celtic and european music
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Celtic and European Music Unit powerpoint with video clipsTRANSCRIPT
Celtic and
European Music
The Culture
Originally, the word "klezmer", from the Yiddish language, meant simply "musician”
It has come to characterize the style of secular music played by Ashkenazi Jews for joyful celebrations such as weddings.
Klezmer music is intended to replicate the human voice, including sounds of crying, wailing and laughing
Klezmer
Fiddle, Bass or Cello, Clarinet, and a DrumSecondary instruments include the
Accordion and Hammered Dulcimer
Klezmer
Dulcimer
Accordian
Klezmer music is made for dancing.Klezmer music also has many traditional
waltzes and polkas, and in later years, many musicians picked up some tangos and polkas, which remain in the repertoire.
Klezmerhttp://youtu.be/g-iseqCOATk
Scottish Music
Scottish Music• Accordion• Bagpipes• Fiddle• Guitar• Harp• Tin whistle
http://youtu.be/T1_cVlnbAus
http://youtu.be/fguisS9WnWk
Fado music is a traditional form of urban folk music from Portugal.
Female vocalist with two/three male guitarists OR Male vocalist who also plays guitar
Songs are often about lost or unrequited love, death and general sadness.
Fado
Originated in the port city of Lisbon,
Portugal where many countries met
and merged over centuries.
http://youtu.be/7b7rm6r8vR0
Sounds very much the same today as it did 200 years ago.
Mostly music for dancing but also a substantial ballad tradition.
Irish Musichttp://youtu.be/ts-Ot_-ayMU
http://youtu.be/M3Kw_kyLUAw
All styles of Irish music has a corresponding dance.
Seannos (pronunciation: sean like shawn, nos rhymes with gross) literally means "old style" in the Irish language. Sean nos refers to a style of solo a cappella ballad singing.
http://youtu.be/dpVobgdiyVU
http://youtu.be/py2TiFsq9T0
In the late 20th century, it was commonplace for young musicians to merge their traditional folk genres with rock and punk. Irish musicians were at the forefront of these folk-rock pioneers.
Irish Music
Dropkick Murphy’s