Folk music Culture of Slovenia
1 folk music
1.1 vocal
1.2 instrumental
1.3 slovenian country music
folk music
vocal
harmony singing deep rooted tradition in slovenia, , @ least three-part singing (four voices), while in regions eight-part singing (nine voices). slovenian folk songs, thus, resounds soft , harmonious, , seldom in minor.
instrumental
traditional slovenian folk music performed on styrian harmonica (the oldest type of accordion), fiddle, clarinet, zithers, flute, , brass bands of alpine type. in eastern slovenia, fiddle , cimbalon bands called velike goslarije.
slovenian country music
folk musician lojze slak
from 1952 on, slavko avsenik s band began appear in broadcasts, movies, , concerts on west germany, inventing original oberkrainer country sound has become primary vehicle of ethnic musical expression not in slovenia, in germany, austria, switzerland, , in benelux, spawning hundreds of alpine orchestras in process. band produced 1000 original compositions, integral part of slovenian-style polka legacy. avsenik s popular instrumental composition polka titled na golici (in slovene), or trompetenecho (in german), , trumpet echoes (in english). oberkrainer music, avsenik ensemble popularized, strong candidate country (folk) music awards in slovenia , austria.
many musicians followed avsenik s steps, 1 of famous being lojze slak.
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