The concert was the first of a 93stop american tour for the 19thcentury singing sensation who sang opera as well as popular songs. In 1941 ilse wernerstarred as lind in the germanlanguage musical biography film the swedish nightingale. Polka stylistic origins czech folk music cultural originsearly to mid. Songs using the word polka in the music title polkasclipmp3. He has written over 1,300 tunes and is still at it.
We cannot guarantee that jenny lind book is in the library. It was accepted for publication in 1856, becoming what is said to be the first published piece of sheet music by an arkansan. The viola and cello versions are in the same keys and include guitar chords. Polka dance project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Wallerstein author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. She was a member of the royal swedish academy of music from 1840. My oldtime bluegrass band in sweden plays the jenny link polka as the second tune in a set that started with jamie allen. The first reference to the jenny lind polka is in a collection of popular tunes for cornet orchestras, published in 1846. Check out jenny lind polka lakes of sligo by bittersweet and briers on amazon music. The fayetteville polka was written by austrian immigrant ferdinand zellner in honor of his.
Jenny lind polka, music as a tribute to her lind bohannan neighborhood of st. The collection materials describe the history of the company and detail the publishing of specific songs and books. The tune originated in 1845 as a composition of anton wallerstein titled jenny lind s lieblings polka. I have published a companion song book that contains sheet music of all the songs on. Ferdinand frederick zellner lived in fayetteville washington county from 1852 until 1863 and wrote a piece of music called fayetteville polka, which is believed to be the first arkansas composition to be published as sheet music. However, in this collection, the composer of the tune was not listed. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. The top image relates to the balloon polka, and shows a balloon aloft over water with a female figure in the basket holding two flags. Susanna, to the lively dance numbers detroit schottische, jenny lind polka, and off to california, songs and dances of the oregon trail leads readers on a musical journey.
One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in sweden and across europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the united states beginning in 1850. This landmark collection of irish fiddle tunes, first published in 1977 by randy miller and jack perron, has helped introduce several generations of american musicians to the beauty and delights of irish fiddle tunes. Ferdinand zellner was born in berlin, prussia now a part of germany, in august 1831 and reportedly came to the united states in 1850 as part of the. I often introduce the set by asking everyone to open their wallets and look at the picture on a 50crown currency and then well, you get the idea. The story of the swedish nightingale dunsmore, sarah jenny on. A dance tune composed in 1846 as jenny linds lieblingspolka, attributed to the. The term polka possibly comes from the czech word pulka half, referring to the short halfsteps featured in the dance. May 03, 2012 concertina version of the two tunes with bouzouki backing. Arranged by allen dodworth, teacher of dancing 448 brooms st. From familiar singalong songs like the camptown races,buffalo gals, and oh. Reed of boston, massachusetts published the sheet music. The civil war ballroom band book is a remarkably informative and complete resource for reenactors, history teachers, dance organizers and victoriana enthusiasts.
On a morris tour of the malverns several years ago, my friends and i danced the jenny lind at her grave. Polka this rhythm and dance probably came from what is now the czech and slovak republics and is. Center for popular music middle tennessee state university. The song you mention the jenny lind polka was composed by a. From the collection of the american antiquarian society. There is a long history and differences between the jenny lynn as played by baker. A slovenianstyle polka group based out of nashville, tennessee, specializing in traditional german bavarian music along with a variety of standards from the jazz, country, rock, and pop music genres. The jenny lind polka, as played by dodworths coronet band.
Today in history september 11the library of congress features soprano jenny lind, who made her american debut in new york city on this date in 1850. Polka jenny lind, couples dance from usapresented by the noaam folk dancers. Barnums jenny lind tour in the early 1800s midi jig medley three irish jigs how she got up in the morning, hags purse, and snug in the blanket on one page as a medley. Jenny lind is pictured on swedens 50crown paper currency. The swedish nightingale, jenny lind 18201887, traveled throughout the united states from 1850 to 1852 with p.
Reprinted in 1849 with the help of original edition published long back 1849. Barnum brought swedish soprano jenny lind from europe to. The three scenes on the cover relate to the titles of the three polkas in the book. Many contra dance evenings are rounded off with a polka for couples and a popular tune choice has always been the jenny lind polka. Wallerstein notes the recording on the other side of this disc. The polka remains a popular folk music genre in many european and american countries, and is performed by many folk artists. The first reference to the jenny lind polka is in a. Jenny lind 1one of the most celebrated opera performers of the nineteenth century. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting john selleck performing angloamerican music on the fiddle on october 2, 1939, collected by sidney robertson cowell in camino, california. A steam ferry across san francisco bay, ca, which tragically exploded with great loss of life jenny lind potatoes, no longer of interest to gardeners jenny lind cake, a plain sort of white cake. Jenny lind biography famous people in history, famous.
Worlds greatest polkas by lawrence welk booksamillion. Dabczynskiphillips available at johnson string instrument, new englands largest and most complete violin shop. A truly fascinating story, essential reading for everyone interested in music, theatre and general history. There is a once popular tune, jenny lind polka composed by anton wallerstein c. Barnum to undertake a long tour of the united states. Tunes include the water is wide, scarborough fair, aura lee, scotland the brave, yankee doodle, shenandoah, the yellow rose of texas, southwind, fishers hornpipe, jenny lind polka, kum ba ya, beautiful dreamer, all through the night and when the saints go marching in. A dance was later composed to fit the tune, and was published by inventor elias howe in.
Black velvet waltz farewell waltz in addition to the songs, this book contains information about the origins of the tunes and the differences in the types of music such as the difference between a jig, a reel and a hornpipe. Jenny lind polka lakes of sligo by bittersweet and briers on. I first learned the jenny lind polka from alastair andersons wonderful album concertina workshop 1972. Firth, hall, and pond, new york, monographic, 1846. This is the book series i learned to play accordion from. I just love that tune and have not played it in a long time.
This book is the result of some very impressive research on every aspect of jenny lind s life. It also includes documents that follow the emergence of aikins sevencharacter note system as the industry standard. Stellmatthiesen the civil war ballroom band book for 1. Anton wallerstein composed the jenny lind polka around 1850. Amusements american jubilee scenes jenny lind sequence polka. Note book volumes 1 and 2 are combined in note book 12. Jenny lind was born as johanna maria jenny lind on 6 october 1820 in klara, in central stockholm as the illegitimate daughter of annemarie fellborg, a schoolteacher, and niclas jonas lind, a bookkeeper. The big book of nursery rhymes and childrens songs. Recorded by sidney robertson cowell in camino, california on october 2, 1939. The polka is originally a czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout all of europe and the americas.
Download full jenny lind book or read online anytime anywhere, available in pdf, epub and kindle. Jenny lind ruebush shirley was born june 4, 1890 in dayton, virginia, the eldest child of. Arrangements from published music 1st brigade band. New book with script and music as manual for a stage production of the musical drama the composer and the nightingale about. Click get books and find your favorite books in the online library. Some of the resources may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Bob usually dedicates a tune to somebody, and he tells you why.
Northern california folk music from the thirties collection. Paul, mn, where she shares billing with a local develope. If youre struggling through these pieces yourself, i hope my videos can help you. The jenny lind polka and jenny lind s set of waltz quadrilles are described in a popular dance manual published in 1858, complete ballroom hand book, reputedly the work of the famous inventor, elias howe, assisted by several eminent professors of dancing.
Its a great collection of authentic dance music, with quotes from dancing masters of the period. Jenny linds favorite polka national museum of american history. Ferdinand zellner came to the united states in 1850, when the showman p. In this video, i play the jenny lind polka on my weltmeister cajun. This collection includes 27 hoedowns, polkas, jigs, waltzes, and rags. Jul 31, 2012 jenny lind polka sal with the run down shoes was in the repertoire of fiddler s. Itsy bitsy, teenie weenie, yellow polka dot bikini. Jenny s story is one of huge professional triumph, offering her fame and fortune and even the interest of kings, princes and the rich and famous, yet she experienced searing heartbreak before finally finding happiness in love. The polka jenny lind polka fred bergin and his music. The viola fiddling tune book and cd, the piano fiddling tune book. The gangs all here, harrigan, havah nagilah, helena polka, hello my baby, he s got the whole world, home on the range, hot time in the old town tonight, i love you truly, i m just wild about harry in the good old summertime, i ve been working on the railroad, jenny lind polka, jesus loves me, jingle bells, jolly old st.
Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free. They are published in fourteen tune books, bobs note books. Ramblin the rackensack featherstone music and little. At the height of her fame she was persuaded by the showman p. The swedish soprano jenny lind, often known as the swedish nightingale, was one of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century. Firth, hall, and pond, new york, monographic, 1847.
Jenny lind was a swedish opera singer nicknamed the swedish nightingale, who was so. Forms part of a group of field materials documenting john. Bridgeport history center, bridgeport public library, dpla. Jun, 2018 palmerhughes prep accordion course book 3a.
In the 1930 hollywood film a lady s morals, grace moorestarred as lind, with wallace beeryas barnum. Johann ii strauss vienna philharmonic orchestra mp3. The author successfully creates a rather intimate portrait of this 19th century superstar, against a backdrop of the european romantic era, victorian england and the new world across the atlantic. The jenny lind polka piano solo paperback january 1, 1949 by a. Jenny lind polka jolly peter julida polka just another polka just because.
Sheet music cover with colored lithograph printing sheet music not present. Jenny lind the artist 18201851 a memoir of madame jenny lind goldschmidt her artlife and dramatic career from original documents letters ms. Notated music retrieved from the library of congress, s. Great meadow music is proud to be the publisher for bobs tune.
Notated music jenny lind s american polka music for a nation. Jenny lind jenny lind, ellis island, the greatest showman, opera singers, story. Jenny lind, swedishborn operatic and oratorio soprano admired for her vocal control and agility and for the purity and naturalness of her art. The cds also include some instructions not given in the book. Music sheet cover for jenny linds favorite polka composed by a. One of the pieces, jenny lind polka, was composed by allen dodworth in 1846. There are helpful hints in the back of the book, as well as a source list. A dance was later composed to fit the tune, and was published by inventor elias howe in 1858, as part of a ball room dance book. Oct, 2020 bonnie polka da, breakdown des fetes, bridal polka 2, heel and toe polka 1, hole in her stocking, jenny lind polka, jenny lind s favorite polka, jenny lind s lieblings polka, reel du pont, reel lafreniere, sally with the run down shoes, sal with the run down shoes, tempest 3 the composercore source region. The fayetteville polka was written by austrian immigrant ferdinand zellner in honor of his adopted hometown of fayetteville washington county. It can be used alone, or as a companion to the chimes of dunkirk book and cd.
The jenny lind polka and jenny linds set of waltz quadrilles are described in a popular dance manual published in 1858, howes complete ballroom hand book. Jenny lind dubbed the swedish nightingale one of the worlds most famous singers in the second half on the 19th century, is buried in great malvern. The tune was very popular at one time, and was named after a famous swedish opera singer, who was also known as the swedish nightingale. She visited nashville for two performances in 1851, on march 31 and april 2. Jenny lynn polka it is in the fiddlers fakebook by brody. It originated in the middle of the nineteenth century in bohemia, now part of the czech republic.
Jenny lind polka sal with the run down shoes was in the repertoire of fiddler s. He wrote, no book or personality whatever has exerted a more ennobling influence on me, as a poet, than jenny lind. Jenny lind s favorite serenading polka, or, the national schottisch arranged by h. Amusements american jubilee scenes jenny lind sequence. Jenny lind polka bb trumpet part, harmony sontag polka from an 1854 collection. Johanna maria jenny lind 6 october 1820 2 november 1887 was a swedish opera singer. Jenny dang the weaver, scottish reel, 18th century midi jenny lind polka american after the swedish nightengale and p. Johanna maria jenny lind was a swedish opera singer, often called the swedish nightingale. Aug 05, 2012 originally published in 1901 as a portion of the authors larger ten girls of history, this kindle edition, equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 16 pages, describes the life and career of swedish soprano jenny lind. Notated music retrieved from the library of congress. Amusements american jubilee scenes jenny lind sequence polka names new york worlds fair 19391940. Apr 29, 2015 dear god, thank you for helping me get, and play the melodeon, and harmonica. Finally, hans andersens delicious storybooks veiling such fine imaginative powers under the guise of the utmost simplicity.
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