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Sean-nós Singing

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Sean-nós A highly ornamented style of traditional Irish singing. The meaning of the words are old style and it is all about singing from the heart or with soul.
Song Content The songs are usually based upon loved poetry, historical events or are devotional songs.
Rhythm In the sean-nós style, the text carries more importance than the rest of the song. The singers use free rhythm to adapt the tune around the lyrics, slowing and speeding up to suit. This meansthat traditionally the completely unaccompaniied.
Dynamics Dynamics are not used to convey emotion, instead the piece is highly ornamented
Variation Each performance is unique as the singer ornaments and changes the rhythm of the song from performance to performance.
Nasalisation singing the lyrics with a nasal tone.
Melisma singing one syllable while moving between several different notes in succession.
Glottal Stop a sort of vocal click where the voice shuts off at certain intervals.
3 extra features breaks b/w phrases, emphasis on consonants - drone sound, slow down at end of song/ speaking the last line, traditionally unaccompanied
Donegal - regular rhythm - Little ornamentation - Nasalisation - EG) Lillis O'Laoire "An Mhaighdeán Mhara"
Connemara - Florid Ornamentation - Heavy use of melisma - Narrow range - EG) Joe Heaney "The Rocks Of Bawn"
West Munster - Glottal Stop - Nasalistion - Wide Range - EG) Iarla O'Lionaird "Casadh an tSugáin"
Déise (East Munster) - Nasalisation - Melisma - Pitching songs in the highest possible register - EG) Nicolás Tóibín "An Buachaill Báin"
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