singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
Dance of the Washerwomen (with Hupfauf) for alto clarinet and piano
SM-000282435
- Alternative title
- Ein welscher Tanz, Wascha Mesa, Wasze Miejsce
- Composer
- Hans Neusiedler
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Piano, Alto Clarinet
- Scored for
- Solo, Accompanying piano
- Type of score
- Score for two performers, Solo part
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2017
Description
The piano part comes from Hans Neusiedler’s dance for vihuela, transposed for piano
The title of the piece has given rise to much discussion:
The original title of this piece was "Ein welscher Tanz" (= a dance from a nearby country, possibly Italy, Switzerland or even Poland)
and also "Wascha Mesa" (possibly a corruption of the Polish words Wasze Miejsce = your place - ie a dance from your country [Poland]).
It was mistranslated as Dance of the Washerwomen (Tanz der Wäscherinnen) because of the sound of the word "Wascha".