MUSC 220 Lecture Notes - Irish Dance, Scottish Highlands, Pibroch
23 Feb 2014
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Dance anthropology: dance and choreography as frameworks to understand culture and vice versa. Indigenous melodies and airs exchanged with scotland and england. Repertoire brought to north america by emigrants, many tunes mixed into the american folk tradition. Recently incorporated: guitar, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, accordion, piano, synthesizers. Bodhran (drum ,not in dance because the dancers provide the percussion) Started in house parties: solo or in unison. 1920"s: ceili bands and irish dance orchestra developed. Revived in the 1980s and remain popular and active today. Style of playing gives emphasis to both solo musicians and the group. Texture: monophonic to heterophonic, depending on the context. Competition style of dance mostly monophonic or homophonic. Majority of tunes are in binary form (aabb) Repetition and symmetry: often reflected in the dance steps. Basic tune types: jigs (single, double, slip, slides), reels, hornpipes. Codification of dance (and music) because of music schools, rules, and competitions. Hard shoe: hornpipes, treble reels, and treble jigs.
