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Instruments used for Canadian music
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Video Excerpt
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Canadians of French and British extraction now make up a
large proportion of Canada's population. The musical traditions brought over by
the first settlers from Europe have been transformed, adapted and blended together
over the years through contact with music of various origins from which melodic,
rhythmic and stylistic elements have been borrowed.
A common characteristic of these musical traditions is the use of the violin,
accordion or harmonica as melodic instruments; the piano, guitar or double bass
as accompaniment instruments; and spoons or bones as percussion instruments.
From the Atlantic to the Pacific, each region affirms its cultural distinctiveness
through its own style and repertoire, which constitute the best protection against
standardization resulting from media coverage and the commercialization of these
musical traditions.
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