‘Gretl Boarischer’ is a popular Austrian traditional instrumental, commonly played on the diatonic button accordion (Steirische harmonika) but is fun to play on piano or chromatic accordion as well. It’s most commonly played in Eb, so I’ve arranged sheets in Eb as well as F. Preview: ‘Learn to play’ includes:– Sheet music in pdf in […]
In the 1960s-1970s several editions of sheet music books with Boris Frank’s compositions with lyrics were published under the title “Ali že igraš” (Are you playing yet). Boris Frank was a popular name in the early days of Oberkrainer music in Slovenia in the 1950s-1960s. One of the few books that I have in my
Boris Frank – Ali že igraš #1 [Book scan] Read More »
“Tam kjer murke cveto” was released on Avsenik’s first Slovenian LP record of the same name and is one of Avsenik’s most famous waltzes which instantly became a hit with Slovenians around the world. In English it translates to “Where the Murka flower blooms” which refers to the Slovenian Murka flower. Preview: ‘Learn to play’
In the 1960s-1970s several editions of sheet music books with Boris Frank’s compositions with lyrics were published in Slovenia under the title “Ali že igraš”. One of the few that I have in my possession is a 9th edition which contain the songs “V zidanici“, “Ura“, “Vencek narodnih” (Slovenian folk songs arranged by Boris Frank),
Boris Frank – Ali že igraš #9 [Book scan] Read More »
(Updated May 2024) This is an instrumental waltz by trombonist, composer and conductor, Vinko Štrucl from Slovenia. The Slovenian title translates to “Wish”, and the German title translates to “Wish waltz”. It was first recorded by “Dobri Znanci” in the 1960s then “Slovenski instrumentalni kvintet” (Oberkrainer Sextett Janez Kalšek) in the 1960s and again in
Želja – Wunschtraum walzer (V. Štrucl) [Sheet music] [Play-along audio] Read More »
Popular polka by Alois Keuschnigg (Austria). It translates to “Tyrolean boy polka” and was popularized by Austrian band Zillertaler Schürzenjäger on the steirische harmonika (button accordion) in the 1980s. My arrangement for piano/chromatic accordion is based on the Zillertaler Schürzenjäger version. Sheet music: Learn to play: 📝 Sheet music pdf (F)📹 Slow tutorial video (F)🎵
