hornpipe
Maritime folk dance
A hornpipe is a lively solo dance traditionally associated with sailors, characterized by arm movements that mimic nautical activities like climbing rigging and hauling ropes.
The term also refers to the music accompanying such a dance, typically in 4/4 time with a distinctive rhythmic pattern.
Originally, a hornpipe was a wind instrument with a bell made from animal horn, now obsolete.
Spirited folk dance
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- stepdanceDance using rhythmic footwork
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
ceilidh · fling · tarantella · polka · gigue · choreography · performance · footwork
Seafaring crew member
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
- sea shantySailors' coordinating work song
- maritimeOf the sea
naval · seafaring · vessel · rigging · fo'c'sle · shore leave · captain · crew
Pleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- tempoRate of musical performance
- triple timeThree beats per measure
syncopation · lively · sprightly · allegro · fiddle tune · dance tune · Handel · Purcell
Ritual vocalist
- shawmMedieval double-reed woodwind
- wind instrumentMusic maker requiring breath
- folk instrumentMusic tool from tradition
- droneUnmanned flying machine
jig
Spirited folk dance
folk dance · ceilidh · fling · tarantella · polka · gigue · choreography · performance · footwork · stepping
sailor
Seafaring crew member
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
- sea shantySailors' coordinating work song
maritime · naval · seafaring · vessel · rigging · fo'c'sle · shore leave · captain · crew · voyage
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
triple time · syncopation · lively · sprightly · allegro · fiddle tune · dance tune · Handel · Purcell · baroque
chanter
Ritual vocalist
- shawmMedieval double-reed woodwind
- wind instrumentMusic maker requiring breath
- folk instrumentMusic tool from tradition
drone · finger holes · bell · mouthpiece · traditional instrument
- Ceilidhceilidh, highland dance, Scottish reels, reels, reel
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Irish cultureshamrock, shamrocks, leprechaun, leprechauns, Celtic cross
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- world dancesalsa, samba, tango, flamenco, waltz
- Celtic Folkjigs, reels, bodhrán, Irish jig, Irish jigs
hornpipewaltz
Dance in three-quarter time
minuet · pavane · slow waltz · bolero · adagio
hornpipeminuet
Formal 18th-century dance
gavotte · cotillion · quadrille · court dance · ballroom dance