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Living Folksongs and Dance-Tunes from the Netherlands

Jaap Kunst
Living Folksongs and Dance-Tunes from the Netherlands Twentieth-century Dutch musicologist and folklorist Jaap Kunst, known for having coined the term “ethnomusicology,” presents his nation’s song heritage in this 1956 album. Kunst divides the album into two parts, “Songs” and “Dance Songs.” The first section presents a wide array of song types from several Dutch provinces, though most come from the isle of Terschelling in the northern province of Friesland. The second section is purely instrumental and showcases Kunst’s violin artistry. German-born Ernst Wolff’s piano accompaniment, heard throughout the album, is, according to Kunst, “in complete harmony with the spirit of these Dutch folksongs.” The liner notes include Kunst’s photographs of Dutch musicians and maps of the Netherlands that highlight regions and villages from which he collected the songs. His notes on the songs’ cultural and musical background as well as transcriptions of the lyrics in Dutch and English are also included.

Track Listing

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Fivelgoer Kerstlied (Christmas Song) Jaap Kunst 01:51
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102
Heden is de Grootste Dag (Today is the Greatest of All Days) Jaap Kunst 01:08
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103
Daar nu het feest van Pasen is (Because It Is Now the Easter Festival) Jaap Kunst 01:20
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104
Vier Fransjes op de baan (Four Frenchmen on the Highway) Jaap Kunst 01:05
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105
Drie Schuintamboers (Three Naughty Drummers) Jaap Kunst 02:00
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106
De Wonnerlieke Raize (The Miraculous Voyage) Jaap Kunst 01:19
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107
Wie wil er mee naar Wieringen Varen? (Who Will Go with Me to Wieringen?) Jaap Kunst 01:14
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108
Krelis en Betje (Cornelius and Bess) Jaap Kunst 02:03
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109
Daar boven uit het vensterke (Upstairs, Out of the Window) Jaap Kunst 01:14
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110
Mien mouder dei wol mie geev'n (My Mother Tried to Force Me) Jaap Kunst 01:09
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111
Siemenmanj oet Vrijen (Manikin Simeon Goes Courting) Jaap Kunst 00:54
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112
Het Matrozenmeisje (The Sailor-Girl) Jaap Kunst 01:15
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113
Hoe laat is 't? Twaalf uur (What Time Is It? Midnight) Jaap Kunst 01:01
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114
S Morgens is den riep so kold (At Dawn the Hoarfrost Is So Cold) Jaap Kunst 01:04
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115
Pinksterliedje (Song of the Whitsun Flower) Jaap Kunst 01:13
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116
Toen ik jong was (When I Was Young) Jaap Kunst 01:41
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117
Ain boer wol noar zien noaber tou (A Farmer Wanted to Go to His Neighbor) Jaap Kunst 00:43
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118
Te Laren, te Laren, te Laren op de dom (At Laren, at Laren, at Laren, on the Dam) Jaap Kunst 01:12
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119
Kleren van de Boer, De (The Clothes of the Peasant) Jaap Kunst 01:20
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120
Patertje zou naar Frankrijk gaan, Een (A Pilgrim Set out for France) Jaap Kunst 00:47
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201
Flip (Philip) Jaap Kunst 00:58
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202
E le signon Jaap Kunst 00:37
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203
Trij 'ris trapje (Stamp Three Times) Jaap Kunst 00:51
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204
Jenneke (Jeanny) Jaap Kunst 00:57
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205
Waarom Koken de Boeren de Pap Zo Dun? (Why Do the Peasants Make Their Porridge So Watery?) Jaap Kunst 01:49
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206
De Marsch van Bonaparte (The March of Bonaparte) Jaap Kunst 00:55
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207
The Boerenplof (Farmer's Bump) Jaap Kunst 00:48
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208
Polka Jaap Kunst 01:26
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209
Boer, wat zeg je van mijn kippen? (Farmer, Do You like My Chickens?) Jaap Kunst 01:15
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210
Skotse Trije (Scottish Three) Jaap Kunst 01:26
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211
Swart laat hem scheren (Mr. Swart Allowed Himself to Be Shaved) Jaap Kunst 01:15