Re: here's one for you

I think Zorba is a red herring, it's not Zorba's dance

Can't find a sample for Never on a Sunday yet, but I'd expected it to have a
Greek name as it is a traditional tune, but I'll keep looking thanks for
suggestions so far.

Mary

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> "Mary Jacobs" <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I have great faith in the encyclopaedic knowledge of this group so here
>> goes
>>
>> My teacher is looking for firstly the correct name and then some
>> traditional music for a famous Greek piece, which is recognisable from
>> the first 2 notes, it is a dance, men holding each others shoulders and
>> dipping, may have been used in Zorbo the Greek (not sure)
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>> First two notes are a semi tone apart i think, something like Bb and B on
>> 1st string
>>
>> Anyone got any ideas?
>> Mary
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> Mikis Theodorakis wrote the music to Zorba the Greek. The piece may be
> called "Zorba's Dance".
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> El
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