Music Theory/Celtic

Traditional Celtic music is played in various forms and can be classified variously as follows: Classification by context Set dances (dance solo) can be jig or reel. (Table dance:Footed on a tabletop). Group dances Listening pieces Classification by musical structure Reels: Tend to be played very fast and usually consist of continuous eighth notes written in 4/4 time Jigs: Much slower than reels, jigs usually have eighth notes in 6/8 time with accents falling on first and fourth beats. Doubkle jigs Slip jigs Hornpipe: Similar to reels but more slowly, They are usually written in 4/4 and often played without accents Waltzes: Played in a "waltz pace"; Written in 3/4 time and use triplet rhythmn. Strathspeys: Dotted rhythms; usually associated with Scottish playing, Cape Breton and Boston fiddle. Utilizes the "Scottish snap". Browns of Kincardie; Cummingses of Freuchie. Polkas Quadrilles Hornpipes: Derived form pipcorn (stockhorn) Chaucer mentions in Romaunt of the Rose, 1260. 3/2, originally, now 4/4 Airs Marches Laments <ref.Robin WIlliamson|Eng Welsh Scot & Irish Fiddle Tunes|oak Publ|197</ref> Sharp keys are favored but some tunes are in C/Aminor or Fmajor. D, G and A are quite popular, in that order.