The Origins of Celtic Music

Next, Medieval instruments were made by hand, and most of the time were prized possessions that they would never give up, but instruments today are machine made, and are sold and distributed for a lot of money. Lastly, the difference between Medieval instruments and modern day instruments, is today we have the saxophone, the best instrument ever

Over several centuries Scotland has not only been famously known for their landscape and culture, but also for their love of music. The most recognisable form of musical instrument in Scotland is the bagpipes and is the best known instrument around the world, to which several prodigy players took the music of the bagpipe to a higher scale. However a majority of Scotland’s population had a certain fear over the pipers thinking that they were of supernatural entity and were trying to connect with the devil. This led to the people believing that they had occult knowledge or were the form of Gnosticism. To get a clear indication as to wither people believed that pipe players in particular the MacCrimmons were of occult knowledge, the result of

Although art and music before the Enlightenment era provided an outlet for emotionally intense and dramatic performances which people looked to for entertainment, the Enlightenment period in Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries created a turning point for art and music by adding a level of complexity, a sense of balance, and by incorporating ideas from reality into the art piece which embellished the fine arts genre throughout Europe.

Even though there are many similarities between the Scottish and Irish cultures, there are also many differences. For one, the Scottish have trouble defining what Scottish culture is, this is because they joined the UK at a very early time. Because of this, much of Scottish culture has joined together with English culture. This could be seen when we were walking around Glasgow and saw many English Art and sculptures, as well as walking around the Holyrood house in Edenborough. And now that Scotland may break away from England, the people cling to fantasy and mystery, as well as their own accomplishments to create and define Scottish culture.

Music has been with history since the beginning. It is an important topic to know while studying history. Music that was in the era has an impact on what people did, people are influenced by the music they listen to. It is even shown in American history from the early America to the Civil War it is shown drastically how this influenced many human beings.

Bluegrass music has its earliest roots from the English, Irish and Scottish immigrants that settled in the Appalachian Mountains. These people brought with them the traditional folk songs of their homelands. This music blended and evolved into mountain, folk, hillbilly and even country music. Only after the music became influenced by jazz and blues of the African American people did it sound recognizable for what today is called bluegrass music. The men and groups of the first generation of bluegrass pioneered a new sound while playing their old time music.

In Celtic folklore there is one common figure that is portrayed as Death. In Ireland the creature was known as the Dullahan. It is considered to be a type of unseelie (bad) fairy. Dullahan are headless beings, although the Dullahan has no head on its shoulders, it carries its head with it. Either on the saddle-brow of his horse or upraised in his right hand. The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of “moldy cheese”. The head’s eyes are black, and constantly dart around; a hideous grin splits the face from ear to ear. The head is also said to glow, acting as a lantern and guide for its horse, lighting the way. The Dullahan possesses supernatural sight, by holding its severed head aloft, it can see for vast distances across

In Philip J. Deloris’s Music chapter from his book “Indians in unexpected places” he talks about the influence that Native Americans had in music. Exploring how traditional Native music and modernity fused together. The new fusion leads to new expectations being placed on Native Americans. Native children at boarding school came out having were learning how to play new musical instruments. At the same time through music the boarding schools were trying to assimilate the Native children. He goes on to talk about Tsianina Red Feather and the impact she had on her audiences. She attracted people from all over to her performances because “her authenticity was the show’s most valuable commodity” (210). Showing that audiences wanted to see real Natives not people pretending to them.

Irish songs not only reflect Irish history, but take record of it. Whether it is a rough new beginning or a gruesome battle being recorded, care is always given to portray the emotions of the event. Though the music varies in instrumentation and complexity, the purpose is always served.

Knowledge of the Celts and the Celtic world has been acquired and accumulated through a variety of mediums such as archaeological evidence, geographical markings and most importantly, the testimonies left by Greek and Roman writers. Without these writings, developing an image of the nature of the Celts would be extremely difficult. Comparing two authors, Roman emperor, Julius Caesar to Greek writer, Athenaeus, it may reveal some of the prejudices and biased views held against the Celts, but more importantly by contrasting the views of these particular authors, it also offers a well-rounded account of the history and culture of these Celtic-speaking people.

Irish traditional music first developed in Ireland, and its blooming period was the late 19th century to the 1920s. There was mixing and influence from Scotland, England, and French-Canadian communities’ music that was blended with Irish music before its big blooming period. However, due to the potato famine forcing the migration of Irish people there was a decline in Irish music in the 1930s until the 1960s. This migration led to a large number of Irish people living in New York, which is why New York was the center of the Irish music

I think the music and musical instruments expresses national identity in Europe because there are different styles of music according to where they are from in Europe. And different countries have different types of instruments. For example the bagpipes in Scotland. Many people recognize music with pipes to be from Scotland or Ireland. Spain has flamenco and Russia has their balalaika. They all express their nationality and where they are from. The countries in Europe have different types of musical styles that are distinct to their own country and culture.

While music has kept a steady definition through time, modern music has been re-invented and re-made to be distant from that of an older age. Music has always been around, just remixed as time goes on. We know that it has been around for a while because geologists have found cave paintings dating back to prehistoric ages where they are depicting people dancing, proving to a presence of some interpretation of music. Music was

The Romans were not the most innovative of ancient cultures when it came to music, as it wasn’t held to the same importance in Rome as it was in other cultures. Regardless, the Romans did very much enjoy music and admire its use in other cultures. And so, instead of creating a Roman version of music, they borrowed the musical instruments and musical theory from those other cultures. One of them was Etruscans. Though the fact that the Etruscans had an impact on music in Rome is known, the magnitude of that impact is unknown, but instruments used in Roman life such as the tuba and the cornu are believed to have been borrowed from the Etruscans. However, it was the Greeks that had the greatest influence on Roman music. A multitude of instruments used

Music dates right back to the prehistoric eras where primitive instruments were constructed using items like bone and wood. These primitive musicians would not have known many of the modern terms such as octaves