Irish traditional music Irish traditional music instrumentsinstruments

by Vladimir Janezby Vladimir JanezNMLI, T.E.L.L. courseNMLI, T.E.L.L. course

Cork, July, 2009Cork, July, 2009

HarpHarp

The harp that once through Tara's halls The harp that once through Tara's halls

the soul of music shed,the soul of music shed,

now hangs as mute on Tara's walls, now hangs as mute on Tara's walls,

as if that soul were fled. as if that soul were fled.

So sleeps the pride of former days, So sleeps the pride of former days,

so glory's thrill is o'er, so glory's thrill is o'er,

and hearts that once beat high for praise, and hearts that once beat high for praise,

now feel that pulse no morenow feel that pulse no more

Irish Irish MandolineMandoline

also considered a member also considered a member

of the mandolin familyof the mandolin family derived from the Greek derived from the Greek

bouzoukibouzouki constructed like a flat constructed like a flat

backed mandolin backed mandolin uses fifth-based tunings,uses fifth-based tunings, has longer scale length, has longer scale length,

BodhránBodhrán

Usually played in a seated position Usually played in a seated position Played either with the bare hand Played either with the bare hand

or with a lathe-turned piece of wood or with a lathe-turned piece of wood called a "bone", "tipper", "beater", called a "bone", "tipper", "beater", or "cipín". or "cipín".

Tippers were originally fashioned Tippers were originally fashioned from a double-ended knuckle bone, from a double-ended knuckle bone,

Kerry playing style uses Kerry playing style uses a two-headed tippera two-headed tipper

West Limerick style uses only West Limerick style uses only one end of the tipper.one end of the tipper.

Irish fluteIrish flute A wooden flute used in the playing of A wooden flute used in the playing of

Irish traditional music. Irish traditional music. Uses a diatonic scale by Uses a diatonic scale by

successively uncovering successively uncovering the toneholesthe toneholes

often made chromatic by often made chromatic by the addition of metal keys. the addition of metal keys.

Pictures and text adopted from Wikipedia and Pictures and text adopted from Wikipedia and Google imagesGoogle images

……to be continued…to be continued…