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World music, music of Southeastern Europe, Middle Eastern music Starogradska muzika ( Bulgarian , Macedonian and Serbian : староградска музика ; literally "old town music") is a kind of urban traditional folk music found in Bulgaria , North Macedonia and Serbia .
"Old Town" is a song released by Thin Lizzy frontman Philip Lynott from his 1982 self-titled solo album, The Philip Lynott Album; its lyrics detail the end of a romance. In the music video, Lynott can be seen on the Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin, as well as several other locations around the city centre. [ 1 ]
"A Hot Time in the Old Town". msstate.edu. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012. "A Hot Time in the Old Town - The Band On a Vintage Truck". YouTube. Sedalia, MO. June 2007. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Video. "The Charles Templeton Digital Sheet Music Collection". Mississippi State University. Archived from the original ...
A jazz term which instructs chord-playing musicians such as a jazz pianist or jazz guitarist to perform a dominant (V7) chord with at least one (often both) altered (sharpened or flattened) 5th or 9th altissimo Very high; see also in altissimo alto High; often refers to a particular range of voice, higher than a tenor but lower than a soprano
The Old Town of Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage site The old city of Besançon and the meander of the Doubs River The equivalent of "Old Town" in French is vieille ville , although the more formal centre historique ("historical center") is usually written on road signs.
The Bard (1778) by Benjamin West. In Celtic cultures, a bard is an oral repository and professional story teller, verse-maker, music composer, oral historian and genealogist, employed by a patron (such as a monarch or chieftain) to commemorate one or more of the patron's ancestors and to praise the patron's own activities.
Reflecting the cultures that settled North America, the roots of old-time music are in the traditional musics of the British Isles, [2] Europe, and Africa. African influences are notably found in vocal and instrumental performance styles and dance, as well as the often cited use of the banjo; in some regions, Native American, Spanish, French and German sources are also prominent. [3]
Lyrics often contain political, social, and economic themes—as well as aesthetic elements—and so can communicate culturally significant messages. These messages can be explicit, or implied through metaphor or symbolism. Lyrics can also be analyzed with respect to the sense of unity (or lack of unity) it has with its supporting music.