Gypsy Music
ROMANI MUSIC
Romani music, is the music of the Romani people. The Romani people initially came from Northern India.
Now they are primarily located in Europe.
The Romani people have journeyed as performers and tradesmen.
In all the places they have inhabited, they have gained a strong reputation for being musicians.
Romani music holds a myriad of influences. Romani music tends to based on Indian music combined with features of Arabic, Czech, French, Greek, German, Persian, Romanian, Slavic and Spanish musical styles.
The following points are typical features of Romani music.
- Romani musicians tends to incorporate slides between notes when singing or playing. The slides between notes are called Glissando's.
Below is a video with a tutorial how to play glissando's on a piano. Make sure your headphones are connected to the computer you are using. Set the volume to a low to moderate level and one that will be comfortable for you to listen too. Click on it and listen to it. Listen to and watch glissando's being played on a keyboard by the instructor
This style of Romani music incorporates musical features that are regularly found in Hungarian, Romanian, Russian musical styles. Orchestral Romani musicians who lived in Western Europe adapted the features of this style into their own music.
The oldest Romani folk songs were developed by Romani musicians living in Northern India and are rare. Most of these folk songs consist of the following musical features,
- The fast melodies are combined with musicians using folk techniques such as
Below is a video with musicians playing Hungarian Dance no. 5. Download the following PDF, complete the instructions and answer the questions on it, using word processor.
To help you become familiar with the traditional styles of Romani Gypsy music, below are 3 videos with Romani Gypsy Music from different regions, that you will watch and listen too.
For the first video -
Hungarian Dance no 5 - composed by Johannes Brahms, complete the following steps.
1. Make sure your headphones are connected to your computer.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again untill you have answered all questions on this file.
To help you become familiar with the traditional styles of Romani Gypsy music, below are 3 videos with Romani Gypsy Music from different regions, that you will watch and listen too.
For the first video -
Hungarian Dance no 5 - composed by Johannes Brahms, complete the following steps.
1. Make sure your headphones are connected to your computer.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again untill you have answered all questions on this file.
| Hungarian Dance no 5 |
Hungarian Dance no 5 - composed by Johannes Brahms
For the second video -
Ederlezi - sung by Preslave Peicheva, complete the following steps.
1. Make sure your headphones are connected to your computer.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again un till you have answered all questions on this file.
Ederlezi - sung by Preslave Peicheva, complete the following steps.
1. Make sure your headphones are connected to your computer.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again un till you have answered all questions on this file.
| Ederlezi |
For the second video - Dil Nai Lagda - composed by Aman Hayer - sung by Feroz khan. Make sure your headphones are connected to your computer.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again un till you have answered all questions on this file.
2. Put your headphones on.
3. Adjust the volume so it is at a low to moderate level and one that will comfortable for you to listen too.
4. Download the following word file. Fill this form in after you watch and listen to each video. Use word processor to fill it in.
5. Click the video.
6. Answer the questions on the handout while you listen to the video.
7. If you are unable to answer all the questions on this file watch the video's again un till you have answered all questions on this file.
| Dil Nai Lagda |
Preparing for your video blog.
You will need to brainstorm your ideas about the following questions,
1. What made each piece on this page unique? Make sure to refer back to the three handouts you downloaded off this page and filled in to help you with brainstorming your ideas relating to this questions. Also, create a new brainstorming session for each piece.
2. Which one of the three music pieces you liked the most? Why you preferred that one over the other two.
You will need to brainstorm your ideas about the following questions,
1. What made each piece on this page unique? Make sure to refer back to the three handouts you downloaded off this page and filled in to help you with brainstorming your ideas relating to this questions. Also, create a new brainstorming session for each piece.
2. Which one of the three music pieces you liked the most? Why you preferred that one over the other two.
Click on the following link. It will open a page with an online brainstorming application that you will use for brainstorming your ideas.
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If you need help in using it, put your hand up.
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