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Nordic folk dance music consists of various dance rhythms that do not originate in the Nordic countries but once were the fashion dances among the
European nobility. With time these dances spread to common people, and in some cases they remained there long after the nobility had exchanged them for
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English, while there does not seem to exist a similar, widespread term for the corresponding music from the other countries. It is often more meaningful to distinguish between the traditional dance music from different regions than between music from the countries as such. Some concepts in the
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Norwegian or Finnish, but most are either common to all four countries or local. Besides the dance music tradition, all countries also have other traditions of folk music that are not shared to a similar extent.
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new fashionable dances. Many of these rhythms can also be found in other parts of Europe, and some of them have also been used in
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in addition to the normal four strings. Another unique instrument, the
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100:. Traditionally, there were many tunes in
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1133:Traditional Nordic dance music
1020:List of Swedish folk musicians
720:Traditional Nordic dance music
335:Traditional Nordic dance music
36:Traditional Nordic dance music
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156:, also known as reinlender,
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1422:Music of the Faroe Islands
1513:, Totur, Firtur, Sekstur,
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240:Danish traditional music
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144:. It is in 3/4 (three
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999:Icelandic folk music
593:Icelandic folk music
297:Norwegian folk music
405:Pols and Springleik
185:sympathetic strings
179:, used in parts of
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1886:Swedish folk music
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1620:Swedish folk music
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1427:Music of Greenland
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1770:Miscellaneous
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1013:Miscellaneous
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856:Härjedalspipa
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38:is a type of
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1574:Rasmus Storm
1533:Drone zither
1511:Les Lanciers
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1298:Aeolian mode
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948:Aeolian mode
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542:Aeolian mode
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386:Rudl or Rull
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199:, and later
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70:spel(l)emann
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1850:Lydian mode
1845:Ionian mode
1835:Dorian mode
1783:Instruments
1521:Instruments
1318:Lydian mode
1313:Ionian mode
1303:Dorian mode
1215:Instruments
1033:Riksspelman
968:Lydian mode
963:Ionian mode
953:Dorian mode
905:Psalmodicon
891:Nyckelharpa
829:Instruments
783:Slängpolska
714:Spelmanslag
562:Lydian mode
557:Ionian mode
547:Dorian mode
520:Seljefløyte
513:Psalmodicon
478:Hardingfele
451:Instruments
235:Nyckelharpa
213:drone music
209:hurdy-gurdy
189:nyckelharpa
177:hardingfele
154:schottische
68:(Swedish),
52:Scandinavia
1901:Categories
1715:2/4 Dances
1709:Tune Types
1677:Gammaldans
1496:4/4 Dances
1474:3/4 Dances
1459:2/4 Dances
1453:Tune Types
1438:Spillemand
1411:Gammeldans
1266:Säkkipilli
1259:Pitkähuilu
1179:3/4 Dances
1148:2/4 Dances
1142:Tune Types
1128:Sami music
1091:Gammaldans
759:3/4 Dances
735:2/4 Dances
729:Tune Types
697:Gammaldans
506:Oterfløyte
431:Reinlender
393:3/4 Dances
350:2/4 Dances
344:Tune Types
319:Gammaldans
246:References
201:accordions
98:minor keys
78:spillemand
44:folk music
1864:Relations
1802:Harmonium
1790:Accordion
1758:4/4 Dance
1739:3/4 Dance
1727:2/2 Dance
1588:Relations
1564:Æ Tinuser
1528:Accordion
1332:Relations
1272:Sami drum
1239:Harmonium
1222:Accordion
1122:Rekilaulu
1115:Pelimanni
982:Relations
919:Spilåpipa
912:Sälgflöjt
897:Moraharpa
849:Drejelire
836:Accordion
797:4/4 Dance
632:Spelemann
576:Relations
492:Langeleik
485:Krogharpe
464:Bukkehorn
458:Accordion
426:4/4 Dance
312:Bygdedans
197:clarinets
138:quadrille
134:Norwegian
110:accordion
74:pelimanni
31:miniature
18:Pelimanni
1808:Langspil
1744:Marsúrki
1548:Clarinet
1245:Jouhikko
1227:Clarinet
1191:Menuetti
1184:Masurkka
884:Näverlur
752:Schottis
740:Engelska
499:Neverlur
412:Springar
367:Schottis
219:See also
205:säckpipa
60:speleman
1763:Skottís
1669:General
1557:Persons
1543:Bassoon
1478:Mazurka
1403:General
1282:Walpipe
1252:Kantele
1083:General
1026:Spelman
877:Låtfiol
802:Gånglåt
770:Mazurka
689:General
398:Masurka
355:Halling
304:General
166:anglais
148:to the
130:halling
122:Finland
118:minuets
65:spelman
56:Finland
1823:Scales
1814:Violin
1538:Violin
1483:Minuet
1291:Scales
1277:Violin
1205:Valssi
1198:Polska
1172:Jenkka
1160:Polkka
1153:Humppa
941:Scales
932:Violin
870:Kohorn
863:Hummel
842:Cittra
776:Polska
535:Scales
526:Violin
379:Gangar
225:Fiddle
193:Europe
181:Norway
173:fiddle
142:polska
126:Sweden
1796:Fiðla
1720:Polki
1694:Rímur
1468:Hopsa
1463:Polka
1233:Fadno
764:Hambo
361:Polka
162:waltz
158:polka
146:beats
106:Modes
54:plus
1751:Vals
1732:Ræll
1489:Vals
1098:Joik
809:Snoa
790:Vals
625:Stev
471:Giga
419:Vals
160:and
102:keys
150:bar
42:or
1903::
93:.
50:—
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1647:t
1640:v
1388:e
1381:t
1374:v
1068:e
1061:t
1054:v
674:e
667:t
660:v
289:e
282:t
275:v
20:)
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