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musical exoticism

music that is incorporating elements from other countries or regions, composers going to other parts of the world and taking their music and incorporating it into their own. Look at other cultures as exotic, in order to enhance their own music

hurdy-gurdy

chordophone that uses a wheel and crank, has sympathetic strings and keys, has a drone, very popular in the renaissance, Germany, Hungary, Romania. Popular instrument throughout Europe, no neck

World Music

Western industry label from record companies in the 80's to create a new market using music of different cultures as their own product. "multiculturalism" world music happened when multiculturalism was popular so record companies thought they could sell m

Strophic

song where the music doesn't change but the words change every verse, e.g. no bridge or chorus

Monophony

no harmony all the people are singing the same words and melody

Accordion

germany, france, any european country with different types of accordion, key board instrument

baglama

Greek, chordophone, smaller various of the greek bouzouki, used in rebetika, made small so it can be hidden in prison= could hide it from gaurds

Rebetika

greece, played mostly in cafes (cafe amans) played for/by the lowest class of people (outsiders, poor, criminals, pot smokers, prostitutes) entertainment for them, songs and dances associated with it as well

bouzouki

long necked chordophone lute form greece, v popular

rebate

the musician who plays rebetika, greece

cafe aman

the place where rebetika mainly took place, greece

laouto

short necked lute with a pear shape used in greece (in comparison to the long necked lute)

taqsim

used in rebetika music, free improv introduction to a song, by an instrument, creates a mood before the start of a song, the record companies though the taksims went to long so they started cutting them out of the music. Recordings in these times only had

zembekiko

Greece, the drunken dance, considered a solo dance done by men, people will encourage him by getting low and clapping. Also comes from the rebetika tradition

Coimbra

One of the forms of fado, two major styles: Lisbon style and Coimbra. Town and style of fado

Polka

poland two step dance, tends to spin, v simple, found everywhere

Duende

reaching a different cognitive state due to what's happening musically or dance wise, it's a trance or spiritual state

celtic harp

obvious

Swing youth

Group of young people in Germany (14-21) who created a club to listen to jazz which was put down by the Nazis as American propaganda and the POC bringing down the rest of the world with this horrible music. Swing was the style of jazz and it was popular d

Drone

A note that is persistence throughout the song. Also done in certain singing styles. Ex: Bulgarian songs 1 person singing one note

Landler

Austrian couple dance, hopping and stopping, predecessor to the waltz, it's in 3 quarter time. Spread to other countries, had more complicated motions than the waltz

Hasapiko

Greece, line dance, everyone moving in unison, one of many styles of Greece dance

Highland sword dance

Scotland, celebration, good luck before battle (pre and post)

Alphorn

Long areophane, Switzerland specifically the alps , associated with yodeling

Yodeling

obvious

Tarantella

is a traditional song to exorcise the evil spirit/poison in afflicted victims. Typically, this style uses accordion, violin, guitar or mandolin, and tambourine.
Italy, dance considered to heal you from being bitten by the wolf spider. Now it's a social da

Vladimir Vyosotsky

Russia, pioneer in bard music, has a deep low raspy voice, poet/writer who sang songs with his poetry, politically motivated/rebellious, protest songs from a poet

Balalaika

String instrument from Russia, has a triangular shape and a long neck, come in all different sizes

Kulning

Swedish cow-herding songs

Lur

Horn used in denmark (look at in on youtube/google)

Nederpop

Netherland popular music, rock influence, electric and bass guitars, drums and vocals completely sung in Dutch

A Tenore

An a tenore quartet of Sardinia singers performs a traditional shepherd's song. Note the nonsense syllables used by the backing singers and the leader imitating the sound of their flocks.

Melismas

is the singing of a single syllable of text while moving between several different notes in succession.

Bal musette

French music/dance - style was usually heard in French caf�'s, featuring some American jazz influences and instruments (clarinet, bass, drums, and accordion).

Czardas

Hungarian fast-paced dance. The instruments are two violins called prima, a viola that plays only chords called kontra, and a bass.

Prima

Hungarian violins (two?)

Kontra

Hungarian chordophone, plays chords and rhythm
The kontra is constructed much like the classical viola, with two major differences. First, there are only three strings instead of four. Second, the bridge is flattened, allowing a musician to play all three

Gypsy jazz

created by the Belgian born, french gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt
mix of american swing + french dance hall "musette" and folk strains of eastern europe
relaxed, seductive feel characterized by quirky cadences and driving rhythm
instruments = guitar, o