swedish rhapsody?
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Al Kossow
> Is this the name of the song from the 1950's. Any comment appreciated.
>
I'd like to know who did this as well. The Neon Spores, a surf band from
Santa Cruz used to cover it and they didn't know who where it came from.
They thought it was from the 40's.
Daniel Kravetz
The popular song Swedish Rhapsody was originally an orchestral
piece by Hugo Alfven (1872-1960) written in 1904 and called
MIDSOMMARVAKA ("Midsummer Vigil"). It is a well-known staple
in "pops" concerts. At some point 40 to 50 years ago, someone
added such profound English lyrics as "Hi diddle deedin', Come to
Sweden!" and an new hit was born.
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Dan Kravetz
Gilbert & Sullivan Society of New York
Ted Hering
-> Subject: swedish rhapsody?
->
-> Is this the name of the song from the 1950's. Any comment
-> appreciated.
Yes, a bright instrumental by the Percy Faith Orchestra, circa 1952. I
believe it's based on a classical piece.
-Ted Hering
Redding, California
The_Doge of St. Louis
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>-> From: g...@docunet.mv.att.com (gfp)
>-> Subject: swedish rhapsody?
>->
>-> Is this the name of the song from the 1950's. Any comment
>-> appreciated.
>
>Yes, a bright instrumental by the Percy Faith Orchestra, circa 1952. I
>believe it's based on a classical piece.
It is, in fact, based on the main theme from Swedish composer Hugo
Alfven's "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1" for orchestra, long a favorite at pops
concerts. Recently, I purchased a CD of the first three Rhapsodies along
with a couple of other orchestral pieces by the same composer and found it
quite a delightful listening experience. While not a major composer,
Alfven had a good feel for melody and appears to have been a skilled
orchestrator.
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Pete
: In article <96010503...@fatal.com>, ted.h...@fatal.com (Ted Hering)
: wrote:
: >-> Is this the name of the song from the 1950's. Any comment
: >
: >Yes, a bright instrumental by the Percy Faith Orchestra, circa 1952. I
: >believe it's based on a classical piece.
: It is, in fact, based on the main theme from Swedish composer Hugo
: Alfven's "Swedish Rhapsody No. 1" for orchestra, long a favorite at pops
: concerts. Recently, I purchased a CD of the first three Rhapsodies along
I remember this piece from a 50s film - or maybe a TV movie or hour-long
show. The story was about a very dapper foreign gentleman who moves into
a new neighborhood and strolls around for weeks with spats, cane, tophat,
goatee, etc, charming ladies and the local kids. The Swedish Rhapsody
played incessantly as underscore as he strolled around. He was like a
Pied Piper with the kids.
In the final scene, he strolls into an office building, greeting
the security guards and receptionists (everyone knows him by now),
into someone's office, pulls out a gun, murders the man behind the desk,
removes his hat, spats, goatee, elevator shoes, wig, tails, and leaves
the building as a completely non-descript short bald guy.
Does anyone else remember this?
Pete Levin
Ted Lasssagne
>Does anyone else remember this?
I never saw the program/film, but it sounds like it could have been
one of Alfred Hitchcock's half hour shows of that era. Just the right
touch of irony.
Pete
: pl...@netcom.com (Pete) wrote:
That rings a bell. I think you're right.
Pete
