Polka masterpieces. Recommended popular songs.
Are you familiar with “polka,” a Czech folk music genre with a simple, friendly melody and a fast tempo that makes you want to move your body? Even if you don’t know the name of the genre, many people will recognize it when they hear a famous polka tune.
In Japan, it has even been featured for children on the TV program Minna no Uta, and interestingly, some polka songs became well-known in the 2000s through Flash animations and performances by Hatsune Miku.
This article is a collection of delightful polka classics—please enjoy them together with your children!
Playlist
| Polka masterpieces. Recommended popular songs. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | Säkkijärvi Polka | play_arrow | Raising the profile of Finnish folk songs |
| 2 | tourist train | play_arrow | A piece by Johann Strauss II themed on railways |
| 3 | without sorrow | play_arrow | The cheerful polka piece by Josef Strauss |
| 4 | Let’s dance, the fun Porečeke! | play_arrow | A song that sets Japanese lyrics to the Polish folk tune “Polka.” |
| 5 | Ievan Polkka | play_arrow | Finnish traditional song, hugely popular in Japan |
| 6 | Hunting | play_arrow | Strauss's Hunting Polka |
| 7 | a woman’s heart | play_arrow | Beautiful violin piece by Strauss |
| 8 | Clarinet Polka | play_arrow | Polish Folk Polka for Clarinet Solo |
| 9 | Liechtenstein Polka | play_arrow | Will Glahé’s Polka Toast Song |
| 10 | Explosive Polka | play_arrow | Johann Strauss II’s popular polka |
| 11 | Polka the Blacksmith | play_arrow | The polka in which Strauss used an anvil as an instrument |
| 12 | Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka | play_arrow | Introduction to a famous polka tune often played at sports festivals |
| 13 | Thunder and Lightning | play_arrow | A polka by Strauss that depicts thunder and lightning |
| 14 | Annen-Polka (Johann Strauss I) | play_arrow | Annen-Polka by Strauss |
| 15 | The tape has been cut. | play_arrow | Railway Opening Commemorative Polka |
| 16 | Annen-Polka (Johann Strauss II) | play_arrow | Polka for St. Anne’s Day by Johann Strauss II |
| 17 | Champagne Polka | play_arrow | Introduction to Champagne-Polka, composed by Strauss and created in a short period |
| 18 | Hop-Scotch Polka | play_arrow | A piece of music inspired by the traditional game of hopping on one foot |
| 19 | Hatake no Polka | play_arrow | Introduction to Polka of the Field |
| 20 | Pizzicato Polka | play_arrow | The Strausses' Polka with Pizzicato Technique |
| 21 | Beer Barrel Polka | play_arrow | The Czech composer's piece, Beer Barrel Polka |
| 22 | “Polka” from Two Pieces for String Quartet | play_arrow | Polka composed by Shostakovich, performance |
| 23 | Demolition Polka | play_arrow | A polka themed on the demolition of Vienna’s city walls |
| 24 | Polka from Czech Suite | play_arrow | Dvořák Czech Suite Polka |
| 25 | New Pizzicato Polka | play_arrow | Strauss New Pizzicato |
| 26 | Piccolo Polka | play_arrow | Piccolo player Damare’s Opus 157 |
| 27 | Polka from the Mexican Suite | play_arrow | Play the Mexico Suite Polka on mandolin |
| 28 | Italian Polka | play_arrow | Italian Polka composed by Rachmaninoff |
| 29 | Polka from the Trio for Three Bassoons | play_arrow | Performing Weissenborn's 'Polka' as a bassoon trio. |
| 30 | In the Forest of Krapfen | play_arrow | Polka Française, Opus 336 |
| 31 | Long live Hungary! | play_arrow | Strauss celebrates Hungarian autonomy |
| 32 | a wandering eye | play_arrow | Polka pieces by Johann Strauss II |
| 33 | Jockey | play_arrow | Josef composed a song themed around horse racing. |
| 34 | Tick-Tock Polka | play_arrow | Polka Schnell’s Polka Piece Commentary |
| 35 | Town and countryside | play_arrow | Strauss's Polka-Mazurka Works |
| 36 | Small waterwheel | play_arrow | Polka of the Little Waterwheel |


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