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Virtual e–Class e-bookVirtual e–Class e-book““Music and words that connect our cultures”Music and words that connect our cultures”
Virtual e-ClassVirtual e-ClassΠρότυπο Πειραματικό
Γυμνάσιο Ζωσιμαίας Σχολής Ιωαννίνων
(β’ τάξη), 2012-2013
This year we participated in a Virtual e-Class project,
working together with Antonio Gala School in Dos Hermanas,
Seville, Spain
. Virtual e-ClassCommunity – Πρόγραμμα Ευρωπαϊκής
Διαδικτυακής Συνεργασίας Ξενόγλωσσων
Τάξεων
This is our workThis is our work•The theme we chose to focus on was “music and words that connect our cultures” – it was fun!
We first described our relationship with music
We soon realized that there was music in our daily lives. Apart from listening to music, many of us are learning to play a musical instrument – violin, piano, but also traditional Greek instruments.
What is Music?Music is the art of combining sounds to composition, performance and listening to a musical work. It takes its name from the nine muses of Greek mythology. Music evolves its story as a parallel of language and plays an important role in the lives of people even in the ancient times.
Music and IMusic plays a very important role in my life. Since I was a little boy I used to spend some of my free time listening to songs I liked, and I also enjoyed learning songs by heart so I can sing them on my own. As the years passed the kind of music I listened has changed. I can’t devote much time only to listening to a song, but I enjoy listening to songs while I study (that also helps me concentrate).
Music and I
Moreover, I’ve been playing the piano for six years (it is my favorite classical instrument).
Music and II can’t say that I have a specific favorite kind of music. In fact I enjoy listening to:
Rock (English and American) Pop (English and American and a few
times Greek) And Classical
I dislike hard rock, metal, and heavy metal.
Favorite singers, bands, composers
Rock Pop ClassicalScorpions Michael Jackson W.A. MozartBon Jovi Fun L.W. BeethovenAerosmith TrainRainbow Michalis ChatzigiannisLynyrd Skynyrd
Music
We all listen to music at home, while driving or even we study. Some are keen on classical music, while others can’t stand it. What’s more some of us listen only to Greek music, but others only to foreign music.
MUSIC INOUR LIVES…
• Music is important in our life because music shows our feelings.
• If we’re sad, we listen a sad and slow music, if we’re happy we listen to fast music.
My relationship with musicMy relationship with music Every day I listen to music! Before I go to school, when I come back home from school when I’m studying and when I don’t have anything to do!When I’m sad, when I’m happy, when I feel that no one is near me and when I feel lonely I listen to music. Listening to music is my medicine.
My favorite type of musicMy favorite type of music
My favorite types of music are POP and RAP but I like Rock, too.
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My favorite bands are “3 Doors Down” and the “Beatles”
MusicMusicTo many people in many cultures, music is an important part of their way of life. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound."
Ημερήσια διάταξη
Musicologist Jean-Jacques Nattiez summarizes the relativist, post-modern viewpoint: “The border between music and noise is always culturally defined—which implies that, even within a single society, this border does not always pass through the same place; in short, there is rarely a consensus ... By all accounts there is no single and intercultural universal concept defining what music might be”.
Traditional Greek musicTraditional Greek music
From Pontus and Macedonia.
Music of Pontus, was developed in the South area of Black Sea. Although the citizens had been uprooted, till nowadays they keep their culture (music and dances) and beliefs. The main instrument is lira. They also have various kinds of dances in which the entire body moves.
Lira is the most popular traditional instrument of Pontus. It’s made of berry’s wood. It has 3 metal strings and the musician plays chords. The musician must be talented, experienced and concentrated to face the difficulties of the rhythm.
•Music of Macedonia is quite complicated because it’s based on traditional music from all over the country. That’s why songs have huge differences from town to town.
•Thessaloniki , has got it’s own significant music culture as the most important cultural city of the times in Macedonia and in Greece.
Bagpipe is well-known in Macedonia. It’s also called Tsabouna. It’s made of sheep’s leather and wood. It’s a wind instrument and the musician must practice a lot to achieve a good listen. Because of the requirements the musicians who can play a bagpipe are fewer through the years.
Traditional music of Epirus
Musical tradition of EpirusThe musical tradition of Epirus consists one of the greatest cultural treasures in Greece. It is distinguished for the melodic and harmonic colour that follows it. The growth is mainly encountered syrtos. The melodic lines are short, the melody is sad, the songs with cheer lyrics or satiric content have “heavy” melody too
The wild austerity of the mountainous landscape could only be reflected into the music.
The melodic lines are short, the melody is sad, the songs with cheer lyrics or satiric content have “heavy” melody too. The wild austerity of the mountainous landscape could only be reflected into the music.
Musical tradition of EpirusMusical tradition of Epirus
Epiros, is a very rugged, mountainous area with limited resources. The music of Epiros reflects the harsh land which has forced its people to travel to distant lands in search for livelihood.
AkritikaAkritika:They refer to akritais the boarder guards of the Byzantine Empire
Variations
Variations:They are medieval which have mainly dramatic content and they are known for their strong story element. These are related to the akritika.
Historical SongsHistorical SongsThe Historical Songs are related to the events of the long Greek history.
KleftikaKleftika:Are the songs that refer to thieves and armatolous at the Ottoman period and celebrate their heroic achievements.
Songs of everyday life
Songs of everyday life:Relating to: labor, pastoral, love, marriage, etc.
MoirologiaMoirologiaThey refer to death of loved
ones. These include songs of Death and the underworld. Also, moirologia express the pain of loss, exile, and they sart the traditional festivals of the continent, as a tribute to those who are absent from the celebration.
KalantaKalanta:The religious songs of Christmas, New Year, Theofania, Lazarus, Good Friday, Easter etc.
The music of Epiros has a long instrumental The music of Epiros has a long instrumental ensemble tradition. These ensembles ensemble tradition. These ensembles consist ofconsist of::
The clarinetThe clarinet. The clarinet in the main vehicle of expression. The clarinetists are well known for their excellence of their profound emotional expression.
The laoutoThe laouto (lute)
The defiAnd the defi (hand drum).
Traditional music bandTraditional music band
Most known dances of Most known dances of EpirusEpirus• FisouniFisouni
• Syrtos sta triaSyrtos sta tria• MenousisMenousis• ZagorisiosZagorisios• PogonisiosPogonisios
The music of CreteThe music of Crete
The music of CreteThe music of Crete
• The music of Crete is a traditional form of Greek music, also called “kritika”.
• The music of Crete has 3 famous instruments, the lyra, the askomandoura and the Cretan laouto.
The music of Crete is a traditional form of Greek folk music.
The lyra is the dominant folk instrument on the island; there are three-stringed and four-stringed versions of this bowed string instrument, closely related to the medieval Byzantine lyra. It is often accompanied by the askomandoura (a type of bagpipe) and the Cretan laouto.
The music of CreteThe music of CreteThe first music on Crete comes from Ancient Greece. The first recorded reference to lyra was in the 9th century.After the fall of Konstantinople , many Byzantine musicians took refuge in Crete and established schools of Byzantine music.
The earliest documented music on Crete comes from Ancient Greece. Cretan music, like most traditional Greek, began as product of ancient, Byzantine and western inspirations.
The lyra spread widely via the Byzantine trade routes that linked the three continents.
Following the Crusades, however, the Franks, Venetians and Genoese dominated the island and introduced new instruments and genres and in particular the three-stringed lira da braccio.
By the end of the 14th century, a poetic form called mantinada became popular; it was a rhyming couplet of fifteen syllables.
The introduction of the violin by the end of 17th century was especially important.
The music of CreteThe music of CreteBy the early 20th century, the violin was playing a more prominent role in Cretan folk music, and was preferred in Eastern Crete, while the lyra was preferred in Western Crete. The West Cretan highlands also features rizitika,heroic ballads without instrumental
accompaniment.
The music of CreteThe music of CreteA combination of the violin and lyre, the viololyra, was created in 1920.
Twenty years later, the modern form of the lyra appeared when a lyraki and violin were combined replacing the lyra drone strings with three strings in succession.
Modern Modern Cretan Cretan musicmusic•In the 1960s, musicians like Nikos Xylouris and Yannis Markopoulos combined Cretan folk music with classical techniques.
Mantinades A mantinada or mantinades, are Cretan rhyming couplets, typically improvised during dance music.Mantinades have either love or satire as their topics. They are invariably composed in dekapentasyllabos verse.The word is derived from matinada or "morning song".
Mantinades are a means of spontaneous expression in many parts of Greece, especially on the island of Crete. The word is derived from Venetian matinada, "morning song"They typically consist of Cretan rhyming couplets, often improvised during dance music. The rhymed Cretan poetry of the Renaissance, especially the verse epic Erotokritos, is reminiscent of the mantinada, and couplets from Erotokritos have become used as mantinades. Mantinades have either love or satire as their topics. They are invariably composed in dekapentasyllabos verse and are often antiphonal, for example a verse elicits a response and this leads to another response and so on.
Music in IkariaMusic in Ikaria• The musical tradition of the island, with
its own particular characteristics, is an important part of the entire Greek tradition which belongs to the marine Greece and specifically to the Aegean.
Music in IkariaMusic in Ikaria• Throughout the year Ikarians host baptisms,
weddings, parties and religious festivals where anyone can listen and dance to live traditional Ikarian Music. While in Ikaria don't miss the chance to experience firsthand the “ikariotiko (traditional dance of Ikaria) by attending one of the many "panigiria“ (Saints' Days/Feasts) which take place during the summer.
Music in IkariaMusic in IkariaAegean ‘s traditions show some variation due to external influences and of course the remoteness of the islands. The rhyme, violin, the balos, (for two people dance) etc. are west (European) influences originated from the Frankish period. Bright is also an Asia Minor element,
due to the opening of the islands, especially the east Aegean, to the shores and cities of Asia Minor . This is shown by rhythms, dances (zeibekiko, karsilamas), common songs (Smyrneika, etc.) and musical instruments (e.g. santouri), which we find in many islands of the Aegean.
Music in IkariaMusic in Ikaria• The tradition of Ikaria is strongly influenced by its
neighboring islands and Minor Asia. The very life of Ikarian, temporary or permanent migrations in different parts of Greece and abroad, sailors and frequent trips to the nearby islands allow the introduction of new elements, processed and assimilated into the local tradition. The way we celebrate some of the holiday traditions or customs of marriage, the Ikarian in original form and other dances with some difficulty though, since the musical life of the island is heavily influenced by trends in cities and discography.
