The pace of Celtic music
As the Celtic peoples were at one time the only culture in the British Isles to preserve the dance tradition, this tradition was consolidated and became closely associated with that is Celtic. Far from disappearing, ironically, Celtic music as cultural contraband was appointed in his place has remained a cherished tradition full of national pride and a sense of fun and frivolity that would spread its popularity worldwide.
CELTIC HISTORY OF PEOPLES
The Celts are an ancient civilization which spread throughout Europe. Its origin is mysterious, and some speculate that migrated to Europe from parts unknown, a theory that is supported by the evidence that may have had dark skin and dark hair (like the “Black Irish” coloring). With the rise of the Roman Empire, the Celts were considered one of the main enemies of Rome. The Romans were to give his name: “Celt” comes from the Geek “Keltoi” which means “foreigner.” (This is strong evidence that “Celtic” and “Celtic” was actually pronounced with the hard S “)
With the advance of the Romans, the Celts were driven into remote territories, like Gaul, Iberia and northern British Isles, where he formed a cultural stronghold that withstood the invasion continues. Although they were nomads and very dark, there were wild forms and made their mark in the modern era. It is believed that among the first to use e-chain, and modern roads kind of soap, among other technological innovations.
The Celts enjoyed a brief revival and strengthening in the fourth century in Rome made the retreat back to Mesopotamia. Especially in Britain, their cultures were strengthened to the point that if they were again beaten back to a small number of the new wave of conquerors, the Germanic tribes, who eventually survived. Successive kings of England waged war against their rivals in Ireland, Wales and Scotland but not defeated.
THE HISTORY OF CELTIC MUSIC
“Celtic” covers the traditions of cultures that left potential winners as far away as Wales, Scotland and the Shetland Islands, Cornwall, Quebec, France and northern Galicia (northwest Spain). In fact, these cultures became so isolated from each other that there are few common elements that unite them. His music, though not similar in all these places, they are joined, as it is still an important source of cultural identity that obliteration resisted by the population.
Features that unite many of the areas are similarity of jigs, polkas, strathspeys, reels, hornpipes, polkas, slow airs and strathspeys. Another important common feature of music is the rhythm strong, dominant and often repetitive suggest that dancing has also been a permanent part of Celtic life.
RHYTHM BEAT Celtic Music
If the slow song hummed by a set of pipes or the Scottish Irish animated templates, one driving, the dominant rhythm is something that features prominently in Celtic music. And Ireland, one of the strongest and the most isolated groups remotely from the Celts to the left, perhaps the best known is the existing traditional music continues to be performed. Irish music retains some unusual rhythms, but incredibly catchy pop music knows.
The “mountain” is a unique type of Irish music, also known for its fast pace and the use of simple, repetitive rhythms. Which shares many characteristics with the hornpipe “and Scottish” Strathspey. “The” Polka “is a known variety of music, fast paced, often described as a strong pace as a galloping horse. They are known for their sense of fun and strange names like” Britches Full of Stitches.
The “roll” is probably the best known of all types of Irish music. Live has a rapid pace and is done in 4 / 4 or 2 / 4 time. The “flageolet” is not as frantic as the scroll, but is best described as inflatable. Chirimías are known for their repetitive use of triplets. While the sound of the coil is very common, the template name “,” probably wins the competition for recognition. Maybe it’s because of the strong association of the template with the dance, probably Celtic music has remained a popular aspect of recreation in these isolated cultures.
There are three main types of templates. The most common is “double the workforce, often only known as the Normal template. It is carried out in 6 / 8 time and has broken a series of black eighth notes and quarter points. The” slide “or” unique ” Jig is another popular type. It is especially a rapid change, and the accelerated pace often have no complicated varieties of notes, leaving mostly just black.
El-slip jig is a rare variety, known for its unusual 9 / 8 meters.
Who has not heard of or even danced the waltz “? In fact, most people do not even know it is done in 3 / 4 time with a heavy pessimistic followed by two lighter Upbeats. Are infectious, making even the most reserved in the crowd wants to dance. The “mazurka” is a rather strange variation in the waltz, also 3 / 4, but two Upbeats on each side of the pessimists strong.
Although many of these music types are known in many different regions, although, of course, Poland, in the case of many of the great names of the above, most of them became through the centuries strongly associated in Great Britain with the Irish and Scots – including traditions of dance in these areas. For this reason, the goal of music and dance became unfortunate xenophobia in southern Britain. This accelerated through the religious struggles of the Reformation and was at its height in the Puritanism of Cromwell English Civil War which caused the music and dance for a ban for a while.
THE LEGACY OF CELTIC MUSIC
Through the religious wars of the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, the Celtic peoples and their music were reduced, but not outside. He had survived much worse before. One can imagine that as fun as the template and the waltz is for many music fans today, in the days leading to other types of entertainment, which were wildly popular. So people were not willing to give up their traditions without a fight – literally. The Scots got their pictures and waved the flag of his clan, because, among other feelings of nationalism, their right to preserve its local traditions, including music and dance.
Ultimately, the British people, who lamented the loss of his music that was one of the reasons that ultimately rejected the revolution of Cromwell, Charles II and invited to return to the throne. The restoration of the monarchy was symbolized by the monarch, “happy” that embraced among other things, the love for music, not only for worship, but without apology, for fun. Just as people put back on their huge wigs full of substance and Charles wore, was once again in the dance hit. And during this process, the tradition of Celtic music and dance was immensely strengthened. Not only were the Celts, who retain most of the dances with devotion, Charles himself was one of Stuart and largely identified with the Scottish people.
Even today, many of the most vibrant traditions of music and dance are preserved in Celtic tradition. As for the Scots-Irish migrated to America in large quantities, their music was one of the first things they brought with them. In fact, one of the most popular types of music and dance in recent centuries in the United States originated in their own “highlands” of any kind – the Appalachian Mountains and the fiddles and banjos that maintains the popular dance their particular infectious diseases Celtic rhythm.
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