Soul of the Fiddle – Workshop
in London March 31st – April 2nd:
info:
Jewish Music Institute,
SOAS
Sven Olav Lyngstad - Norwegian Hardanger Fiddle
As
an experienced teacher on various levels Sven will give an introduction to
Norwegian folk music of various styles and districts. Students will have a
chance to try the unique qualities of the Hardanger Fiddle, but Sven will also
adapt some of this music to be played on regular violins. The course will
exemplify styles of rhythm and ornamentation, as well as the different tunings
of the instrument. Participants will learn old country dances like Gangar, Springar
and Halling as well as more “modern” round dances like Reinlender, Walz, Polka
and Mazurka. They will all become
experts on Norwegian Wedding Marches, and there might even be a few Swedish
tunes to enjoy.
Most
of the music will be tought “the old fashioned way” – learning by ear, but for
those who would like to prepare some of this in advance, I will recommend the
two following textbooks/collections:
Svein Nyhus: Slåtter for to Hardingfeler
Musikkhusets Forlag, Oslo (M.H.2516)
a collection of popular
tunes from various
districts in a somewhat
simplified version,
with a possible
arrangement for two fiddles.
Preface: Article on
Hardanger fiddle style of playing
Sigbjørn B. Osa: Hardingfela (The Hardanger Fiddle)
Musikkhuset A/S, Oslo (M.H.1143)
An introduction to the Hardanger fiddle in
Norwegian and
English language. Gives a
good orientation
of style of playing, and
some practical exercises.
It also includes some
famous Hardanger fiddle tunes
Published some years ago,
but still quite informative..
How to
order: http://www.viken-violiner.no/
I
will also bring these for the workshop, so you may buy them from me...
You
may also download Norwegian Fiddle tunes from http://www.hf.uio.no/imt/om_imt/nfs/feleverk.html
I
recommend to search for the following tunes that will be used during the
course:
Nøringen (after Ole
Mosafinn, Voss)
Soteroen (after Dreng Ose, Setesdal)
Hamlagrøen (after Ola
Mosafinn)
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Lecture Recital – Sven Olav Lyngstad SOAS
- Tuesday March 30th
at 12.35
Traditions of the Norwegian Hardanger
Fiddle:
An overview of the instrument
in different styles and different
parts of the country.
In this lecture recital Sven will give a broad outline of the history
and various fiddle traditions of Norway,
focusing on the Hardanger Fiddle as a unique instrument of this region,
but with a side glance to these traditions in a European setting. Examples will be given of old traditional
Country dances such as Gangar, Springar and Halling, and of the more recent Round dances like
Reinlender, Polka, Walz and Mazurka, dances that show a clear European
influence. Sven will also focus on the
Hardanger Fiddle as a concert instrument, exposing the very best of Norwegian
folk art as expressed in ancient and more
modern listening tunes. The Hardanger
Fiddle will be put into an historic, social, religious and even political context, with great importance in creating a cultural
identity for a young nation.