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On "Farmors Brudpolska" - (2018)
for piano
The melody is traditional, this dance tune from Älvdalen in Dalarna County of central Sweden. "Granny's Bridal Polska" is in a 3/4 meter, with most of the first two quarters in a measure as a quarter triplet (spelled here also as an eighth
note sextuplet), giving the unusual lilt to the tune.
Often played as a fiddle tune, sometimes a keyed fiddle called a Nyckelharpa, and often in small ensembles, it is a lively dance. And how might a bride, who one day become a grandmother, have danced to a traditional tune?
The tonality is introduced and then at measure eleven, the fiddle tune in this version is stated in its "a" sequence, with a "b" sequence coming later.
Then follows a fugue of sorts, based on the "a" phrase of the melody, with episodes still highlighting the unusual musical scansion.
5 pages, circa 4' 45" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
