STRATHSPEYS, SCHOTTISCHES AND PUIRT À BEUL
Titles for strathspeys, schottisches and puirt à beul are listed alphabetically in this section of the Sheet Music Catalogue, with links to audio samples and the store where items can be viewed and purchased.
The strathspey is a slow graceful dance named after the Strathspey region of Scotland and is one of the dance types in Scottish country dancing. Its music, in 4/4 time, is characterised by frequent use of the ‘Scotch Snap’, a short-long rhythmic figure, ideally suited to a peculiar bowing technique of the fiddle.
The schottische is a partnered country dance of continental-European origin. The Highland Schottische is a combination of the common schottische and a variant of the reel. (A variation popular in Argyll in the 1920s and '30s focused on showing the man's dancing abilities and as such became known as a form of ‘peacock dance'.)
In Scottish Country Dancing, the Highland Schottische setting step is a special setting step, taking twice as long as the Strathspey setting step but in the ceilidh dance Schottische it is performed at about twice the pace! Hence the sometimes use of fast pipe march tunes in 2/4 time.
The Scottish Gaelic term port à beul refers to 'a tune from a mouth', specifically a cheerful tune. Puirt à beul (plural) have sometimes been used for dancing when no instruments were available. Usually, the genre involves the performer(s) singing lighthearted, often bawdy lyrics, although these are sometimes replaced with meaningless vocables. The rhythm and sound of the song often have more importance than the depth or even sense of the lyrics.
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