sean-nós singing
Irish traditional vocalizing
Sean-nós singing is a traditional Irish vocal style, unaccompanied and highly ornamented.
The singer delivers songs in Irish Gaelic with distinctive melodic embellishments, varying the tune with each verse rather than repeating it exactly.
The style is intimate and conversational, traditionally performed seated, and prized for individual interpretation over standardized performance.
- love songsMusic expressing romantic devotion
- lamentationsExpressions of grief
- melismaMulti-note syllable singing
- Irish languageCeltic language of Ireland
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
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