Andachtsjodler

The Andachtsjodler, a devotional yodelling song without words, originated in around 1800 in South Tyrol, and is liturgically associated with the Christmas mass. Since its rediscovery in around 1930, it has become increasingly popular and is regularly sung and chanted by performers and audience at the end of the Salzburg advent service. Florian Klinger has arranged this vocal work for percussion instruments, gradually transforming the melody into a pulsating groove without abandoning the devotional mood.

The instrumentation includes classical percussion instruments as well as Orff instruments such as alto glockenspiel and includes parts that range from easy to challenging. The minimum instrumentation of five performers can be expanded to nine players. The bass marimba part can optionally be played on a marimba in A. Both marimba parts can alternatively be played on the piano. Florian Klinger, born in 1991 in Hollabrunn, is an Austrian percussionist and jazz vibraphonist. He studied classical percussion in Vienna and jazz mallets in New York.

He is a percussionist in the Volksoper Wien orchestra, a lecturer, and the founder of the ensemble Louie's Cage Percussion. Florian Klinger has performed in ensembles of various musical genres and collaborated with prestigious orchestras such as the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, the RSO Wien and the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederösterreich. Additionally, he has worked with acclaimed musicians like Benny Golson, Bob Mintzer, Elina Garanca, Jose Carreras, Jonas Kaufmann, and many others.