hornpipes
Maritime folk dances
Hornpipes are lively solo dances traditionally associated with sailors and British Isles folk music, characterized by quick, intricate footwork.
The term also refers to the music accompanying such dances, typically in 4/4 time with a distinctive dotted rhythm.
Historically, a hornpipe was also a wind instrument with a bell made from animal horn: The sailor danced a hornpipe on the deck.
Musical sequence of notes
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- duple meterTwo-beat rhythmic pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- triple timeThree beats per measure
lively tempo · fiddle · accordion · concertina · session · medley · air · slip jig
Spirited folk dance
- reelWinding cylinder or dance
- stepdanceDance using rhythmic footwork
- clogBlock or wooden shoe
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
polka · ceilidh · country dance · contra dance · barn dance · square dance · folk dance · set dance
Seafaring crew member
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- deckShip's flat surface
- maritimeOf the sea
- sea shantySailors' coordinating work song
naval · rigging · forecastle · press gang · shipboard · dockside · port · harbor
Blown orchestral instrument type
- chanterRitual vocalist
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- reedVibrating sliver for woodwinds
- fippleWindway plug in flutes
whistle · tin whistle · penny whistle · flageolet · recorder · mouthpiece · finger holes · bell
tune
Musical sequence of notes
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- duple meterTwo-beat rhythmic pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
triple time · lively tempo · fiddle · accordion · concertina · session · medley · air · slip jig · dance tune
jig
Spirited folk dance
fling · polka · ceilidh · country dance · contra dance · barn dance · square dance · folk dance · set dance · step dance
sailor
Seafaring crew member
sea shanty · naval · rigging · forecastle · press gang · shipboard · dockside · port · harbor · seafaring
woodwind
Blown orchestral instrument type
fipple · whistle · tin whistle · penny whistle · flageolet · recorder · mouthpiece · finger holes · bell · folk instrument
- Celtic Musicjigs, reels, Irish fiddle, Celtic fiddle, Celtic tunes
- folk tunesfiddle tunes, jigs, reels, dance tunes, Irish jigs
- Irish MusicU2, Irish folk, The Cranberries, Van Morrison, traditional tunes
- Irish pastimesGaelic football, hurling, traditional music, pub culture, Irish music
- Step Dancestepdance, tap dance, Irish step, jig, reel
- mandolin musicbluegrass, Celtic music, Irish jigs, reels, old-time music
hornpipeswaltzes
Triple-time ballroom dances
adagios · minuets · dirges · laments · funeral marches
hornpipesballroom dances
Formal paired choreography
minuets · cotillions · ballet · quadrilles