Polka which hosts/produces the Grammy Awards, announced that it was eliminating the polka category. The Academy's official reason for eliminating the polka award was “to ensure the awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape.” The Academy's decision stems from the declining number of popular polka albums considered for an award in recent years. For example, out of the five polka albums nominated for an award in 2006, only one album was widely distributed in the mainstream. Polka The polka is originally a Czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the
Pavane pour une infante défunte his eponymous album (1982), in which he made use of synthesizers instead of acoustic instruments. Some unusual interpretations include another electronic versions by William Orbit in "Pieces in a Modern Style" (2000) and by Isao Tomita (1979), Edgar Meyer recorded a version for double bass and piano on his CD "Work in Progress" (1990), a solo bass guitar version by Jimmy Earl (1995), Ali Aiman's minimalist/electronic adaptation in his Overture EP (2014) and Hayley Westenra's vocal adaptation "Never Say Goodbye", which appears in her album "Pure" (2004). Pavane pour une infante défunte Pavane pour une infante défunte ("Pavane for a