Schneewalzer – Snežni valček – Snow waltz (T. Koschat) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video]

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Schneewalzer, known as ‘Snow waltz’ in English or ‘Snežni valček’ in Slovenian, was written by Thomas Koschat (1845-1914) from Klagenfurt (Slo: Celovec), Austria. Koschat was an accomplished musician, composer and vocalist whose achievements include working in the Vienna State Opera and touring Europe and America with his vocal group which specialised in folk songs from Carinthia (Kärnten), the greater region and state which Koschat hailed from. Snow Waltz has become a staple in most accordionists’ repertoires around the world, regardless of the accordionist’s preferred genre or background. This waltz is played by orchestras, brass ensembles, Alpine trios, Oberkrainer quintetts, and solo accordionists. There are several versions of lyrics, in different […]

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Cvetje v jeseni (U. Koder) [Sheet music]

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‘Cvetje’ or ‘Cvetje v jeseni’ (Flowers in Autumn) was composed by Urban Koder for one of Slovenia’s most popular movies, ‘Cvetje v jeseni’ from 1973. It was recorded by RTV Ljubljana’s Studio Orchestra with one of Slovenia’s most notable zither players, Miha Dovžan, who is also known for his Slovenian folk-pop ensemble Ansambel Mihe Dovžana, as well as his collaboration with Jože Burnik and Lojze Slak. Although this song is not typically played on the accordion, it’s a beautiful song that works well on the accordion. My arrangement skews toward an Alpine/Folk feeling, as I’ve heard a number of Slovenian diatonic button accordion players do a wonderful job on this

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Prinesi mi rože (B. Kovačič) [Sheet music] [Tutorial video]

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This is one of the most popular Slovenian folk-pop (Narodnozabavna) waltzes from the 20th century, and is one of Stanka and Boris Kovačič’s most popular songs, recorded in 1966, which has become a Slovenian evergreen. To my knowledge this song has not been widely played in German speaking alpine/folk music ensembles, except occasionally as an instrumental. In the 2000s it was popularised again by one of the earliest female-only alpine/folk music ensembles, Vesele Štajerke. What caught my attention the first time I heard it, was Vital Ahačič’s solo on chromatic button accordion in part B. Ahačič is known for his heartfelt, gentle playing, which perfectly compliments Stanka Kovačič’s vocals. ‘Learn

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Ein walzer für harmonika (E. Moser) [Sheet music]

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This waltz (which translates to “A waltz for the accordion”) was written by Erich Moser from Austria and recorded in the 1980s with his trio. Erich Moser was a brilliant Steirische Harmonika (diatonic button accordion) player who passed away in 1992 at the age of 37, and left behind a legacy of several albums, many compositions, and a unique style of playing that has inspired many. He was both technically and dynamically brilliant, as demonstrated in the video below. This particular song is one of my favourite waltzes by Moser, which I first heard on a videotape of a 1987 Musikantenstadl (that I shared to YouTube a long time ago).

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Ob blejskem jezeru (F. Mihelič) [Sheet music] [Tutorial]

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Ob blejskem jezeru (Slovene to English translation: At Lake Bled) is an instrumental waltz by legendary Slovenian popular-folk and Oberkrainer accordionist Franc Mihelič who is well known for his perfected diatonic button accordion playing and melodic but technical songs such as “Ko harmonika zapoje” and “Na Ribniškem sejmu”. Mihelič has recorded only a handful of songs on the piano accordion over the years (also terrific) but is less known for his Oberkrainer quintett instrumentals. In the 80s and 90s he recorded several albums with his quintett under the same name (Ansambel Franca Miheliča – Ensemble Franz Mihelič). This song is one of his rare quintett instrumental waltzes from his 1993

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Ulica sončnega zahoda – Abendrot in Oberkrain (N. Zlobko) [Sheet music]

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Ulica sončnega zahoda (Ger: Abendrot in Oberkrain) translates from German to “Afterglow in Gorenjska” or from Slovenian to “Sunset street”. This waltz was written by Niko Zlobko (1940-2021), who was Ensemble Lojze Slak’s guitar and clarinet player, and artistic director. He helped create Slak’s legendary sound, created vocal arrangements for Fantje s Praprotna and instrumental arrangements for the trio, among other contributions. Interestingly this song was recorded at least 2 times: by Ansambel Lojzeta Slaka in the 1980s, and Ansambel Jožeta Burnika in the 1990s, with whom Zlobko recorded at least 1 album. Many clarinet duet recordings by Slak’s ensemble featured Niko Zlobko and his son Tomaž Zlobko. Niko Zlobko

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