Tune #1 is from the opera Oberon, by Weber. Tune #2 is a traditional
tune called "La Tyrolienne"; it was also used in the ballet of
Rossini's William Tell. I strongly suspect #6 is operatic as well.
Eric Stott
Albany, New York
[ At http://dictionnaire.metronimo.com/index.php?a=term&d=1&t=9198
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[ Tyrolienne
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[ A popular song style in the Tyrolian Alps, where it carries the
[ German name of either Yodeler or Dudler. It customarily consists of
[ a short suite of small melodic phrases which are sung without words
[ on a few syllables or vowels, and whose special character is to
[ constantly pass between the low register and the high register, from
[ the chest voice to the head voice or falsetto. Nearly all are in
[ ternary rhythm.
[
[ These songs had a moment of European vogue in the 19th century:
[ They were introduced or imitated in some operas, such the yodel sung
[ in Rossini's "William Tell" (1829). When these songs are executed
[ by several voices, four or more singers enter in succession, the
[ first singer stating the melody and the others taking it higher in
[ stages. All the songs are in three-quarter time. There are neither
[ imitations nor genuine answers, the secondary voices begin again the
[ melody exactly, on the third and the sixth. The accessory harmonies
[ that occur at the beginnings or conclusions of phrases are very
[ simple. ...
[
[ -- Robbie
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