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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)