Greek Folk Music Flashcards
Describe the rhythms and patterns
irregular rhythms and irregular meters
describe the pitch melody and ornamentation
simple melodies, freedom for the player to decorate
melodies move by step (conjuct)
expressive melodies
harmonised
describe the dynamics expression and articulation
highly expressive
tremelos and glissandos
singers use melisma
describe the harmony and tonality
diatonic major and minor chords
sometimes modulates to relative minor
tonics and dominants emphasised by bass instrument
microtonal
describe the tempo
fast for dancing
accelerando - speeding up
texture
homophonic
off beat chords
form structure and phasing
repeated short sections
clear cadences
instruments have dialogue with each other
origins
songs for dances or celebrations social events
musical characteristics
doumbek (drum) and bouzouki (string guitar thing)
violin bass and vocals
name an artist
Yannis parios
Instrumentation
Main BOUZOUKI and DOUMBEK
oud, tambourine, tabla baladi, mizmar, ney, mijwiz, santur
other characteristics
microtonal
parallel melodies
improvised
