FEATURES OF IRISH DANCE MUSIC
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2021.2.07Keywords:
Irish music, dance music, ethnomusicology.Abstract
The focus of this paper is to bring into light the traditional categories of Irish dance music, emphasizing the musical characteristics that differentiate them. Energetic and effervescent, Irish dance music is rarely analyzed, with Irish folklore lacking a school of dedicated musicologists. The topic of this article is important in the context of the tensions related to globalization, commodification, and transformations in Irish Traditional Music, that scholars are examining. The paper includes musical examples of the traditional Irish dance music categories, for a better view of the phenomenon.
Rezumat. CARACTERISTICI ALE MUZICII DANSURILOR IRLANDEZE. Obiectivul acestei lucrări este de a pune în lumină categoriile tradiționale ale muzicii de dans irlandeze, subliniind caracteristicile muzicale care le diferențiază. Muzica de dans irlandeză, energică și efervescentă, este rar analizată, folclorului irlandez lipsindu-i o școală de muzicologi dedicați și o metodologie specifică. Subiectul acestui articol este important în contextul tensiunilor legate de globalizare, comodificare și transformări în muzica tradițională irlandeză, pe care cercetătorii le examinează. Lucrarea include exemple muzicale ale categoriilor tradiționale de dans irlandez, pentru o viziune mai clară asupra fenomenului.
Cuvinte cheie: folclor irlandez, muzică de dans, etnomuzicologie.
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