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The ' (''Grandfather's Dance'') is a German dance tune from the 17th century. It is generally considered a traditional folk tune. Its real author has been claimed to be (1766–1853),〔(The Free Dictionary ) 〕 but this attribution seems not to be generally supported. It is a tripartite tune: * 8 bars in 3/8 time, Andante * 4 bars of a different theme in 2/4 time, Allegro (repeated) * 4 bars of a further theme, in 2/4 time, Allegro (repeated). The first part was sung to the words: : ' For many years, it was regularly played and danced at the end of wedding celebrations, and became known as the ' (sweep-out).〔(Erik Frederick Jensen, Schumann )〕 It became so associated with marriage that when Louis Spohr wrote a Festival March for the wedding of Princess Marie of Hesse to the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen in 1825, he was required to quote the ' in it. Robert Schumann quoted the ' in two works: * the final section of ''Papillons'', Op. 2 (1831) * the final section ("") of ''Carnaval'', Op. 9 (1834–35), where he labels the theme "" (Theme from the 17th century). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky also quotes the tune in act 1 of his ballet ''The Nutcracker'' (1892). It appears at the end of the Christmas party. Tchaikovsky was a great admirer of Schumann's music, but it is not clear whether this was meant as some sort of tribute to Schumann or simply as an appropriate tune to use in music depicting the winding up of a happy family event.〔(Decca, Notes to Tchaikovsky recording )〕 ==References== (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grossvater Tanz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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