The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music [Paperback]

Roderick D. Cannon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2002

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 Ccol Mor and Ccol 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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'...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

About the Author

Roderick Cannon currently lives in Norwich, Scotland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 205 pages
• Publisher: J. Donald; 2 edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0859765490
• ISBN-13: 978-0859765497
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,298,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For pipers, this is a must!, September 15, 1999

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This review is from: The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music (Paperback)

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.

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 review is from: The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music (Paperback)

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.

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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This review is from: The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music (Paperback)

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).