Showing posts with label Schottisch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Schottisch. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Schottisch • Trad. Switzerland
Ensemble La Volta (Switzerland)
Folkmusic from Switzerland • Schottisch • Trad. Switzerland
Instruments: Brooms, Mandolin, Vodka bottles, Spoons, Guitar, Guitarron
According to dictionary , Schottisch is Ballroom dance fashionable in the 19th century, introduced to England 1848, not identical with the Écossaise. In England it is usually called by its plural, Schottische. The music is in 2/4 time, much like that of the polka, but played more slowly.
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