Westphalia Waltz

Westphalia Waltz
	Waltz by Cotton Collins
Key	G major
Composed	1940s
Published	1947 [1]

Last updated April 29, 2019

The Westphalia Waltz is an historic Texas waltz by Cotton Collins, a fiddler with the Lone Star Playboys, named after the town of Westphalia, Texas.^[2]^[3]

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Westphalia is a small unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States located 35 mi (56 km) south of Waco on State Highway 320. Westphalia has a strong German and Catholic background. The Church of the Visitation was, until recently, the largest wooden church west of the Mississippi River. Westphalia is mainly noted for its historic church and convents, but also for its meat market and for its annual church picnic, which is one of the largest in the area. Westphalia is also known for the Westphalia Waltz.

The Westphalia Waltz melody is derived from a well known Polish tune that goes by several names, among them "Pytala Sie Pani" and "Wszystkie Rybki."^[2]^[4]^[5]

The waltz was later popularized by Hank Thompson on a 1955 Capitol Records recording.^[4]^[5]

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References

↑ "Westphalia Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 86". Vi Wickam. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
1 2 "A brief overview of "The Westphalia Waltz Story"". Joe Weed. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
↑ Coppedge, Clay (30 May 2006). "Westphalia Waltz". TexasEscapes.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
1 2 "Westphalia Waltz". The Traditional Tune Archive. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
1 2 Jasinski, Laurie E. (26 May 2015). "Lone Star Playboys and the 'Westphalia Waltz'". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

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[wickam-1] "Westphalia Waltz – Fiddle Tune a Day – Day 86". Vi Wickam. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[story-2] 1 2 "A brief overview of "The Westphalia Waltz Story"". Joe Weed. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[coppedge-3] Coppedge, Clay (30 May 2006). "Westphalia Waltz". TexasEscapes.com. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[tune-4] 1 2 "Westphalia Waltz". The Traditional Tune Archive. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[jasinski-5] 1 2 Jasinski, Laurie E. (26 May 2015). "Lone Star Playboys and the 'Westphalia Waltz'". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 3 March 2018.