- Volkstümliche Musik
Volkstümliche Musik (German "folksy music") is a modern variation on the
traditional music of German-speaking countries in general and their Alpine regions in particular. It is sometimes instrumental, but usually presented by one or especially twosinger s and is most popular amongst older people inGermany ,Austria ,Switzerland andAlto Adige/Südtirol (Italy ).Many titles are presented in dialects or colloquial language and invoke local and regional lifestyles and traditions, particularly
dance s. Alpine musical instruments, such asAlpenhorn s,Zither s, acousticguitar s,violas andharmonica s are frequently featured, although most commercial productions nowadays employdrum machine s andsynthesizer s.Yodeling is also common.Volkstümliche Musik features strongly in peak-time
television broadcasts on a number of German public TV networks including ARD andZDF and some radio networks. Commercial broadcasters tend to stay clear of it because it is not very popular with the commercially desirable youngertarget group s up to 49 years of age, with the exception ofVolksmusik TV which is the only Free-to-Air commercial broadcaster in Europe for Volkstümliche Musik andSchlager . Volkstümliche Musik had some influence on Flower Power songs during the 1970s and is often mingled withSchlager today.Volksmusik was conceived for commercial reasons as to counterweight the youth-oriented rock and
pop music . The adjective "volkstümlich" refers to the German and in particular the "Alpine" Folk Music, incorporating the dance and popular music of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The large popularity of this music genre has led to the development of "volkstümlichen" Hitparades and various radio and television broadcasts, some of the most popular include the "Musikantenstadl", the "Grand Prix der Volksmusik" and "Lustige Musikanten" with Marianne & Michael.Not unlike Schlager, Volkstümliche Musik is often belittled by younger or more sophisticated audiences as a massively commercialized product created for the lower strata of
society . In this perception, it differs somewhat from its ancestor, the original folk music of the Alpine regions (Volksmusik ), which continues to be performed by many local groups and orchestras in the area.ee also
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Music of Germany
*Austrian folk dancing External links
* [http://www.deutsch-total.de/ Radio VHR - one major source of German Volksmusik and Schlager (online-stream)]
* [http://www.radioherz.com/start.html Radio Herz: Radio station from Toronto playing Volksmusik 24 hours a day via the internet]
* [http://www.surfmusic.de/format/schlager.html Schlager/Volksmusik - various online-streams]
* [http://www.volksmusik.tv Volksmusik.TV: Schlager, volkstuemliche,- and Volksmusik available via Cable, Satellite and IPTV]
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