Wintermark music
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==The Music of Wintermark== | ==The Music of Wintermark== | ||
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===Commonly known songs=== | ===Commonly known songs=== | ||
* [[Cattle Calls|Oy lay la loyla]] - one of several calls used when herding animals or bringing home a hunt | |||
====A musical tradition==== | ====A musical tradition==== | ||
From [[Wintermark Military Concerns]]: Steinr | From [[Wintermark Military Concerns#Banner-bearers]]: Steinr Banner-bearers often carry instruments of war, drums, horns and the like to perform music on the battlefield to lift spirits. Kallavesi Banner-bearers prefer to anoint their fellows with scented oils and use ancient tales to remind all of the heroes of the past. Some Suaq Banner-bearers prefer to lead their warriors in song while others learn the chirurgeons art. Most Banner-bearers are skilled warriors, but whatever their art, their purpose is to rouse the courage and fighting spirit of the band, supporting them on the battlefield. | ||
====One for the kids==== | ====One for the kids==== | ||
[[Ho Ho Away We Go]], very easy song with optional harmonies. | [[Ho Ho Away We Go]], very easy song with optional harmonies. | ||
====Funeral Songs==== | |||
[[Low Down in the Broom]] | |||
===Further examples=== | ===Further examples=== | ||
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* [[Two Men Came to Your Hall Door]] | * [[Two Men Came to Your Hall Door]] | ||
* [[I Wish My Baby Was Born]] | * [[I Wish My Baby Was Born]] | ||
* [[Low Down in the Broom]] | * [[Low Down in the Broom]] | ||
* [[My Ain True Love]] | * [[My Ain True Love]] | ||
*[[The Scop's Gift]] | |||
*[[Lament for Skarsind]] | |||
*[[Falcon Wings]] - A song commissioned by the former senator for Skarsind, upon the bequeathing of that territory to the Imperial Orcs, combining Winterfolk and Imperial Orc musical traditions. | |||
====Instrumentation and tunes==== | ====Instrumentation and tunes==== | ||
* [[Kalenda Maya]] - medieval fiddle tune that sounds great with drones | |||
* Orcadian/Shetland tunes have the right sort of sound for Wintermark, as does the Swedish fiddle. | * Orcadian/Shetland tunes have the right sort of sound for Wintermark, as does the Swedish fiddle. | ||
* Pan pipes, ocarinas, or low whistles could be used to great effect here too, using any breathy slow music. | * Pan pipes, ocarinas, or low whistles could be used to great effect here too, using any breathy slow music. | ||
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====Other performance traditions==== | ====Other performance traditions==== | ||
* Riddles! | * Riddles! | ||
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Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1qFj9W1d4E&list=PL7FECF73F257077BA&feature=plpp_play_all youtube playlist] of appropriate or inspiring music. | Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1qFj9W1d4E&list=PL7FECF73F257077BA&feature=plpp_play_all youtube playlist] of appropriate or inspiring music. | ||
[[Category:Wintermark Music]] | [[Category:Wintermark Music]] | ||
[[Category:Music]] | [[Category:Music]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 19 February 2020
The Music of Wintermark
Style summary
Alliterative poetry and heroic saga songs spoken or chanted, scraping fiddles, breathy pipes, and low drones. Themes of winter, seasons, mythical creatures, tales of hardship, dark wit, and of course riddles!
For inspiration for Wintermark look to the music of the old Americas, Scandinavia and Iceland, along with certain British folk with a minor or modal sound.
Commonly known songs
- Oy lay la loyla - one of several calls used when herding animals or bringing home a hunt
A musical tradition
From Wintermark Military Concerns#Banner-bearers: Steinr Banner-bearers often carry instruments of war, drums, horns and the like to perform music on the battlefield to lift spirits. Kallavesi Banner-bearers prefer to anoint their fellows with scented oils and use ancient tales to remind all of the heroes of the past. Some Suaq Banner-bearers prefer to lead their warriors in song while others learn the chirurgeons art. Most Banner-bearers are skilled warriors, but whatever their art, their purpose is to rouse the courage and fighting spirit of the band, supporting them on the battlefield.
One for the kids
Ho Ho Away We Go, very easy song with optional harmonies.
Funeral Songs
Further examples
Songs
- Cattle Calls
- The Snow It Melts the Soonest
- Two Men Came to Your Hall Door
- I Wish My Baby Was Born
- Low Down in the Broom
- My Ain True Love
- The Scop's Gift
- Lament for Skarsind
- Falcon Wings - A song commissioned by the former senator for Skarsind, upon the bequeathing of that territory to the Imperial Orcs, combining Winterfolk and Imperial Orc musical traditions.
Instrumentation and tunes
- Kalenda Maya - medieval fiddle tune that sounds great with drones
- Orcadian/Shetland tunes have the right sort of sound for Wintermark, as does the Swedish fiddle.
- Pan pipes, ocarinas, or low whistles could be used to great effect here too, using any breathy slow music.
- Scandinavian fiddle/folk resources: http://www.people.iup.edu/rahkonen/Fiddling/scandi.htm
Other performance traditions
- Riddles!
How to adapt your repertoire
- Whether singing or playing, get people to join in with a long low drone or untuned drums.
- When playing from your folk tune repertoire, flatten all your 7ths (turning the major scale into the mixolydian mode). Here is a search for mixolydian mode tunes
- Sing in a raw style and emphasise the story behind the song.
Our sources
- June Tabor, Vasen, Althing (vocal group), Ensemble Norma, Enkelit, Flight of the Condor soundtrack, Andean pipe music generally and processional songs.
- A great source of Swedish fiddle tunes: http://www.norbeck.nu/abc/index2.asp?cat=s&sort=title
Here is a youtube playlist of appropriate or inspiring music.
Further Reading
Core Brief
Further Reading