Scottish Music Flashcards
What is an Oratorio?
a long setting of sacred words
Name some instruments heard in Scottish Music
fiddle=a violin
accordian=keyboard
clarsach=sounds like a harp
bagpipes
bodrhan=scottish drum
tin whistle=penny whistle
What instruments are in a pipe band?
snare, tenor,bass drums and bagpipes
What is a vamp?
bass note on beat and chord off beat
Explain the difference between 4/4 and 3/4
4/4= oom pa oom pa
3/4=oom pa pa
What is folk music?
fiddle, bodran, tin whistle, accordian, pipes and guitar
group of singers telling a story
What is a march?
2/4 or 4/4
feels like a march
strong steadypulse
What is a Scottish Reel?
4/4
relatively quick
danceable and lively
What is a Strathspey?
4/4
moderate speed
bouncy
What is a Scottish Jig?
6/8
jiggety jiggety jiggety jig
What is a bothy ballad?
story of farming/farm life
many verses
sung by farmers (soloist for verses)
everyone joins in for chorus
What is a Waulking song?
sung by female factory workers
sung in Gaelic
thumping of tweed
strong continuous beat
What is a Gaelic Psalm?
religous
sung in Gaelic
religious
one person starts
lots of people join in out of time
sounds haunting
