Nial keegan Jig + Reel 0.0 / 5 ? MusicDeveloping Musical UnderstandingA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: CiaraMoranCreated on: 01-06-16 17:15 Background Jig- Written by Nial Keegan Reel- Unknown composer Both recorded in 1944 Traditional irish folk music Jig and Reel comes from the baroque Pavane and Galliard 1 of 8 Instrumentation Traditional irish woodern flute Ocasional foot tapping and audience encouragement 2 of 8 Texture Monophonic Throughout Ocasional foot tapping Audience encouragement near end 3 of 8 Tonality Both are in G major throughout Some chromatic passing notes- Jazz influence 4 of 8 Harmony No chords as only melody Melody outlines broken chords of G major Mainly uses chords I, IV, V Each section ends with perfect cadence 5 of 8 Structure Jig has 8 bar phrases that are repeated AABB AABB Reel has 4 bar sections that are repeated AABB AABB 6 of 8 Melody Made up of broken chords Ornamentation oftern used 7 of 8 Rhythm and Metre Jig- In compound time Reel- In simple time These time signatures are common of Jigs and reels Made up of semiquavers throughout 8 of 8
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