In the Alemannic region of Switzerland, Austria, and southern Germany, the word Gguggenmusik is frequently used to describe both a Carnival marching band and the music it performs. This musical style has its roots in the folk practise of driving away the winter spirits with the blowing of cow-horns, which was first clearly stated in the sixteenth century A.D. To do this, the music during carnival festivities also needed to be loud enough, bizarre, and frightful. Whistles, cow bells, drums, tin pails, rattles, and drums were used. Towels and used rags were initially used to create creative masks and outfits to scare away the winter ghosts. For the very first time, a brass marching band participated in Fasnacht festival of Basel in 1874. During the Swabian-Alemannic carnival season of Fasnacht, also known as the Basler Fasnacht, Luzerner Fasnacht, Eis-zwei-Geissebei in Rapperswil, and many more names, Guggenmusik is played. The term Gugge is most frequently attributed to the Alemannic noun Tüte, which means Bag. Hence, a group of people that play loud music while often donning coordinated costumes and masks is referred to as a Guggemusik Band. It is a fiercely rhythmic, distinctively styled music performed on brass, pipe, and drum instruments. While melodies are still easily discernible, they are occasionally played purposely and quite successfully off-key. The music is twisting and exhilarating, very danceable, and ideal for impromptu street performances during the Wild Days of Carnival. It is driven by a strong rhythm portion. There are numerous genres of Guggenmusik available nowadays to motivate carnival revellers. In addition to well-known pop songs, bands frequently perform folk music and kid-friendly songs. Because that many geographic areas have their unique carnival customs, it is difficult to come up with a singular description of Guggenmusik. Today, nearly any additional Loud instrument may be used, in addition to the conventional brass instruments like the trumpet, tuba, trombone, and/or sousaphone, as well as the drums: steel drums, bagpipes, piccolos, clarinets, saxophones, etc [Information and Image Credit : Guggenmusik , Wikipedia ; Wikipedia-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenmusik ] [Image : Morgenstreich being celebrated at Basler Fasnacht (1843)] [The Work (Image) is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the life of Author plus 70 years or fewer. The Work (Image) is in Public Domain in the United States as well; (Kindly Relate to Individual Source Image URLs for More Usage Properties)] [Wikipedia-Source Image URL : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hess_Morgenstreich_1843.jpg ] #Mythology
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