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 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

Folk instruments:

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. It is 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 it at 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.

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