strathspey

A strathspey (/stræθˈspeɪ/) is a type of dance tune in 4. 4. time, featuring dotted rhythms (both long-short and short-long "Scotch snaps"), which in traditional playing are generally somewhat exaggerated rhythmically.

Strathspeys are the easiest tempo to identify. They are the slowest of the three dance types, at about half the speed of a Reel or Jig. Sheet music for strathspeys are written in “four-four” time.

Strathspey. A tune type which came from Scotland to Donegal, where it's most commonly played in Ireland. Strathspeys have 4 beats in each bar, with each beat of the bar being accented, and have lots of dotted rhythms.

Examples of strathspeys are the songs "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond " and "Coming Through the Rye" (which is based on an older tune called "The Miller's Daughter"). Strathspeys may be played anywhere from 108 beats per minute for Highland dance up to 160 beats per minute for step dance ).

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4/4 time A strathspey is in 4/4 time, but played with an entirely different rhythm than a march. Since it is a dance tune, a strathspey must be played with a clear “bounce”.

The strathspey is a dance tune in 4/4 meter that usually includes the Scottish snap. Many times it occurs on the fiddle in a major key. The strathspey is a type of reel, but played much slower. However, some styles, including the Cape Breton style, play strathspeys much quicker.

Strathspey. 4 beats in a bar. Uses Scotch Snaps or dotted rhythms.

The Strathspey is a slow graceful dance. Its music, in 4/4 time, is characterised by frequent use of the “Scotch Snap,” a short-long rhythmic figure that is equivalent to a semiquaver (16th note) followed by a dotted quaver (8th note.)

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The dance apparently originated about 1700 in the valley (Scottish strath) of the River Spey in Scotland. Strathspey was originally synonymous with reel, but since the 18th century strathspey has referred to a slower dance than the reel.

Strathspey was originally synonymous with reel, but since the 18th century strathspey has referred to a slower dance than the reel.