Scotland Flashcards
What is the Nordic form of pop music that started around the 1960’s?
Dansband musik
Dansband musik gives priorities to vocals and uses what other instruments?
keyboard, saxophone, and sometimes guitar
Anni-Frid Lyngstad was a member of what dance band?
ABBA
Morten Harket was part of what synth pop band?
A-Ha
Egil Storbekken composed what type of Norwegian music?
Norwegian Folk solo music
In music, what is a drone?
when a note is consistently played with no break in sound
What are the 2 main styles of music that bagpipes are featured in?
- Pipe band
- Pibroch
Fiddle is just the Scottish word for what?
Violin
What is a vamp?
bass–chord, bass–chord style of piano accompaniment
A Clarsach is a Scottish harp that comes in only one size. True or False?
False
The Clarsach is smaller than an orchestral harp. True or False?
True
This instrument is an Irish wooden drum (also used in Scottish music), held in one hand and played with a wooden beater.
Bodhran
Celtic Rock fuses what genres of music together?
- Scottish folk
- rock
Scottish dance music is played by what group?
Scottish Country Dance Band
Ceilidh is a social event where there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling. True or False?
True
A group of two or more musicians who perform music in a traditional style usually accompanied by guitars is called?
Folk group
A quick dance in Simple time 2/4 or 4/4 that uses ‘Straight’ rhythms is called?
Reel
Another quick dance in Compound time 6/8 with ‘Jumpy, Skippy’ rhythms is called?
Jig
A more slow dance (at a walking pace) in Simple time 4/4 that contains Scotch Snaps is called?
Strathspey
A slow dance in 3/4 time, counting “1,2,3 1,2,3” is called?
Waltz
A dance at a ‘marching’ pace can be in what time signatures?
- 4/4
- 2/4
- 6/8
Scotch Snap is a very short accented note before a longer note. True or False?
True
Simple Time is a musical rhythm or meter in which each beat in a measure can be subdivided simply into halves or quarters. True or False?
True
What is the meter where each beat in a bar is subdivided into three smaller units, having the value of a dotted note?
compound time
Scottish Vocal Music is used to _______.
[tell a story, work to, dance to, entertain]
What are the characteristics of a Waulking song?
- Working song
- Call & Response technique
- Singing in Unison
Bothy Ballads are sung by men and often describe what?
Tales of Farming
Scots Ballads tell a story and are handed down through what method?
word-of-mouth
Mouth Music is music to dance to with no instruments, characterized by what?
Very rhythmical Gaelic nonsense words sung in imitation of the sound of bagpipes
Gaelic Psalm Singing is characterized by what type of sound?
Eerie sound, Slow, Congregation follows minister, Singing in Unison
