Celtic fusion

Celtic Fusion

Fusion
Fusion occurs when Irish performers and composers mix elements from other traditions with Irish music
Traditional Irish features:
Last note repeated
Modal
No dynamics
Ornamentation
Performance unaccompanied
Use of traditional Irish instruments and dances are other features of traditional Irish music

Fusion
Fusion is heard when non-traditional features and instrumentsare combined in pieces with more traditional elements
Popular fusions occur between:
Irish tradand rock (Horslips’ Dearg Doom)

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Irish tradand classical (Shaun Davey’s Granuaile Suite)

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Irish tradand jazz (Micheál Ó Súilleabháin’sOicheNollag)

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Irish tradand pop (The Corrs’ Runaway)

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Irish tradand ethnic traditions (Afro Celt Sound System’s Release)

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Even Irish tradand hip hop (House of Pain)

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Born in Tipperary in 1950
Studied music in UCC and Queen’s
Now Chair of Music at University of Limerick where he founded the Irish World Music Centre
Also has a very successful career as a performer and composer who fuses Irish music with Jazz and Classical sounds

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin would have had a very classical style of training in music while he was a student in UCC in the 1970s
He was trained to play the piano and harpsichord
He mixes his love for Irish music with his classical training in his pieces and has developed a unique style as a performer and composer

Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin Classical Features
Classical elements in his music include:
the frequent use of the piano (heard in OicheNollagand Fiach an MhadaRua)
the inclusion of orchestra on occasion (Between Worlds and (Must be more) Crispy)
the use of dynamics and expression (The Pretty Milkmaid)
the use of scale-like runs
the inclusion of harmony and accompaniment

Mícheál Ó SúilleabháinIrish Features
Irish elements in his music include:
a very rhythmic style of piano playing
the inclusion of ornamentation
repeated last notes
extended use of dance rhythms (jig in The Fox Chase, reel in OicheNollag)
the use of Irish instruments, notably the bodhran and bones (played often by Mel Mercier)

Mícheál Ó SúilleabháinJazz Features
In 1993 he founded the ensemble, Hiberno-Jazz
Free form jazz is his chosen type of jazz. This places strong emphasis on improvisation
Jazz features heard include:
Use of jazz notes (flattened 3rd and 7th)
Use of jazz instruments, notably the saxophone, often played by Kenneth Edge
Use of syncopated rhythms

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