Musically, Celtic music differs from other types. Celtic music is best described as a type of folk music. INTRODUCTION The term celtic music is for the purpose of Ceolas, it covers the traditional music of the celtic countries - Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (in France).The people who live in these locations are known as Celts, which is how the music became known as Celtic music. The CD will give you insights into the music, and it will be enjoyable to listen to on its own merit. Principal instruments include flutes, harps, violins, bagpipes, guitars, and hand drums, along with others. CELTIC MUSIC INSTRUMENTS AND COMPOSERS 2. For those who know and love these wonderful tunes, it will be a joy to hear them played by two musicians who obviously love to play this music together.The CD which comes with the book has all 44 of the tunes in the same order in which they appear in the book. For the player who is new to Celtic music, the recording will give insights into the melodies, and it will allow the flutist who has no access to a chord instrument to hear the harmonic progressions. Allan has rendered the chords artfully, and the result is a really lovely CD which is a pleasure to listen to. The Timpan was a uniquely Irish instrument with its body consisting of a tympanum, a small flat drum, with a short neck added for the strings. Though the tunes are very effective as solo material, Jessica chose to record most of them with guitarist Allan Alexander. This rhythmic instrument is used in different musical moments, accompanying other prominent percussive instruments like the Bodhrn. Every tune in the book is included on the digitally mastered CD. In addition, they will introduce the beginner to the joys of improvising in Celtic music, in which ornamenting and augmenting melodies is a tradition. Most of the pieces have been extended with variations, which make the tunes a more suitable length for performances and are a lot of fun for the flutist to play. The melodies were chosen from more than four hundred years of Celtic music. The Irish tin whistle surged in popularity during the 19th century on the back of a Celtic music renaissance. This great collection includes tunes from Scotland, Ireland, England, Wales, and the Isle of Man. The Irish tin whistle is a simple, six-holed woodwind instrument synonymous with Celtic music.
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Celtic Music for Flute by Jessica Walsh contains 44 tunes for flute which can be played solo or with a chord instrument.