1. The Music of
Ireland

2. History of Ireland
Historians estimate humans settled around 10,000 years ago
The Celts came to Ireland from mainland Europe around 300 bc
The Celts influenced the Irish (Gaelic) language
Scandinavian Vikings founded Dublin in 988
Influence faded when Irish king took back over
Power struggles between Britain and ireland

3. History Cont. Potato famine 1845-1847
Potato blight
Between 1845 and 1851 two million died/migrated
war of independence
Irish Republican Army waged war against British forces from 1919 to 1921
December 1921 a treaty was signed by the Irish and British authorities
divided into Northern Ireland (6 counties) and the Irish Free State (26 counties) in 1922

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= GVoWUnKA18k
Irish national anthem
GVoWUnKA18k

5. The Irish fiddle

7. Texture in the previous video
Timbre describes all of the aspects of a musical sound that do not have anything to do with the sound’s pitch, loudness, or length.
Timbre is caused by the fact that each note from a musical instrument is a complex wave containing more than one frequency.
Compare the timbre of the fiddle and the flute in the video we just watched

9. Sources