Keegan's Jig and Barndance

- Folk music:

• Aural tradition (learnt/played by ear)
• Score = transcription of recording

- Use of traditional irish flute (breathier tone, narrow dynamic capability)

- Performed by Niall Keegan:

• Famous folk flautist from Newcastle
• Known for mixing folk with jazz and other styles
• Known for his abilities as a virtuosic player

- Traditional dances with standard time signatures and speed:

• Jig = fast compound
• Reel = 4/4 dotted rhythms

- Medley arrangement of 2 folk songs (2nd directly after 1st)

- Simple repetitive structure (Both dances AABBAABB)

- Diatonic

- G major - simple key & natural for traditional flute

• No awkward or chromatic notes

- Tonic-dominant harmonies from the melody

- Decorated melody

• e.g. grace notes bar 9, mordent bar 34, acciaccatura bar 66
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- Modal 'flavour' e.g. F natural bar 4 / 12 /29 indicates Mixolydian mode

- Virtuoso accelerando - showing off / competitive nature of performance