Majski ples – Tanz im Mai (F. Mihelič) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video]

コメントする / 上級, Franc Mihelič (Ansambel Franca Miheliča), 学ぶ, ポルカ, 楽譜, スロベニア 🇸🇮, チュートリアル ▶️ /

Majski ples (Slovenian for “May Dance”) or Tanz im Mai (German for “Dance in May”) is an instrumental polka by Franc Mihelič, one of Slovenia’s most popular and influential accordionists and composers in the Slovenian Folk Music or Oberkrainer style of Alpine Folk Music. Mihelič is a virtuosic Styrian Diatonic Button Accordion player as well as a terrific piano accordionist who has composed many polkas and waltzes that have become commonplace in Alpine Folk Music bands’ repertoires, including “Na ribniškem sejmu“, “Ko harmonika zapoje“. His most popular songs were recorded with Ansambel Franca Miheliča between the 1970s to 1990s which have increased in popularity with time. This is a technical […]

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V prostem času – Freizeit Polka (B. Prešeren) [Sheet music] [Accompaniment track]

1件のコメント / Accompaniment 🎸, Brane Prešeren, 中級, 学ぶ, ポルカ, 楽譜, スロベニア 🇸🇮 /

This is a very unique and beautiful polka by Brane Prešeren (legendary Slovenian trumpet player Ivan Prešeren’s brother) and released by Alpski Kvintet (Alpenoberkrainer) from Slovenia in 1986. The Slovenian title, ‘V prostem času’ means ‘In my spare time’, and the German title, ‘Freizeit’ pretty much means the same thing (‘Spare time’ or ‘Leisure time’). The composer is also the mastermind behind some of Alpski Kvintet’s most unique and energetic instrumentals such as Ob šilcu slivovke (Oberkrainer Slivowitz) and Ko sonce vzhaja (Morgensonne), and many of his compositions excellently showcased his brother Ivan’s virtuosity on the trumpet. It features a melody that could be considered perhaps a little jazzy or

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Reci le zakaj – Sag warum, warum (V. & S. Avsenik) [Sheet music]

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“Reci le zakaj” (Slovenian for “Just tell me why”) or “Sag warum, warum” in German (which means “Say why, why”) is a waltz by Slavko & Vilko Avsenik from Slovenia (pioneers of the Oberkrainer style of Alpine folk music) which dates back to the 1950s. 3 recordings seem to be available; one by Trio Avsenik from 1954, one by the Avsenik quintet with vocals in Slovenian, and another by the quintet with vocals in German. My arrangement is based on Avsenik’s trio performance from 1954. The waltz is very melodic and dynamic, and its lyrics are about heartbreak, sung from the perspective of a girl who remembers walking across a

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Slovenian Home Polka – Moj Prijatelj (M. Hoyer) [Sheet music]

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Slovenian Home Polka is a popular Slovenian-American or Cleveland-Style polka, originally released as “Moj Prijatelj” (Slovenian for “My friend”) and was written by Matija Arko (also known as Matt Hoyer), a Slovenian from Sodražica who migrated to the United States and settled in Cleveland in the 1910s. Matt Hoyer made a name for himself as one of the earliest Slovenian recording artists, and a pioneer of Slovenian polkas and waltzes in America (known as Cleveland-Style Polkas) (long before Frankie Yankovic). Performing both the Chromatic Button Accordion, and the Styrian Diatonic Button Accordion (Steirische Harmonika), together with the Hoyer Trio he released over 100 instrumentals on the Columbia and Victor record

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Majave breze (F. Šegovc) [Sheet music]

1件のコメント / Franc Šegovc (Štirje kovači), 中級, 学ぶ, 楽譜, スロベニア 🇸🇮, ワルツ /

“Majave breze” which translates to “Birch in the wind” or “Wobbling birch”, is a rarely played but beautiful instrumental waltz by Franc Šegovc, the founder and accordionist in Slovenian folk/Oberkrainer style ensemble “Štirje Kovači” (Four Blacksmiths). It featured in their 1980 album “Luči Slovenj Gradca“. “Štirje Kovači” are one of Slovenia’s oldest folk music bands and the longest active Slovenian folk band, which has been recognized by Guinness World Records (66 years in 2020). Their songs are very unique, and although many of their oldest songs have become staples in Slovenian folk music repertoire (Kam le čas beži, Rženova Tinka), I’m really fond of their instrumentals, which are very unique

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Marijana (V. Paljetak & S. Šišić) [Sheet music]

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This is a Croatian folk song which started as a pop song in the 1930s, by Vlaho Paljetak and Svetozar Šišić. It was first released in 1936 by Vlaho Paljetak as vocalist, initially performed as a tango. A beloved song to many Croatians, it is often performed in Croatia and Slovenia (as well as expat communities abroad), and is often performed as a ballad in 4/4 or 6/8 time. The song had a resurgence when it was covered in the 1970s by Dubrovački Trubaduri (Dubrovnik Troubadours), a Croatian pop band that became popular across Yugoslavia through the 1960s and 1970s. The song is often (although mistakenly) credited to Dubrovački Trubaduri.

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