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In the first EU songbook, there are also six Slovenian songs

by AI | 06.Nov 2024 | Europe in brief AI

In the first EU Songbook, published in print and as an app, six iconic Slovenian songs are also included, among them the song from the Avsenik ensemble and the title song of the first Slovenian color feature film from 1963.

EU Songbook, which collects six songs from each of the 27 EU member states. Photo: Aleš Osvald/STA

Ljubljana – In print and as an app, the first EU Songbook was released on Tuesday, containing 164 songs, six from each of the 27 EU member states, selected by more than 87,000 EU citizens through public voting. More than a hundred musical organizations and conservatories participated in the project, and the public voting was reported by more than 400 media outlets.

The songs are presented with sheet music and lyrics in the original 25 languages and in so-called singable European English, as described by The European Union Songbook Association, the organization behind the project.

Six Slovenian songs were selected in 2018 during a vote that involved 3,290 people in collaboration with the Academy of Music in Ljubljana, the Society of Slovene Composers (DSS), the Public Fund of the Republic of Slovenia for Cultural Activities, and five media organizations.

The editor of the EU Songbook for Slovenia, professor at the Academy of Music and president of DSS Dušan Bavdek, commented on the Slovenian contribution, saying that Slovenians add “six cleverly chosen and expressively rich songs to the EU Songbook, which multifacetedly and comprehensively embody the Slovenian melody, rhythm, and sound of the Slovenian word and spirit as a whole.”

Each of the 164 songs is presented for solo voice, with chords and lyrics written in both the 25 original languages and three alphabets, as well as in singable European English. The accompanying texts, written by 61 national editors, offer insights into the history of European music over the last 600 years. QR codes leading to original recordings are available on all music scores. (November 5)