sean nós Flashcards
1
Q
first four
A
old style
hundreds of years
passed orally
generation to generation
2
Q
2nd four
A
eg of pure trad music
words>tune
rhythm dictated by speech rhythm
no dynamics or vibrato
3
Q
3rd four
A
nasalisation glottal stops interpolated vowel sounds
improvised orna
never same
melodic or rhythmic orna
4
Q
last 4
A
free rhythm/metre
unaccompanied
variation of tune verse to verse
personal styles
5
Q
regional styles because
A
learned from singers in region like accents
connemara high orna
west cork/kerry nasal and glottal
west waterford and donegal simpler more melodic
6
Q
songs
A
anach chuain boating tragedy
an sagairtín
bean an fhir rua love song
7
Q
singers
A
noirín ó roinn
Joe Heaney
Aodh ó domhnall
