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Where to find polka charts

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:53 pm
by Julian
Lately I have been seeing some German and Austrian brass bands on youtube such as Kaiser Musikanten (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN-Owv ... Ej9dfPAp8Q" target="_blank). I am wondering where I can find arrangements for this type of music and if there is a standard repertoire for these types of bands. Since I don't speak German it has been difficult to find any information.

Thanks,

Julian

Re: Where to find polka charts

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:44 pm
by IOS
I use the Halter website (just use Google to translate the pages):

https://halter.de/" target="_blank

Among my favorite books are the Stimmung im Zelt - Heft 1,2,3 and 4.

It takes about 3 weeks to get the delivery but the folks are very reliable.

They have a ton of German band stuff including the Ernst Mosch arrangements. (I assume you have a number of his (Mosch's) CDs.)

Re: Where to find polka charts

Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:17 pm
by Colby Fahrenbacher
Here's a couple more German sites for you to check out:

rundel.de - has a ton of charts for various instrumentations. My favorites are some of the flexible ensemble arrangements that they have.

https://www.alpenblech.de/" target="_blank - another fantastic group like Kaiser Musikanten and they sell a number of their charts on their website. You can find recordings of most, if not all, on Spotify.

https://mnozil-brass.myshopify.com/" target="_blank - Mnozil Brass also has a bunch of great charts for sale on their website

https://www.viera-blech.at/" target="_blank - same as above, a great ensemble that sells their chars on their website

I most definitely don't have a problem, I just love listening to this stuff so much.