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Traditional Irish singing is the singing of traditional songs in the native styles such as sean nós.Though some people consider sean nós to particularly refer to singing in the Irish language, the term "traditional singing" is more universally understood to encompass singing in any language, as well as lilting.
Folk music [1] is one of the major divisions of music, now often divided into traditional folk music and contemporary folk music.There are many styles of folk music, all of which can be classified into various traditions, generally based around some combination of ethnic, religious, tribal, political or geographic boundaries.
Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. OCLC 265458368. Sawyers, June Skinner (2000). Celtic Music: A Complete Guide (First ed.). Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81007-7. "War Type Dances". Dance History Archives at StreetSwing.com
Beiguan music – a style of Chinese traditional music popular in Taiwan and the province of Zhangzhou. Bel canto – a light, sophisticated style of Italian opera singing. Bend-skin – urban Cameroonian music. Beneventan chant – plainsong originated from Benevento. Benga music – Kenyan popular music based on Luo and Kikuyu folk music ...
This is a list of music genres and styles. Music can be described in terms of many genres and styles. Classifications are often arbitrary, and may be disputed and closely related forms often overlap. Larger genres and styles comprise more specific sub-categories.
The use of the term "sean-nós" ("old style") to describe traditional Irish language singing was coined in the early 1940s at the Gaelic League Oireachtas. [1] It was coined as part of the Gaelic Revival in an attempt to distinguish the genre from "less authentic" styles of music.
Cueca is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Trova and Son are styles of traditional Cuban music originating in the province of Oriente that includes influences from Spanish song and dance, such as Bolero and contradanza as well as Afro-Cuban rhythm and percussion elements.
Welsh traditional music declined with the rise of Nonconformist religion in the 18th century, which emphasized choral singing over instruments, and religious over secular uses of music; traditional musical styles became associated with drunkenness and immorality.