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[boxplayer4000]

A small clump of snowdrops striving to put a bit of colour into the winter landscape, on my walk earlier today.

Here's a simple French waltz called 'Fleur de neige' . https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lm2h...8.34.m4a?rlkey=gfj6d0j83vem958fl0guwa5gl&dl=0

 

[Walker]

A small clump of snowdrops striving to put a bit of colour into the winter landscape, on my walk earlier today.

Here's a simple French waltz called 'Fleur de neige' . https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lm2h...8.34.m4a?rlkey=gfj6d0j83vem958fl0guwa5gl&dl=0

those clusters of white and green
little flowers of hope...
bringing colour to the New Year -
are simply marvellous.

but more...

what lovely, lovely music
that's the sound of Scotia
with a little twist... an auld alliance
of French melody & Scottish style

hear the vintage musette?
it rings so rich and clear
that's the sound, yes!
to me it's sheer perfection

 

[LibraryJoe]

Nicely done!

 

[Tom]

Beautiful flowers and waltz, thanks!

 

[Pipemajor]

What a lovely tune and so well played.
I have been searching for the sheet music but can only find a classical piece of that name.
Any clues would be most welcome

 

[boxplayer4000]

Thanks All.
I wish I could claim some responsibility for this simple, expressive tune, but I can't. I listened here and wrote a rough copy of what I thought was being played.

 

[Pipemajor]

Thanks for that Boxplayer.
I was about to do the same and you've saved me the bother.
I do love the way the old time dancing is still popular in France.
I've been to many Bals, often in the open air, where everyone from babes in arms to "les anciens" (like me) all join in. Never any drunken ness or rowdyism, just everyone having a good time.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Pipemajor: I like the atmosphere of those 'bals' as well. It reminded me very much of the dance scene I was involved in.

 

[Tom]

Thanks Box! So many tunes, so little time…. Downloaded, we’ll see….

 

[Pipemajor]

It reminded me very much of the dance scene I was involved in.

Me too, Boxplayer, but slightly different.
As a 17/18 year old when still living in the northeast, just north of Dundee, I played trumpet in a local band. We toured all the neighbouring village halls every Friday and Saturday playing a mixture of all the "modern" stuff, quicksteps, slow foxtrots etc, with a few Broons Reel, Strip the Willow, Gay Gordons.
Our local "celebrity" was Lindsay Ross, who I knew very well and he asked me to join his band at one time, but I declined as my main interest at that time was the big band scene. Ted Heath, Benny Goodman etc.
It was a great shock when he passed away suddenly.
Another notary was Andy Stewart who came from Arbroath, and his father was my science teacher in the High School.
Happy days.

 

[John M]

Thanks so much, Boxplayer For for that copy you put on this forum> I love the slow simple tunes that sound when you p[lay them with expression.. Some folks can play them by ear -- not me. All I need is some notes with chords (like you did) and I can "take off" with my "expressive interpretation of the tune.

I love simple tunes, When I was a kid ('50's), I took accordion lessons for a little less than 2 years. It was all Cleveland style polkas and playing through all of the 8 Sedlon series books (1A -> 4B). There was the Challenge to play Malagueña or Dizzy Fingers. If you were taking organ lessons 'you made it" when you could play Tico Tico that Ethel Smith made popular. There was an attitude, at that time, that once you got that far, you were done with any more lessons Oh, how wrong that attitude was -- there is so much more music out there. More beautiful and simpler to play than the tunes that had to be played "a mile a minute"

 

[Rodney]

Thanks Boxplayer, a lovely tune, so lovely in fact I’ve transcribed it and added a bass clef for the chords using Staffpad which I attach as a pdf hoping that others might like a copy.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Rodney: How do you say in french 'you're in breach of copyright and you're find a thousand croissants'??

 

[Tom]

Rodney: How do you say in french 'you're in breach of copyright and you're find a thousand croissants'??

I’m sure it’s a autocorrect issue here, Box, but I just wonder, how much you would be fined for finding those thousand croissants and surreptitiously sharing them with the forum friends you have found? Maybe a thousand red balloons? . Ps, thanks for the pdf Rodney! Hope to try it today before or after the zoom.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Tom: I would do it if I could!!

 

[Rodney]

I’m sure it’s a autocorrect issue here, Box, but I just wonder, how much you would be fined for finding those thousand croissants and surreptitiously sharing them with the forum friends you have found? Maybe a thousand red balloons? . Ps, thanks for the pdf Rodney! Hope to try it today before or after the zoom.

Ooops, naughty me, a thousand appo-logies, I won’t do that again, even though I added the bass staff.

On another note, I ordered a K&M 174 Accordion Stand and added a pair of bellows straps since they were only approx. £11 and came from Thomann in Germany.

 

[Tom]

Ooops, naughty me, a thousand appo-logies, I won’t do that again, even though I added the bass staff.

On another note, I ordered a K&M 174 Accordion Stand and added a pair of bellows straps since they were only approx. £11 and came from Thomann in Germany.

Why? I like your version! Ok, please tell us how you like the stand.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Rodney: No harm done I'm sure. Enjoy your new purchases. Keep the music going.

 

[boxplayer4000]

Belle Rose d’Avergne
As well as the french tune ‘fleur de neige’ I found some other french tunes equally attractive while I was trawling through the numerous sites which highlight the tunes as well as showing good examples of showing hallfulls of happy dancers. An example was ‘Belle Rose d’Avergne’ which I suppose is another ‘floral’ reference but I expect in this case the ‘rose’ was a young lady.
I was moved enough to try and write down what I thought the tune was and then record it (see below).
I suspect that the ‘proper’ music is available elsewhere, in which case I apologise to the composer/publisher and only hope that the exposure of the tune here will inspire those interested to obtain a proper music score.

BelleRoseD'Auvergne - 12_12_2022, 18.42.m4a

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belle rose d'avergne

 

[Pipemajor]

Thanks Box,
keep 'em coming .
Auverne is a beautiful region of France and has a large area with lots of volcanic peaks (extinct). Look just like a lunar landscape.