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

‘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, […]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Po svoji poti grem – Ich gehe meinen weg (A. Toplišek) [Sheet music]

This is a vocal waltz by Andrej Toplišek from Slovenia which translates to “I’m going my own way”. It was recorded by Okrogli Muzikantje (Runden Oberkrainer) in 2002 (in the key of B) which was sung by Andrej, and by Andrej Toplišek Septett in 2019 (in the key of A) which was sung by another

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