Seduction to dance

Have you ever heard folk music from the Belgian provinces? When I tried out the pieces in this new booklet, it really "took my sleeve in"!

Marinette Bonnert and Tommaso Huber have published a booklet for accordion solo M2 (standard bass) with easy to moderately difficult dances from Flanders and Wallonia. They present a colorful cross-section of the repertoire of very elegant, airy and filigree folk and dance music, especially from the 18th century. This music has been handed down in manuscript, printed or oral form in various sources. Marinette Bonnert herself comes from Belgium, describes herself as an ambassador of Walloon music and has carefully selected the pieces for this publication. Suites consisting of contra dances alternate with individual dance movements such as minuets, polkas, waltzes and schottisches. Tommaso Huber comes from Austria, has played the accordion since childhood and studied double bass. In the foreword, the two go into more detail about the origins of the music and in a separate, introductory section they explain and illustrate the type of bass notation in minute detail. The melody parts of the individual pieces are often monophonic, but are carried by a harmonically interesting bass. The arrangements are extremely appealing and can also tempt you to add your own embellishments or inspire interpretations with the single-tone accordion - a truly great and valuable enrichment for all those who feel drawn to the folk music of other countries!

Marinette Bonnert and Tommaso Huber: Dances from Flanders & Wallonia, 23 easy to moderately difficult characteristic dances for accordion M2, UE 36123, € 14.95, Universal Edition, Vienna 2016