HunMusic

Singing listening playing Hungarian and other nations music

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Hungarian music is unique in the world.

In fact no other nation can claim that a key is named after it. Hungarian Minor is such a designation. All the other minor and major keys have monikers like Dorian, Mixolodian ,etc....

Another feature is the everpresent drone. Frequently in Hungarian folksongs there will a note or two droned or held throughout entire measures of music in the backround.

Also the meters are mixed like no other. Songs will frequently compound rhytms so that a measure of 3 beats is followed by a measure or two of two beats.

1 Comments:

At 6:39 PM, Blogger Michael C.M. said...

"ever present" drone

 

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