Chapter 9 - Europe
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Chapter 9 introduces the music and associated cultural activities from Europe, including the countries of Spain, Russia, Scotland, Ireland, and Bulgaria. After a brief discussion regarding art versus folk music in Europe, the musical sites focus on folk styles prominent throughout the region. Several instruments are discussed, including the Russian balalaika and domra, Scottish and Irish bagpipes, and more mainstream instruments, such as guitar (Flamenco) and accordion. The vocal tradition of Bulgarian choral singing complements the instrumental discussions.
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Videos
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- Eva la Yerbabuena Flamenco Baile
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nR2DhXaLmF4
- Russian Quartet
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uID__f83dz4
- Edinburgh Military Tattoo
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xgwRitTgU4
- Bagpipes—Ohio Highland Games Scottish Festival 2007
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA58I6t2fs
- Lone Piper at Thiepval Cemetary
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3NrmZ2fb0
- Seamus Ennis
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF3fW4Nox9U
- Béla Szerényi Tekerő Teaching Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Il4dSINLglw
On Your Own Time Links
Links and Further Resources
- Book:
- Leblon, Bernard (trans. Sinéad ní Shuinéar). Gypsies and Flamenco: The emergence of the art of flamenco in Andalusia. Hertfordshire, UK: University of Hertfordshire, 2003.
- http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/our-structure/subsidiary-companies/uh-press/romani-studies/gypsiesand-flamenco.cfm
- Website:
- Paco Peña
- http://www.pacopena.com/
- Popular Artists from Spain:
- Gipsy Kings (France)
- Paco de Lucia
- Camaron de Isla
- Ojos de Brujo
- Book:
- Prokhorov, Vadim. Russian Folk Songs: Musical Genres and History. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002.
- https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810841277
- Website:
- Los Angeles Balalaika Orchestra
- http://www.russianstrings.com/
- Popular Artists from Russia:
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky
- Dima Bilan
- Alla Pugacheva
- Mikhail Shufutinsky
- Book:
- Donaldson, William. The Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750–1950. Edinburgh: Tuckwell Press, 2008.
- Audio:
- The Bagpipe. Lyrichord: LRYCD 7327, 1994.
- http://lyrichord.com/thebagpipe-variousartists.aspx
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-bagpipe/id49307197
- Book:
- Cannon, Roderick. The Highland Bagpipe and its Music. Edinburgh: Birlinn Press, 2008.
- Book:
- Spillane, Davy, and Tommy Walsh. Uilleann Pipe Tutor. Pacific, MO: Walton's Mfg., 1997.
- Audio:
- Ennis, Seamus. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Green Linnet: GLI 1000, 2000.
- http://greenlinnet.com/album.php?id=375
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/forty-years-of-irish-piping/id265131126
- Website:
- Uilleann Obsession
- http://www.uilleannobsession.com/
- Website:
- Hotpipes.com
- http://hotpipes.com
- Popular Artists from Scotland & Ireland:
- The Chieftans
- Clannad
- Altan
- Gaelic Storm
- The Pogues
- Flogging Molly (American)
- Book:
- Rice, Timothy. May It Fill Your Soul: Experiencing Bulgarian Music. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994.
- http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3633856.html
- Book:
- Buchanan, Donna. Performing Democracy: Bulgarian Music and Musicians in Transition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005.
- http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo3641153.html
- Audio:
- Le Mystére des Voix Bulgares. Nonesuch: 79165, 1987.
- http://www.nonesuch.com/artists/le-mystere-des-voix-bulgares
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id151627271
- Website:
- The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices
- http://themysteryofthebulgarianvoices.com/
- Popular Artists from Bulgaria:
- Elitsa Todorova
- Emil Dimitrov
- Miro (Miroslav Kostadinov)
- Esem