Wood Works – Old Reinlender from Sønndala

Description

The title Reinlender indicates the type of dance which came to Norway from the Rhineland region in Germany. in Denmark we call this type of tune a schottis. Did it come up north via Scotland or Germany? No one knows for sure. A reinlende r is in duple meter and is traditionally played slightly slower than we had in mind with this arrangement: We simply couldn't help ourselves to infuse a little Rock'n'Roll into this nice tune. One important element here are the chops in the viola and cello parts (notated with x's in the music). A chop is a bow technique made by attacking the string from the air, completely crushing the sound to create a strong percussive effect. If you want to know more about this special technique, we recommend going to You-Tube and listening to an expert like Casey Driessen or other folk fiddlers.

The Danish String Quartet is a classical string quartet with a passion for Nordic folk music. They've brought their unique arrangements of Scandinavian folk tunes to the concert stage and recorded them on a highly successful CD. Now, due to popular demand, sheet music of these meticulously crafted arrangments is being made available for the first time in a carefully prepared edition. We hope you enjoy it!