars in waltz time. Although the dance's hey-day was in the early 20th century, the tune was, until recently, played by at least one old-time fiddler for a dance in Champion, western New York state, according to fiddler Chad Miller, although he only knew of one other fiddler who played the tune in that region. Paul Gifford remarks that it is still well-known by old-time square dancers in Michigan, Peter Yarensky reports it is still performed occasionally in New Hampshire, and Kerry Blech says it was known among older informants in Ohio and West Virginia.  
'''RYE WALTZ.''' American, Schottische-Waltz. USA; Washington, Arizona, Michigan, New York, New England, Ohio, West Virginia. D Major (Ford, Ruth): G Major (Johnson). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Rye Waltz" is a version of the air "[[Comin' Thro' the Rye (1)]]," the dance for which (the "Rye Waltz") combines a waltz step with a schottische step (Linscott, 1939), and is particularly associated with the American Mid-west and West, although it has wide dissemination. The tune is the one Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner described as the first part in 2/4 time and the second sixteen bars in waltz time. "Rye Waltz" dates to the 1890's, although the dance's hey-day was in the early 20th century, and it was a staple for early 20th century dance musicians. It survived in tradition through the 20th century; during the latter years of which it was played by at least one old-time fiddler for a dance in Champion, western New York state, according to fiddler Chad Miller, although he only knew of one other fiddler who played the tune in that region. Musicologist Paul Gifford remarks that it is still well-known by old-time square dancers in Michigan, and Peter Yarensky reported that it was still performed occasionally in New Hampshire. Similarly, old-time music historian Kerry Blech says it was known among older informants in Ohio and West Virginia.  
<br>
<br>
</div>
</div>

Revision as of 01:17, 24 April 2018

Back to Rye Waltz


X:1 % T:Rye Waltz, The M:2/4 L:1/8 B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 137) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A>A A<f|e>d e<f|A<A B>A|d3z|A>A a>f|e>d e<f|A>A B>A|d3z|| M:3/4 L:1/8 (a4f2)|(d4f2)|(e4d2)|(e4f2)|(a4f2)|(g4 a2)|(b6|b4)b2| a4f2|(g4e2)|f4d2|(e4f2)|A4 A2|(B4A2)|(d6|d4)z2||



RYE WALTZ. American, Schottische-Waltz. USA; Washington, Arizona, Michigan, New York, New England, Ohio, West Virginia. D Major (Ford, Ruth): G Major (Johnson). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. "Rye Waltz" is a version of the air "Comin' Thro' the Rye (1)," the dance for which (the "Rye Waltz") combines a waltz step with a schottische step (Linscott, 1939), and is particularly associated with the American Mid-west and West, although it has wide dissemination. The tune is the one Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner described as the first part in 2/4 time and the second sixteen bars in waltz time. "Rye Waltz" dates to the 1890's, although the dance's hey-day was in the early 20th century, and it was a staple for early 20th century dance musicians. It survived in tradition through the 20th century; during the latter years of which it was played by at least one old-time fiddler for a dance in Champion, western New York state, according to fiddler Chad Miller, although he only knew of one other fiddler who played the tune in that region. Musicologist Paul Gifford remarks that it is still well-known by old-time square dancers in Michigan, and Peter Yarensky reported that it was still performed occasionally in New Hampshire. Similarly, old-time music historian Kerry Blech says it was known among older informants in Ohio and West Virginia.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: -

Printed sources : - Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 137. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 7: Michigan Tunes, vol. 7), 1986-87; p. 8. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 31, p. 12. Shaw (Cowboy Dances), 1943; p. 394.

Recorded sources: - Folkways FW8827, Arbuckle, Mikkelson & Clifton - "Old Time Couple Dances" (1961). Victor Vi 23619 (78 RPM), White Mountain Orchestra (New Mexico?) –“Maxwell's Old Rye Waltz.”

See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]



Back to Rye Waltz