Parvis de l'été
10 August 2024/21h30/ France / Moissac
EXTRADITION
Irish and Scottish popular music of the XVIIIth century
This instrumental program offers a true immersion in 18th century Gaelic culture. Dance being at the heart of the music of Ireland and Scotland, we have chosen to focus more particularly on the two types of dances most famous at the time but also today; the reel and the jig.
Ballads composed by the Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan, and unique pieces (like this Highland Battle describing in music all the phases of a real Scottish battle!) will slip between these frenzied dances. All the pieces are taken from collections of melodies which represent one of the rare testimonies of the cultural heritage of an entire population. Going from an Irish jig to a wild Scottish reel, you will quickly find yourself swept away in the whirlwind of Curious Bards!
Irish and Scottish popular music of the XVIIIth century
This instrumental program offers a true immersion in 18th century Gaelic culture. Dance being at the heart of the music of Ireland and Scotland, we have chosen to focus more particularly on the two types of dances most famous at the time but also today; the reel and the jig.
Ballads composed by the Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan, and unique pieces (like this Highland Battle describing in music all the phases of a real Scottish battle!) will slip between these frenzied dances. All the pieces are taken from collections of melodies which represent one of the rare testimonies of the cultural heritage of an entire population. Going from an Irish jig to a wild Scottish reel, you will quickly find yourself swept away in the whirlwind of Curious Bards!
