By R ebecca Johnston Traditional Irish Music Mainly dance music Consisting of melodic lines with many variations The only true way to learn an I rish tune is to listen to it Several different versions of the same tune ID: 576826
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Ireland High Culture
By:
R
ebecca JohnstonSlide2
Traditional Irish Music
Mainly dance music.
Consisting of melodic lines with many variations.
The only true way to learn an
I
rish tune is to listen to it
.
Several different versions of the same tune
Most tunes consist of two
parts
Part A is usually called the tune and consists of 8 beats and repeated to consist in a total of 16 beats
Part B is usually called the turn and also consists of a repeated set of 8 beats totaling in 16 beats.Slide3
Traditional Instruments
Irish wire-strung
harp
the
symbol of the Irish
Republicstands about 4 feet high, and has 34 strings opposed to 47 strings on the modern orchestral harpSlide4
Traditional Instruments
B
odhrán
(pronounced bow-rahn)Typically made of a round wooden frame with goatskin stretched across the top
Played with
a
beater, Today it is common to be a wooden rod about 7 inches longDuring the traditional days it could have been made from bone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5eY90WJZ50Slide5
Traditional Instruments
Fiddle
Strung with steel string
Played first during the 17
th
centuryBagpipes,features a bladder made of leather that is inflated through a pipe by the breath of the person playing.Slide6
Performing Arts
Ireland is internationally known for is music, acting, singing, dancing, composing and writing
The most well known Irish dance is the
Riverdance
.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnTq52YXXzcSlide7
Irish Writers
Some of the greatest writers in English over the last century were Irish:
W
. B.
Yeats
George Bernard ShawJames Joyce
Samuel Beckett
Frank O'Connor,
Seán O'Faoláin,Seán O'Casey,
Flann O'BrienSeamus Heaney.Slide8
Cultural festivities
The moat well known, national holiday in the Republic is Saint Patrick's Day
March 17
Marked by parades and festivals in cities and towns across the island of Ireland
In remembrance to Saint Patrick, the patron saint of
Ireland
Dublin
is the host of the largest parade in Ireland with over 3000 performers and on average 500,000 people
attending.
Pan Celtic Festival1971, aimed to foster better relations between the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, the Isle of Mann, Cornwall and Wales
.
today, Celtic
culture with parades, music, dancing and sports
Lisdoonvarna
Matchmaking
Festival
Singles festival
in Ireland, mix of music, dance horseracing and BBQ
championships.
Puck
Fair
oldest and most popular festivals,
free
family
entertainment.Slide9Slide10
Sources
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hend/VictoryMusic/IrishTraditionalMusic.html
http://www.stmoroky.com/reviews/music/irinst.htm
http://www.yourirish.com/culture/dance/
http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Ireland.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Ireland
http://www.irishtourism.com/festivals-in-ireland/st-patricks-festival/1309
http://
www.irelandby.com/events/traditional.htm