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'...a superb job of supplying the uninitiated with the basic information necessary to appreciate the diversity and beauty of the bagpipe music... copious notes and a marvellous bibliography...' Scotia 'The definitive history and description of the instrument' - Cannan '... clear, forthright and easily understood... captivating reading' - The New Zealand Herald
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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 to all those music lovers world wide 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. This is a reprint of Roderick Cannon's updated text.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's a shame someone has seen fit to give this only one star, just because their copy hasn't arrived. It's a shortish but authoritative listener's guide to all aspects of traditional pipe-music. It explodes some of the myths about its origins and traces the instrument's development; the emphasis is on ceol-mor, which is explained in a detailed but not-too-technical fashion, very useful for helping you understand just what is going on.
It's hard to think of anything more the book could offer - except that, because it was written before the recent revival in bellows-blown pipes, it doesn't have much to say about them or the current 'folk' scene. If you're into the Highland pipes in any remotely serious way, this is a must.
It's hard to think of anything more the book could offer - except that, because it was written before the recent revival in bellows-blown pipes, it doesn't have much to say about them or the current 'folk' scene. If you're into the Highland pipes in any remotely serious way, this is a must.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whether you're a piper looking to brush up on notation skills or you just have general interest in the Highland Bagpipe this book will answer your questions.
Very worthwhile well researched publication starting with the history of the instrument to its place in modern culture
Very worthwhile well researched publication starting with the history of the instrument to its place in modern culture
0 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i 'm afraid but i can't write my rewiew because i haven't received the book.
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