Learn Foundation Concepts - Styles / forms in Music
Baroque | Folk music | Folk rock | Latin American | Jazz | March| Strathspey | Reel | Waltz
| composed between 1625 -1750 approximately and includes the music of composers like Bach, Handel and Vivaldi . The excerpt is played by an Orchestra. | ||
| Music which is traditionally handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth. It is an important part of the folk-lore of many countries. Today folk music is usually written down. | ||
| Traditional folk music played on electronic instruments. eg; Runrig playing ''Loch Lomond'' . The excerpt is a Jig played in a modern style. | ||
| At first this was music created by black Americans in the early 20th Century. The excerpt is from a Blues one of the styles of Jazz. | ||
Usually dance-type music with catchy rhythms, like the Tango, or the Bossa nova. |
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| A piece of music originally used for Military purposes . Listen to a Scottish excerpt played by a solo fiddle, notice the drone as part of this. Now Listen to an excerpt played by a Military band. | ||
| A Scottish Dance which often comes before a reel. It is in simple time with 4 beats in a bar, at a moderate tempo and usually contains the Scottish Snap rhythm. The excerpt is played on solo bagpipes. | ||
| A fast Scottish dance in simple time with 4 beats in a bar with this excerpt played on pipes. | ||
A dance used in Scottish music, usually quite slow and with three beats in the bar with this excerpt played by solo fiddle with piano accompaniment. |