Ceòl beag is the
Gaelic-language term for "light music", which in
bagpiping
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includes such forms as
marches
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,
strathspeys,
reels
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,
jig
The jig ( ga, port, gd, port-cruinn) is a form of lively folk dance in compound metre, as well as the accompanying dance tune. It is most associated with Irish music and dance. It first gained popularity in 16th-century Ireland and parts of ...
s,
polkas, slow
airs, and
hornpipe
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s, as well as pipe tunes played in non-traditional idioms such as rock, punk, and jazz. The term is used in juxtaposition to
ceòl mòr (translating literally as "big music" or "great music", as contrasted with ceòl beag, meaning "little music").
See also
*
Ceòl meadhonach
References
Scottish music
Bagpiping
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