Music in Ireland. Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture

Includes a 70 minute CD allowing students to hear music discussed in the text.

CONTENIDO

-Foreword
-Preface
-Pronunciation Guide
-CD Track List
1. Invitation to a Session
. What is Traditional Irish Music?
. Basic Themes
2. Historical Continuities: Music, Dance, and the Making of a Nation
. Colonialism in Ireland
. Edward Bunting and Thomas Moore
. Dancing and Dance Music
. Music, Religion, and Political Struggle
. Emigration
. "The Green Fields of Canada"
. "Edward Connors"
. Nationalism
. Home Rule and the Gaelic League
. Constructing an Irish Ireland
. Conclusion
3. Passing on the Tradition
. Learning by Osmosis: Mary MacNamara and Kevin . Crawford
. Competitions
. The Willie Clancy Summer School
4. The Dance Tune Tradition
. Tune Structure
. Tune Collections
. Tune Aesthetics: Variation and Ornamentation
. Tune Names and Tune Types
. Jig
. Reel
. Hornpipe
. Polka and Waltz
. A Tune in Performance: Garrett Barry's Jig
. Instruments
. Uilleann Pipes
. Harp
. Fiddles and Fiddle Styles
. Concertina
. Tin Whistle
. Flute
. Plucked Instruments
. The Bodhrán
. Piano, Synthesizers, and Electric Instruments
. Solo versus Ensemble Playing: Sessions, Céilí Bands, and Small Groups
5. Singers, Sessions, and Songs
. The Góilín Singers' Club and the Folk Revival
6. The Sean-nós in the New Ireland: Irish Singing Traditions
. The Lyrics of Sean-nós
. The Sound of Sean-nós
. A Singer's Mission
. A Linguistic Meeting-Ground: Irish Traditional Songs in English
. A Floating Repertoire of Tunes and Verses
. Len Graham: "A Compulsive Singer"
. Conclusion
7. Irish Music in the Global Marketplace
. Riverdance
. Black 47
. New Directions
. Conclusion
-Glossary
-References
-Resources
-Index