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'Wienerlied' - Viennese traditional folk songs |
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The 'Wienerlied' is part of Vienna's unique cultural heritage. It is based on popular culture and blends the comic and the melancholic. The Viennese infatuation with anything morbid surfaces regularly. Its popularity is closely linked to locations of popular amusement like the Prater or the numerous Heurigen in Vienna's suburbs, which keep the tradition alive till today. With the rise of popular theatre in the 19th century (Ferdinand Raimund, Johann Nestroy and Ödön von Horvath) the Wienerlied entered the theatrical stage. Stars of the Wienerlied were asked to perform and many authors wrote songs for their plays which were exported to the streets.Typical instruments are zither, harp, violin, guitar and clarinette. A hurdy-gurdy and a special kind of bass guitar represent the rythm section, some add a harmonica to this. Piping, clapping hands and an elaborate kind of yodeling called 'dudeln' support the singing. The Wienerlied has a strong interest in story telling, with up-tempo parts and breaks to create tension. With its fondness of flat tones and half-steps the Wienerlied makes full use of the chromatic scale. Schrammel quartett Annualy 'Wean Hean' Festival presents Wienerlied, Austrian folk music, world music and jazz in a vibrant and fruitfull combination. |