Hanter Dro - How?

Subject: Hanter Dro - How?
From: GUEST,Dazbo at work
Date: 19 May 08 - 07:35 AM

I've been asked to learn to play a Hanter Dro (Sept Marins) on the melodeon (diatonic button accordian). Not knowing a hanter dro from an An Dro (not that I know any an dros either).

Any suggestions on how to go about playing a Hanter Dro?

Cheers.

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 19 May 08 - 09:11 AM

For the uninitiated what's that in English Dazbo ?

eric

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 19 May 08 - 09:26 AM

There are hundreds of traditional dances, of which the most well-known are gavottes, the an dro, the 'hanter dro, the plinn and the Scottish. During the fest-noz, most dances are practised in a chain or in a circle (everyone holds hands), but there are also dances in pairs and "choreographed" dances», meaning dances enriched with precise artistic elements (sequences, figures, etc.).

See here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fest_Noz

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: Mr Happy
Date: 19 May 08 - 09:36 AM

Loads've examples here:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g3mU6E9FQl8

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: davyr
Date: 19 May 08 - 09:39 AM

This might help, too:

http://www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk/songs/songs.html

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: M.Ted
Date: 19 May 08 - 11:35 PM

It's been a while since I've played any of this, and it is a very different sort of music--so I'm not sure how much help I can give, but--the melodies seem superficially quick and fairly simple, but the accent patterns can change from one phrase to another, and there should be a slow, but driving march feel underneath.

There is a lot of repetition, but it never sounds repetitious, because each player tends to have their own feel and ornamentations, and their is a polyrythmic quality that plays off between the quick feel of the melody and the underlying beat, so the ear tends to hear a changing blend of the elements.

Basically, your best bet is to listen to the YouTube clips repeatedly, especially the ones with dancing and try to get the feel first, and work out fine points of melody after--And thanks Mr. Happy for posting those--it hadn't occurred to me to look for any of that in YouTube, and I love it! Breton music is a real, living tradition, and a way cool one, at that--have fun with it, Dazbo!

Subject: RE: Hanter Dro - How?
From: GUEST,Dazbo at work
Date: 20 May 08 - 05:13 AM

Thanks for the advice, I hadn't thought of looking on YouTube.