Forum Contest June 2023

[GeorgeH76]

With one week left I'll try another jazz tune

 

[colinm]

Arrangement by Frank Marocco

 

[wirralaccordion]

There aren’t many entries of the musette genre entered yet and so here is one that I came across recently which does somehow feel Chinese as per its title, Valse Chinoise.

P.S. Advice needed regarding changing registers midway through pieces which I find difficult, not so much the choice of registers but the practical aspects e.g. Usually the trio section of a waltz is an opportunity to introduce a different sound but then you have to remember to go back to the original sound when the trio ends!

 

[knobby]

Well it looks like we have a 3-way tie for the winner this year. Congratulations to @accordionmaniac , @Zevy & @pitzelberger - I'll attach your "Trophy" to your profiles.
And well done to all who entered - better luck next year

 

[Zevy]

Well it looks like we have a 3-way tie for the winner this year. Congratulations to @accordionmaniac , @Zevy & @pitzelberger - I'll attach your "Trophy" to your profiles.
And well done to all who entered - better luck next year

I am both honored and humbled….

 

[Tom]

Good work everyone!

 

[JerryPH]

Well done to all participants and congrats to the winners!

 

[pitzelberger]

Thanks, I am honored

I am both honored and humbled….

Same for me! What an honor

 

[accordionmaniac]

Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling

 

[Pipemajor]

Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling

Just looked on your website.
A wealth of information and instructional videos.
Thank you so much. It will keep me busy for some time
I fully recommend all lovers of Oberkrainer/Tyrol music to check it out.

 

[accordionmaniac]

Just looked on your website.
A wealth of information and instructional videos.
Thank you so much. It will keep me busy for some time
I fully recommend all lovers of Oberkrainer/Tyrol music to check it out.

Thanks I'm so glad to hear it!

 

[wirralaccordion]

Thanks, didn't expect that, very humbling

Have to agree with Pipemajor above about your website.
I wondered if you have the sheet music for Good Time Polka by one of the Avseniks. George has played it on here and I do like it but haven't found it anywhere. Thanks.

 

[accordionmaniac]

Have to agree with Pipemajor above about your website.
I wondered if you have the sheet music for Good Time Polka by one of the Avseniks. George has played it on here and I do like it but haven't found it anywhere. Thanks.

Thank you for the positive comment.
PM me with a link to a video of it, or the original German or Slovenian name of the song (English titles seem to only ever be rough translations that don't match 1:1 to the original titles so it's a bit hard) and I'll try to help you with the sheets.

 

[John M]

So true on the translation. I have a Slovenian polka ->My Wife Is Happy. Under the English title is Slovenian -> Moja Baba je Pijana, which means My Wife Is Drunk. I guess she's Happy.

 

[wirralaccordion]

Thank you for the positive comment.
PM me with a link to a video of it, or the original German or Slovenian name of the song (English titles seem to only ever be rough translations that don't match 1:1 to the original titles so it's a bit hard) and I'll try to help you with the sheets.

Thanks, have done so. Cheers.

 

[JerryPH]

So true on the translation. I have a Slovenian polka ->My Wife Is Happy. Under the English title is Slovenian -> Moja Baba je Pijana, which means My Wife Is Drunk. I guess she's Happy.

That actually means my grandmother is drunk... lol

 

[GeorgeH76]

So true on the translation. I have a Slovenian polka ->My Wife Is Happy. Under the English title is Slovenian -> Moja Baba je Pijana, which means My Wife Is Drunk. I guess she's Happy.

One of my favorites....My Grandmother was from what is now called Slovakia and we called her Baba - In many Slavic cultures, this is what the head matriarch of the family is usually called.

 

[John M]

Another good one in that Vol. 4 was Oh Marie Polka (Oj, Marcia Peglaj). I think that means Marie is ironing.

All of Yankovic's 4 Volumes were good. They are all available from Treadwell's music in Canada.

 

[JerryPH]

One of my favorites....My Grandmother was from what is now called Slovakia and we called her Baba - In many Slavic cultures, this is what the head matriarch of the family is usually called.

Has anyone spotted the musical error?

 

[Tom]

Has anyone spotted the musical error?

It's the "vaneira" forró rhythm, but should have 16th notes ("demisemiquavers"?) as the second set in the treble. A cool rhythm but not as easy as it seems.