"The Clarinet Polka" or "A Hupfata" (
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"Vanaisa polka" – Grandpa Polka) is a popular musical composition from the end of the 19th century. Since 1971 it has been used as an opener in ''
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'' − one of the most popular shows of
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The piece, performed (as its name implies) as a
polka
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Etymology
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, has a simple and catchy melody, featuring a prominent extended eight-note
arpeggio
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. It is typically performed in
B-flat major.
According to Polskie Radio Program I, the music was created in Austria by a composer named A. Humpfat.
Other sources claim that "The Clarinet Polka" was written under the name "Dziadunio Polka" by the Polish composer
Karol Namysłowski.
["Dziadunio polka; by K. Namyslowski, arr. F. Przybylski; clarinet solo" (Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. 1941)]
"Columbia set up a studio in Chicago in 1915 and discovered Frantisek Przybylski and his Polish Village Orchestra, which recorded 'Dziadunio,' later known as 'The Clarinet Polka.'" (Polish-American Folklore, 2000, p. 128)
"In 1915, Columbia made its first Chicago recordings, and a group led by Frank Przybylski recorded 'Laughing Polka' ('Cieszmy Się', literally 'Let Us Rejoice') (Columbia E-2221); on the other side was 'Dziadunio Polka,' which was the ancestor of 'Clarinet Polka. (Ethnic recordings in America: a neglected heritage, 1982, p. 141)
References
External links
* - Bavarian version of Clarinet Polka recorded in 1905, one of the oldest in the world
* - the most popular version of Clarinet Polka in Poland, by Polskie Radio
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