England

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==== England Folk music is like a lot of traditional based music; it usually is a combination of classical and commercial music, the ones from older times. This genre of music has been passed on and preserved from generations to generations, even the music from the medieval ages. In the strictest sense English folk music has existed since the arrival of the English people in Britain after 400 CE. Old English folk music is usually played at the festivals, or traditional celebrations. Some of the songs you might have heard of is Scarborough fair. Throughout time, England folk music has been also influenced by many other types of music, like electric folk, folk punk, and folk metal. There are lots of important genres, such as jigs, dance music, horn pipes… there are both regional and local variations in content and style, especially in parts without cultural and political centers. The music here has had a lot of interaction with music from Whales, Ireland, and Scotland. Originally during medieval times, before feasts, it is normal to pass around a harp and sing 'vain and idle songs'. There are lots of music accompanied with dances, such as the morris dance. It is based on rhythmic stepping, props, such as handkerchiefs and swords, and choreographed dancing. Some of the traditional songs include a pipe and tabor, fiddle, and the harp. ==== ==== ====

==== There were many patriotic war songs, and many ballades, there was also a musical hall at around 1815. Lots of the folk songs are anonymous, this may be because no one knew about the origins during war, and lots of folk music is from peasant origin. There are lots of songs about life and the miners, and in places where it was coal-rich, the miners have dance bands. There were lots of critical songs, and some describe that all life should have a union to fight for power. In the late 13th and early 14th century, there were many mass pieces, carols, and there was lots of music that were cantus. This means that they were polyphony, and they had 2 or more independent melodies. ====