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Breton melodies, like those composed in Wales, are often written in major or minor keys and employ complex harmonies, but the modal tunings and unison structures more usually favored in Ireland and Scotland are also used. Much of Breton traditional music is built on call-and-response patterns.
What is Breton folk music?
Traditional Breton folk music includes a variety of vocal and instrumental styles. ... At the end of the 19th century, the vicomte Theodore Hersart de la Villemarqué's collection of largely nationalistic Breton songs, Barzaz Breiz, was also influential, and was partially responsible for preserving Breton traditions.
What famous music do Brittany have?
Songs, melodies, hymns (religious festivals), marches and shanties are here to tell stories of Brittany's history and culture. Music bands, also known as Bagadoù in breton, will typically perform the drums, the bombarde (oboe) and the biniou (bagpipe).
