Gstanzl
The Gstanzl is a Bavarian- Austrian rich generic song form, usually as a mocking song. It is mainly in three- quarter time and belongs to the related Schnaderhüpfel or Trutzgsangl to the quatrains.
Origin of the term
The word probably as a reduction from the Italian word stanza, ' descended verse. While the punch is achtzeilig, is the typical Gstanzl four lines (two couplets ).
Depending on the origin, the Gstanzln be Schnaderhüpfl, Schander Hagge, Stückl, antics, defiance and pointed Liedln, grinders, hair Breaker Gsangln, Plopper and Plepper ( songs ), chat Liedln, nonsense and Schmetterliedln, G'setzln, Basseln, Four-line, Kurschza Liadlan, Schelmeliedle, chorze Song and, Rappedietzle, Schlumperliedla or Rundâs, etc. mentioned.
Many alpine songs ( Gstanzllieder ) are actually composed of Gstanzln that belong together in a fixed sequence, usually every stanza ends with a yodel.
Gstanzlsingen
Gstanzln are often sealed and presented extemporaneously in each dialect. Good Gstanzlsänger can spend hours Gstanzln present, without repeating itself.
Most are rhymed and sung improvisations that act of serene and serious events, moods, outlooks on life and weaknesses of man. A real Gstanzl consists of a single quatrain, with the first can rhyme in the second or to the third line.
Gstanzln with its countless melodies rely primarily on the presentation in the appropriate situation. There are many occasions when Gstanzln arise. Very popular is the Gstanzlsingen on peasant weddings in Upper and Lower Bavaria, which makes the Hochzeitslader about the bride and groom and the charged society funny. The Gstanzl can be rough and tough but also tender and intimate.
Gstanzln are often passed down orally from generation to generation and experience depending on the region and time period most distinct varieties. They are also now " invented " by lads new to describe current and political events jokingly.
The Gstanzl is very well known in the Alpine space music and popular. One of the most famous was the Gstanzlsänger Roider Jackie, who was primarily known for his political Gstanzln nationwide. On the Viktualienmarkt and in Freising, there are the folk singers in honor of a well.
Gstanzln are sung both in the pub or at singing events, as well as dancing. The dances are typically Landler, Styrian or Boarische that. Standing together by the boys in a circle with communal singing of Gstanzln, often followed by rhythmic clapping, interrupted the so-called Paschen The pre- Inger, usually an experienced dancer, the first line of Gstanzls sings and the other guys a fall. In Ausseerland ( Styrian Salzkammergut) is the Landler in 2/4-cycle, the Styrian in the eight-bar 3/4-time and Waldhansl in waltz time. This part of the Salzkammergut region is a stronghold of the costume, folk music, and singing and Paschen.
Was it traditionally only men or boys, which was reserved for the Gstanzl singing, women also inspire today again at the rhymes and singing.
Paschen
Under Paschen one understands common rhythmic clapping of the boys and men in the Austro- Bavarian area, always followed by a sung Gstanzl, usually as part of a folk dance ( Landler, Styria and others). This case, the Pasch ends up to six ( or more ) have different functions within the rhythm.
Often a combination of flat and hollow hand clap hand clap is used specifically to alter the sound.
The most common Paschen this is in the Salzkammergut region, although there are significant differences in rhythm, structure and Leitmusik between the Styrian, Upper Austria and Salzburg 's part of the Salzkammergut.
The book Gstanzln from the Salzkammergut brings next 730 quatrains from the Ausseerland also very humorous "Twelve Commandments for and sing to Paschen ". With a wink is emphasized that these statutes apply only to those who do not yet have the obligatory pint of beer in 1000 Pasch laps behind:
Schnaderhüpfel
Schnaderhüpfel, also Schnadahüpfel, Schnatterhüpfel or Schnadernhüpfel, hüpferl or hupfl are improvised epigrammartige poems that always consist of a verse, with the countless melodies will always uses the same out in the Alps inhabitants in Bavaria, Tyrol and Styria. A person or party sings a Gstanzl and another person or party responds, often sealed with an ad hoc Gegengstanzl.
In general, it involves humorous or naughty texts. In Bavaria and Austria there are so -called Gstanzlsängertreffen in which the singers sing out against each other. Often the reciprocal singing is a competition in which the repartee to be demonstrated. Were at particular celebrations and Schnaderhüpfel be sung. So the gifts are brought sung by Hochzeitslader often at weddings and donors must respond.
Text Example ( The most common in Austria Schnaderhüpfel melody as Midi file):
Or a "normal" Gstanzl without special occasion:
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