Rekilaulu

Rekilaulu (Finnish "sleigh song") is a type of rhymed stanzaic folksong in Finland.

This musical form was influenced by German, Swedish, and British traditions of ballads and broadsides. The actual term rekilaulu may be a corruption of the German terms Reigenlied or Reihenlied.^[1]

References

↑ Finnish Music Information Centre - Suomalaisen musiikin tiedotuskeskus: Arctic Paradise — Contemporary Folk Music From Finland 2007

Finnish folk music

General	Gammaldans Joik Music of Finland Nordic folk music Pelimanni Rekilaulu Sami music Traditional Nordic dance music

Tune Types	2/4 Dances Humppa Polkka 2/2 or 4/4 Dances Jenkka 3/4 Dances Masurkka Menuetti Polska Valssi

Instruments	Accordion Clarinet Fadno Harmonium Jouhikko Kantele Pitkähuilu Säkkipilli Sami drum Violin Walpipe

Scales	Aeolian mode Dorian mode Harmonic minor Ionian mode Lydian mode Mixolydian mode

Relations	Danish folk music Icelandic folk music Norwegian folk music Swedish folk music

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