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Polish folk music. Polish folk music:. There are many similarities in folk music to other slovenian countries like: Chech Republic, Slovacai, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia Folk music was produced by amateur singers and music players
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Polish folk music: • There are many similarities in folk music to other slovenian countries like: Chech Republic, Slovacai, Ukraine, Belarusand Russia • Folk music was produced by amateur singers and music players • It was created during weddings, folk festivals and children’s plays • It is known for not being written and transfered from generation to generation in the spoken language
String – fiddle instruments • gęśliki podhalańskie (złóbcoki) • The sound is made by plunking or pulling the string with a primitive fiddlestick
Mazanki • It looks like a little violin with three strings.
Suka biłgorajska • It looks like a little violin. Itis made from one piece of wood it cooperates perfectly with singing.
Plunking instruments • Mandolin • The sound is made by plunking the string.
Cytra • It is an instrument with flat resonance box. It is usually decorated with painted folk motives.
cymbały • The sound is made by hitting the strings with two sticks.
Drumla • One of the oldest instruments, it is made from metal. To make a sound you have to keep it between your teeth and plunk it with a moveable tongue.
A wind instruments • Piszczałki • It is made from pieces of so called grass, straws and wood.
Bazuna, ligawa • It is a long pipe made from spruce wood.
Dudy, kozioł • It is made from goat’s bag of air and pipes.
Gwizdki ceramiczne ( ceramic whistles) • They can have many shapes like: birds, horses, riders, rams. The sound is made by filling the instrument with water and blowing.
Drum instruments • Grzechotki, kołatki • They can have many shapes and they are made from wood. The sound is made by hitting one’s hand.
Burczybasy • It is made from a barrel without the bottom. On one side there is an animal skin.The sound is made by pulling horse’s hair and pouring water on itat the same time.
Characteristic features of Polish folk music • Changeability and anonymity are traditional features in our music. • The music is transferred from generation to generation it become folk music not one performer’s music • Rich melody line enriched with various diversities • The melody line is sung by one voice (different than in other countries) the exception is with highlanders’ music • In folk music Polish people use variety of music instruments • Polish folk dances: Oberek, Krakowiak, Kujawiak
Oberek • Polish folk dance with a tempo and jumpy melody
Krakowiak • Polish folk snappy dance. It is called: passing, chasing, tripping
Kujawiak • It is a calm dance, Performed on bent legs, It is like walking
Polish folk song • Konik Drepce konik drepce Do stajenki nie chce Żeby do Marysi Poleciałby jeszcze W podwóreczku małym Studzieneczka stoi Kto jedzie to jedzie Konika napoi Siwy konik siwy uzdeczka jedwabna Czy duża czy mała kurpianeczka zgrabna • Little horse The horse is running the horse is running He doesn’t want to go to the stable He wants to go to Mary In little yard there is a dwell The one who is coming will drink the horse A grey horse grey silk bridle Big or small Kurpianeczka girl
The dance – Little horse • Children walk in pairs singing the song, then they stop to make a bridge from their hands. One pair goes under the bridge. Children from that bridge join previous couple and they walk together under the next bridge. In the background you can hear children whistling the folk instruments – whistles. The music is kept in traditional fast folk Oberek dance.