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Wikipedia has a page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freischütz Der_Freischütz] and the opera chorus can be heard [http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/play/play.cfm/sound_iid.236245 here].
Wikipedia has a page on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Freischütz Der_Freischütz] and the opera chorus can be heard [http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/play/play.cfm/sound_iid.236245 here].
--[[User:JohnnyAdams|JohnnyAdams]] 18:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
--[[User:JohnnyAdams|JohnnyAdams]] 18:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 18:19, 22 December 2007

This tune has been a staple in the repertoire of many English folk dance bands for years, to the extent that it is probably considered quite 'hackneyed'.

It started life as a chorus in the 1821 opera Der_Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber. It found its way into many fiddler's tune books in the 19th century and settled down to be a 32 bar dance tune.

Wikipedia has a page on Der_Freischütz and the opera chorus can be heard here.



--JohnnyAdams 18:18, 22 December 2007 (UTC)