Scottish Music Flashcards
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Gaelic Psalm
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Sang by both men and women in a church in the north of Scotland, no accompaniment. In Gaelic, Call and Response, eerie/echo
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Bothy Ballad
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Sang by men doing farm work, no accompaniment and tells a story
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Jig
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Fast, 4 beats, simple time
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March
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Marching speed, 2 or 4 beats, steady, strong pulse
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Mouth Music
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Sang by men and women, nonsense made up Gaelic words, sometimes accompaniment, imitating melody of bagpipes
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Reel
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Fast, 4 beats, simple time, flowing
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Scots Ballad
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Sang by both men and women, telling a story, sometimes accompaniment, lots of verses and chorus, strophic
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Strathspey
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Medium speed, 4 beats, jumpy, scotch snap
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Waltz
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Medium speed, 3 beats
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Waulking Song
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Sang by women at work, no accompaniment, ‘Thud’ beating sound
