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Over the weekend, I've listened time and again to the soundtrack of the new (British) movie Ladies in Lavender set in Cornwall, England in the 1930's. It is about a young Polish musician whom two sisters find on the seashore. I have not seen the movie nor read the book, but the soundtrack is beautiful. <img src="/images/graemlins/music.gif" alt="" /> You might hearing pieces of the movie trailer at the Official Web Site

My question: Track 10 is Zabawa Weselna - a traditional Polish dance. Pieces of it sound familar to me, but I can not place it or the category to which it might belong: polonaise or mazurka, etc. Definitely not a polka <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Track 12 is Digging Potatoes, an original piece for the film...overtones of Polish music?

All the music is so hauntingly beautiful, I am considering its use in some local presentations I am planning about Poland. However, I like to know more about what I use because there are always questions. This forum has turned into my back-up when my own and internet resources fail me <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Can anyone out there help to enlighten me? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

Hi Garden Moma,

I had not heard of this movie before your post, but it sounds great! Possibly Frank can answer your question about the music, I think you will find him at the new Polish forum - http://jagahost.proboards79.com/index.cgi -
please join us there.

You can listen to that sound track here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/det...&vi=samples

I was able to move in a fast polka to the music.

time:
1&2&/1&2&/1&2&/1&2&/1&2&/

Susan