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The following pieces of music were played by me on different jew's harps. Most recordings were kindly done by the accordion player Manfred Grabolle at a living room session. The piece Maraka uses the jew's harp to play rhythms. On the other pieces it plays tunes. Sometimes the resonances that can be heard hint at an accompanying voice.
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Wir wollen alle fröhlich sein (448 KB) |
Choral; 15th century; German protestant hymnbook |
bow-shaped jew's harp by Szilagyi, tune: C |
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Kein Schöner Land (400 KB) |
Folksong; Anton Wilhelm von Zuccalmaglio 1840 |
lamellate jew's harp "Dan Moi", tune: Fis |
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Maraka (1001 KB) |
Rhythm for jembe-drum; written down by Rainer Polak in Bamako/Mali |
lamellate jew's harp "Dan Moi", tune: Fis |
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Hulfet huljet Kinderlech (613 KB) |
Yiddisch song; Mordechai Gebirtig |
bow-shaped jew's harp by Szilagyi, tune: A1 |
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| Septime
Estampie Reale (860 KB) |
French dance music, 14th century | lamellate jew's harp "Dan Moi", tune: Fis | |
| Saltarello
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Italian dance music, 14th century |
bow-shaped jew's harp by Schlütter, tune: C |
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