VITAK-ELSNIC ETHNIC MUSIC

Bartlow Enterprises Ltd. of Deshler, Ohio publishes and owns the copyrights and trade names of the Vitak-Elsnic Publications and also the John Krachtus Publications.  Bartlow Enterprises is preserving ethnic music for concertina, piano, accordion and band/orchestra. Vitak-Elsnic publications consist of a large selection of international and old time (polka and waltz) music with complete orchestra and brass band arrangements. Many of these selections are also published for piano accordion in orchestra key. Band books include The Little German Band Book, “Whoopee John” Band books, V-E Polka Books, G & V Polish Dance Orchestra Collection No. 1, International Polkas No. 1 and No. 2, V-E Polish Dance Collection No. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7, Lithuanian Orchestra, Czardas Orchestra Collection, and the V-E German Dance Collection. Most of the band books contain instrumentation for accordion, concertina, piano, violin, bass, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums, trombone, and piano accompaniment.

ACCORDION, CONCERTINA, and PIANO MUSIC

Vitak-Elsnic also carries accordion duets and accordion band arrangements and individual sheet music for piano accordion, concertina, and piano. There are International Polkas No. 1, International Polkas No. 2, the International Waltz Folio, and The “Whoopee John” Favorite Collection of Piano Accordion Solos or Piano Solos– containing 16 well known dance numbers featured and made popular by “Whoopee John” Wilfahrt and his band. More folios consisting of Bohemian Dance, Polish Dance, Lithuanian Dance, and easy Polish Christmas Carols arranged for the piano accordion, concertina and piano are contained in the Vitak-Elsnic Publication Library. There are a few selections of solos and duets with piano accompaniment for various instruments (such as clarinet and trumpet). Bartlow Enterprises also carries Eastern Star Albums and March books for piano.  See Vitak-Elsnic Ethnic Music