Post by whiskat on Sept 17, 2019 13:47:25 GMT
This is a tune that has made me contemplate the nature of the term "folk music". It was originally composed by a danish composer Bent Fabricius-Bjerre for the 1975 movie Pinchcliffe. Famous harmonica player Tommy Reilly played the soundtrack.
This is a movie most Norwegian has grown up with and has a relation to. The main theme "Norwegian Sunset" repeats throughout the movie and whenever Norwegians hear it the room will be veiled in silence and you can see everyone thinking about past memories. It has a powerful effect on us. When I first started playing harmonica this was one of the first tunes I learned. I was then surprised to learn that it was composed for the movie, because I was so certain there was something inherrently "Norwegian" about the tune. I would claim that this tune is bordering between popular music and folk music. It is a popular song that has remained central throughout at least three generations.
I am playing a very cheap QiMei chromatic harmonica in C.
This is a movie most Norwegian has grown up with and has a relation to. The main theme "Norwegian Sunset" repeats throughout the movie and whenever Norwegians hear it the room will be veiled in silence and you can see everyone thinking about past memories. It has a powerful effect on us. When I first started playing harmonica this was one of the first tunes I learned. I was then surprised to learn that it was composed for the movie, because I was so certain there was something inherrently "Norwegian" about the tune. I would claim that this tune is bordering between popular music and folk music. It is a popular song that has remained central throughout at least three generations.
I am playing a very cheap QiMei chromatic harmonica in C.
