Zeitlos

Publisher Stefan Rundel and composer Martin Scharnagl developed the idea to produce a beautiful, soft polka with the title “Zeitlos” (timeless). The music should have space for lyrical melodies and expressing big emotions. Martin Scharnagl decided to create a different kind of polka with more complex harmonies than a “typical” traditional polka. You could almost call “Zeitlos” a symphonic polka. As a special feature, Scharnagl purposely switched the usual order of the polka parts. Directly after the chorale-like introduction, you already feel like hearing the lyrical trio part whereas the actual trio part sounds like the first or second part of a normal polka. Another feature is the use of so-called mediants. That means that Scharnagl works with third relationships within the keys, which is rather unique in polka music. “Zeitlos” basically reflects Martin Scharnagl’s musical philosophy: He wants to strike a new path with his compositions – even if they belong to traditional musical genres. Just like his very popular and successful polkas “Von Freund zu Freund”, “Augenblicke” and “Neue Wege”, his new piece “Zeitlos” proves that a polka can be versatile, exciting and just “different”.