There are two major traditions of folk music in Finland, namely, music of the Kalevala form, and Nordic folk music or pelimanni music (North Germanic spelman, "player of music"). The former is considered the older one. Its most important form is called runonlaulanta ("poem singing" or chanting) which is traditionally performed in a trochaic tetrametre using only the first five notes on a scale. Making use of alliteration, this type of singing was used to tell stories about heroes likeVäinämöinen, Lemminkäinen, and Kullervo. The songs were memorised, not written down, and performed by a soloist, or by a soloist and a chorus in antiphony.
Pelimanni music is the Finnish version of the Nordic folk dance music, and it is tonal. It came to Finland from Central Europe via Scandinavia starting in the 17th century, and in the 19th century pelimanni music replaced the Kalevalaic tradition. Pelimanni music was generally played on the fiddle and clarinet. Later, the harmonium and various types ofaccordions were also used. Common dances in the pelimanni traditions include the polska, polka, mazurka, schottische,quadrille, waltz, and minuet.
A form of rhyming sleigh singing called rekilaulu also became popular in the 17th century. Despite opposition from most of the churches in Finland, rekilaulu remained popular and is today a common element in pop songs. Since the 1920s, several popular Finnish performers have used rekilaulu as an integral part of their repertoire.
Carl Collan wrote this song in memory from Liperi North Karelia and it was published in 1854. This song what we have presented is the so-called rekilaulu.
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Pelimanni music is the Finnish version of the Nordic folk dance music, and it is tonal. It came to Finland from Central Europe via Scandinavia starting in the 17th century, and in the 19th century pelimanni music replaced the Kalevalaic tradition. Pelimanni music was generally played on the fiddle and clarinet. Later, the harmonium and various types ofaccordions were also used. Common dances in the pelimanni traditions include the polska, polka, mazurka, schottische,quadrille, waltz, and minuet.
A form of rhyming sleigh singing called rekilaulu also became popular in the 17th century. Despite opposition from most of the churches in Finland, rekilaulu remained popular and is today a common element in pop songs. Since the 1920s, several popular Finnish performers have used rekilaulu as an integral part of their repertoire.
Carl Collan wrote this song in memory from Liperi North Karelia and it was published in 1854. This song what we have presented is the so-called rekilaulu.
http://www.suomeasavelin.net/
http://fi.wikipedia.org/