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Scottish Flashcards

1
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bagpipes

A

usally played solo or in a pipe band

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2
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pibroch

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a peice of music for solo bagpipes with themes and variation and many ornaments

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3
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accordion

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scottish dance bands notes are produced by air pumped through a set of bellows

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4
Q

fiddle

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scottish term for violin- rougher sound
copies intricate ornaments of bagpipes eg drones and grace note

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5
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clarsach

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small celtic harp - solo or in a folk group

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6
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Bodhrán

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drum used in celtic music
found as a part of a folk group in which it provided a rhythmic element of playing of reels and jigs

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7
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flute

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scottish music uses a traditional flute over an orchestral flute

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8
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tin whistle

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held vertically has a peircing loud sound which can be heard over and above other instruments

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9
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low whistle

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octave lower
sweeter more gentle sound

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10
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acoustic guitar

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doesn’t require an amp can be plucked or strummed

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11
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what is a scottish dance band and instruments in it

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a group of instruments which plays traditional dance music
fiddle
accordion
drum kit
piano
doesn’t have a singer

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12
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what is a folk group and what instruments are in it

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plays traditional music but has a singer and a wider range of instruments
singer
piano
guitar
drum kit

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13
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what is celtic rock

A

music that incorporates traditional scottish or irish instruments

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14
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what is simple time

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each beat can be divided by halves

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15
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what is compound time

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each beat is divided by three

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16
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scotch snap

A

semiwuaver followed by a dotted quaver

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17
Q

scottish dance names

A

march
strathspey
waltz
reel
jig

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18
Q

describe the features of a march

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steady tempo ( andante / moderato )
simple time
time signature 2/4 or 4/4

19
Q

describe the features of a strathspey

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steady tempo
simple time
scotch snap
2/4 or 4/4

20
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features of a waltz

A

steady tempo
simple time 3/4

21
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features of a reel

A

quick tempo
simple time
2/4 or 4/4

22
Q

features of jig

A

quick tempo
compound time
6/8 or 12/8

23
Q

scot’s ballad feature

A

scot’s dialect
steady tempo
usally tells a story of a historical event or disaster or a supernatural happening

24
Q

both ballad feature

A

scot’s dialect
sing by men
upbeat tempo
unaccompanied
sung by male farm workers who lived in bothies about work poor living conditions and numerous

25
Q

waulking song

A

sung in gaelic
sung by women
unnacompanied but steady beat
call and response
working songs sung by women in gaelic
you can hear the thumping of tweed in the back

26
Q

mouth music

A

sing in gaelic
quick tempo
unaccompanied usally
words imitate ornaments and grace notes played by bagpipes

27
Q

gaelic psalms

A

slow tempo
sing in gaelic
unnacompanied
no beat or pulse
unnacompanied hymns sung in churches
often sounding out of time

28
Q

harpsichord

A

strings are plucked used for accompaniment

29
Q

organ

A

extensively as sacred music

30
Q

strings used in scottish music

A

cello
viola
violin

31
Q

flute

A

little or no vibrato

32
Q

oboe

A

only has five keys

33
Q

bassoon

A

bass instrument

34
Q

recorder

A

interchangeable with the flute

35
Q

french horn

A

lower than the trumpet

36
Q

timpani

A

roll
quick repeated notes on one pitch

37
Q

what are the instruments used
13

A

harpsichord
organ
cello
viola
violin
flute
oboe
bassoon
recorder
trumpet
french horn
trombone
timpani

38
Q

highest female voice

A

soprano

39
Q

medium female voice

A

mezzo soprano

40
Q

lowest female voice

A

alto

41
Q

highest male voice

A

tenor

42
Q

medium male voice

A

baritone

43
Q

lowest male voice

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bass

44
Q

state the dynamics

A

piano - soft
mezzo piano - medium soft
mezzo forte - medium loud
forte - loud

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