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| Strongest beat, the downbeat, in Tala |
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Set of two drums
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Many types of sounds possible from each drum |
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A certain trait originates in one location and then spreads outward from that location
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Musician, composer, music collector, and important preserver of Irish Traditional Music in the 20th century.
Most well-known as a piper, but also sang |
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Complete and self-contained melodic system
Set of pitches
Ornaments and melodic moves
Rules and procedures for dealing with notes and ornaments |
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Music made by amateurs for their own community use
Not for making music
Usually learned through oral tradition and passed down from one generation to the next |
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Typical form for traditional Irish dance music is AAAB
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Highly Repetitive
Usually without voice
Highly ornamented melodies
Performed at ceílís and sessions
Traditional-Neo-Traditional-Post-Traditional |
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Rhythmic framework in Hindustani music
Metric cycle of a certain number of beats
Includes strong and weak beats
Basic beat embellished by sitar and tabla players |
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Music made by professionals for the enjoyment of others
Meant to have mass appeal
Intended to make money for the performer/composer/producer
Tradition of sound recordings may be involved |
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Plucked string-instrument
Primarily melody instrument
Melody strings and sympathetic resonance strings |
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Music made by professionals for others to enjoy
Intellectual stimulation and expression
Not solely for making money, though expenses are involved due to professional performers
Often includes written notation and/or explicit theory
High level of specialized training |
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Plucked string instrument
Plays drone (repeated note or chord)
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Island settled by Celtic tribe approximately 4-5 century BCE
Importance of diaspora to preservation of Irish traditional music |
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