The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music

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ISBN-10:

0859765490

ISBN-13:

9780859765497

Edition: 2
Released: Jan 01, 2002
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd.
Format: Paperback, 216 pages
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Description:

This is a new edition of Roderick Cannon's classic work, a definitive and critically acclaimed history of the origins and music of Scotland's most famous instrument. The eminently readable text will be of interest not only to pipers but also to all music lovers worldwide who are intrigued to know more about the character and extraordinary history of the legendary pipes.

The author covers both Ceol Mor and Ceol Beag, Piobaireachd, dance music, martial music, music for competitions and music for pleasure, music for pipe bands as well as a commentary on the state of piping today. Updated from its last paperback edition, this book is the only comprehensive history of piping in print and has never been surpassed.


























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