The Music of Steve Reel
Styles Of Celtic Music
May/03/09 10:28 PM Filed in: Celtic
Songs
Styles are determined by tempo (speed of the
song) as well as
• Reels : probably the most popular style of Celtic or Irish music, these are usually at a very fast tempo in 4/4 time.
• Jigs : also very popular, jigs are usually in 6/8 time
• Slip Jigs : unusual time of 9/8. counted as 3-3-3
• Marches : these pieces of music were typically used in wartime. There are three main types...Scottish using the Highland pipes, English using Northumberland pipes, and Irish using Irish war pipes. These pieces of music were usually in 4/4 time, but some early marches were in 3/4.
• Airs : slow haunting ballads often played on harp.
• Reels : probably the most popular style of Celtic or Irish music, these are usually at a very fast tempo in 4/4 time.
• Jigs : also very popular, jigs are usually in 6/8 time
• Slip Jigs : unusual time of 9/8. counted as 3-3-3
• Marches : these pieces of music were typically used in wartime. There are three main types...Scottish using the Highland pipes, English using Northumberland pipes, and Irish using Irish war pipes. These pieces of music were usually in 4/4 time, but some early marches were in 3/4.
• Airs : slow haunting ballads often played on harp.
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