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The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music [Paperback]

Roderick D. Cannon (Author)
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November 1988
Dufour Editions will now be distributing this Scottish publisher's fine list of books as part of Birlinn Limited, another Scottish press. John Donald publishes primarily Scottish history, biography, and folklore.

The definitive history of the instrument.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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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 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Roderick Cannon currently lives in Norwich, Scotland. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: John Donald (November 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0859761533
  • ISBN-13: 978-0859761536
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  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,922,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars For pipers, this is a must!, September 15, 1999
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One of the best comprehensive examinations of the Highland pipes out there! Historical information is clear and unusually accurate, avoiding romance. Covers the development of the GHB and its attendant uses and traditions from its earliest appearances through the present day; truly an impressive work. Cannon's scholarship is unassailable.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful resource., September 21, 1998
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This is a comprehensive work that covers the history of the GHB, dance tune as well as military traditions, pibroch, and construction. This is a wonderful resource for pipers and anybody with an interst in the pipes; it is a thorough discussion of the GHB's history and music. And my fellow piping students will appreciate its discussion about practice chanters and tutoring methods throughout the ages. Incidentally, there is a fair amount of information on other pipes.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic study on the subject, August 8, 2009
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A fundamental and absolutely recommendable study on its subject, based on a vast bibliography, by a famous scholar and editor of classic bagpipe music. However, Mr. Cannon's book having been written over two decades ago a more thorough update than the revised edition would be welcome. Readers more specially interested in the historical topics will find further essential publications, including Mr. Cannon's excellent edition of Joseph MacDonald's early bagpipe treatise and Hugh Cheape's recent book on the history of Scottish bagpipes (H. Cheape, Bagpipes, A National Collection of a National Instrument, Edinburgh, NMS, 2008).
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