Ireland Flashcards
(24 cards)
What band was the most popular in the 1920s
U2
Thin Lizzy was the first major ____ band to stay in Ireland instead of chasing their dreams internationally
Celtic Rock
Country fiddles and Bluegrass banjos influenced what genre
Irish Pop
Country Irish uses Irish Diaspora to honor who were forced to move away due to the Great Famine
True
Modern Irish music includes what features
Harmony,Dynamics,Syncopation, Traditional instruments, and Polyphonic texture
The music of ____ is one of the absolute classics of Irish Folk. Other groups worked with them to gain popularity.
The Chieftains
___ is a style of solo acapella ballad singing, though sometimes it’s performed in duets.
Sean Nos
__ is a form of “Work Song.”
Luibini
These consist of traditional nursery rhymes, lullabies, game songs, and folk tales.
Children’s songs
___ are music that have skipping feeling made for dancing
Jigs
___ are meant for dancing, specifically at celebrations such as weddings, saints day and observances
Tunes
What is the instrument that is made out of tin and looks like a recorder
Tin Whistle
What is the instrument that looks like a oddly shaped guitar
The Bouzouki
What is the instrument called that looks like a violin
Fiddle
What is the instrument that looks similar to bag pipes
Uilleann Pipes
What is the instrument that looks like a small drum
Bodhran
What is the instrument that had keys on it and has a strap for your shoulder
Irish Accordian
What is the instrument that looks like a pole with holes and is similar to the Buinne
Fife
What is the instrument that looks like a Fife
Buinne
What is the instrument that looks like an American harp
Celtic Harp
Isometric may used to refer to music in which each vocal part has the same number of ____
Syllables
Michael Coleman’s fiddle recordings were the first Irish US recordings made it what year
1920
Where did the earliest forms of Irish music come from
The Celts
Ireland: Early Irish music was written down and preserved for the future
False
