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Summary Of The Dance Song 'Wascha Mesa'
Wascha Mesa is a dance song. The real title is ‘ Welscher tanz, Wascha Mesa’ that means it is the dance of the welsh people and wascha mesa means Passemezo, the type of the dance. This song is composed by Hans Nuesidler.He was born in Pressburg and first enters the historical record in 1530, when he settled in Nurembarg, Germany. He was issused a residence permit by the city council in February and married there in September. In April 1531, he became a citizen and soon after bought a house. He taught lute there in the 1530s, publishing eight books of lute music between 1536 and 1549, and also went his first wife, which resulted in his having enormous financial troubles he eventually sold his house to pay his debts. In January 1556, his

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