The Highland bagpipe and its music / Roderick D. Cannon.
| Author/creator | Cannon, Roderick D., 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : John Donald Publishers, ©1988. |
| Description | xi, 203 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, music, 1 portrait ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Origins. A classification of bagpipes ; The bass drone ; The bagpipe in Scotland and Ireland -- The Highland bagpipe. Description ; Technical developments ; Bagpipe manufacture ; Other instruments -- Bagpipe music: introductory. The bagpipe scale ; Pitch ; Finger technique ; Tonality ; The two traditions: Ceol Mor and Ceol Beag ; The growth of written music -- Ceol Mor. Historical background ; The music ; Canntaireachd ; Time and phrasing -- The Ceol Mor tradition. From patronage to preservation ; Early written records ; The end of the collecting period ; Nineteenth-century players ; Variety of traditions ; Further developments ; Cameron and MacPherson styles ; Tempo and rhythm ; Dissident players ; The Piobaireachd Society -- The origin of Piobaireachd. Questions ; The stories of the tunes ; Early MacCrimmon history ; Names and dates ; Internal evidence ; Harp music ; Conclusions -- Music for dancing. Early history ; Reels ; Jigs ; Strathspeys ; Other dance tunes ; Traditional dancing ; Scottish country dancing ; Competitive Highland dancing -- Music in the army. The company piper ; The piper in battle ; Duty tunes ; Marching ; Quicksteps: 2/4 time ; Quicksteps: 6/8 time ; Retreats ; Slow marches -- Competition music -- Music for pleasure. Slow airs ; Jigs and hornpipes -- The pipe band. The army ; Civilian pipe bands ; Organisation of the band ; Music ; Drumming ; Ensemble playing -- Piping today. The players ; Performance ; Education ; Literature ; Recordings. |
| Abstract | This is the definitive and critically acclaimed history of the origins and music of Scotland's most famous instrument by one of the world's leading authorities on bagpiping. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 176-192. |
| LCCN | gb 89018980 |
| ISBN | 0859761533 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML980 .C25 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |