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    To this day‚ ballads are still enjoyed by some individuals; many generations ago they were at the very heart of amusement. Passed on orally‚ they centred such interesting subjects as tragic love. Typically‚ although ballads are fairly simple‚ in that they do not tend to focus on characterization‚ they have a rapid dialogue‚ and are usually in the form of quatrains‚ and rhyming in abcb. As a traditional ballad "Bonny Barbara Allan" employs these traditional qualities and conventions: it is written

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    Compare and contrast how love is presented within the two poems “Ballad: ‘The spring returns‚ the pewit screams’ by John Clare and ‘A Broken Appointment’ by Thomas Hardy. Both poets express their loss of love within these two pieces although different in many ways there are some obvious similarities‚ which may be due to the attitude of the age. For example the attitude towards women and what was expected of them during a romance and the reaction when this role is not fulfilled. In the 2nd and

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    preserved traditional Anglo music more than any other region. 2. Where is Appalachia? Appalachia is the geographic region along the Appalachian Mountains‚ which extend from New England to southeastern Georgia. 3. What is a ballad? A ballad is a song that tells a story. Although a ballad is usually performed by a solo voice‚ it incorporates dialogue

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    Could no longer afford to employ harper Harpers had to travel from house to house – itinerant harpers Harpers tended to be blind – only job for someone that had lost their sight They travelled on horseback with a guide They played the wire harp and plucked with their fingernails – bell-like sound Had to dampen the strings a lot – held on the knee 17th Century These new patrons had other tastes in music so harpers had to satisfy their Baroque influenced musical tastes Turlough O’Carolan

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    These minstrels were essentially a group of men that based their lives and income off of arts of music and poetry‚ and sang poems to accompany a harp‚ lute or another instrument. A minstrel was originally a servant and then would later be employed as an entertainer that traveled and provided music around all of Europe. After some time a minstrel was able to climb up the ranks and then provide music

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    The Medieval period of music lasted from 500–1400 A.D. In this time period there were two main categories of music: secular and religious. Most of the secular music was sung by traveling musicians called troubadours. The Troubadours usually sang ballads or folk songs of love or heroism. The secular musicians’ used string instruments such as psaltery‚ lyre‚ and the Vielle‚ the secular musicians used percussion instruments such as the drums. The religious music of that period was almost the opposite

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    music. They are influenced by the East. However‚ one theory held that the Irish harp comes from Egypt. The sounds with the harp are one of the most older. This instrument is the first use in the Irish Music. Since the thirteen century‚ it’s the symbol of the country. This music include many kinds of songs. The most famoust ones are the drinking songs. In additition to that they have other type of songs like ballads and laments‚ these one are more slowly and quiet. But also have the music for

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    lot to do with how‚ where‚ when and why it was played it. To illustrate this‚ it is best to start at the beginning of Irish music. It is believed that traditional music came to Ireland two-thousand years ago with the Celts. The traditional Irish harp is believed to have come from Egypt. The harpists would play for the chieftains and nobles. In 1607‚ the Irish chieftains fled Ireland because it was being invaded. The harpists started to travel‚ since they lost their patrons‚ and play all over Ireland

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    Prehistorical Music      Spanish music begins singing and knocking or percuting different objects. Adding pieces of skins to vessels‚ whistling on pipes or rubbing strings offer interesting effects. Painting on walls in caves prove it‚ specially in Mediterranean area.      Roman Hispanic literature presents allusions to instruments‚ andalouisan dancer girls or habitudes‚ but we cannot always imagine the way in wich performing was made. [pic] Painting on Walls: dancers?     [pic] Beatus

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     "Here’s a Health to them that’s awa" "For a’that and a’that" "Afton Water" Wordsworth Preface to Lyrical Ballads‚ “Strange Fits Have I known‚”“I wandered Lonely as a Cloud‚” “Ode: Intimations of Immortality‚”“The Solitary Reaper‚” “Michael‚” “The Ruined Cottage” From The Prelude‚ Book‚ I and II. “Lucy Gray” Week VII: Wordsworth Week VIII: Coleridge‚ Conversation Poems: “The Eolian Harp” “Reflections on Having Left and Place of Retirement” “This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison” “Frost and Midnight”

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