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Beyond the Bagpipes

Author : Nicholas Kline

Publisher : Nicholas Khatchadourian

Page : 36 pages

File Size : 11,60 MB

Release : 2023-07-23

Category : Music

ISBN :

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"Beyond the Bagpipes: A Comprehensive Guide to Playing, Learning, and Enjoying the Highland Pipes" is a must-read for anyone interested in learning the art of bagpipe playing or looking to take their skills to the next level. This book provides a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the history, culture, and technical aspects of playing the bagpipes. Beginning with an overview of the instrument's history and cultural significance, the book covers everything from the different types of bagpipes to the basics of music theory, tuning the bagpipes, and proper playing techniques. Readers will learn how to play a variety of tunes, from traditional Scottish melodies to contemporary compositions, and discover how to play with others in a pipe band or ensemble. Beyond the technical aspects of playing the bagpipes, the book explores the rich history and culture of the instrument, from famous pipers throughout history to the role of bagpipes in popular culture today. This book aims to provide readers with a deep appreciation for the tradition and beauty of the bagpipes. Written in a clear and engaging style, this book is accessible to beginners while also providing valuable insights for experienced pipers. It is an essential resource for anyone who loves the sound of the bagpipes and wants to learn how to play them or improve their skills. Whether you aspire to play in a pipe band, perform at special events, or simply enjoy playing the bagpipes in your own time, "Beyond the Bagpipes" is the ultimate guide to mastering this iconic instrument.



Scotland Beyond the Bagpipes

Author : Helen Ochyra

Publisher : Book Guild Publishing

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 34,43 MB

Release : 2020-03-28

Category : Travel

ISBN : 1913551148

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Like so many people who live south of the border in England, Helen thought that she knew all about Scotland. It was a part of Britain after all, a place that was surely more the same than it was different. But then she actually went there – and everything changed...



Bagpipes in Babylon

Author : Glencairn Balfour Paul

Publisher : I.B. Tauris

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 10,72 MB

Release : 2005-12-20

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9781845111519

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With rich anecdotal detail and enjoyable witty style, this is an autobiography of a distinguished diplomat that provides new insights into the background of Middle Eastern diplomacy in the twentieth century. "Saddam seized me by the shoulders and marched me by his side in a sort of embrace, saying, 'Can't you British understand that there is nothing in the world I detest more than a Russian Communist - except an Iraqi one? Get that through to your stupid Government.'" That was late 1969 as Iraq was tilting towards Moscow during the Cold War. The occasion was the author's first audience with Saddam. In his long and distinguished career in the Arab world, Glencairn Balfour Paul witnessed momentous changes in the region. "Bagpipes in Babylon" describes the colourful experiences of his working life including his acquaintance with Wilfred Thesiger, his friendship in Beirut with Kim Philby, and his close relations with King Hussein of Jordan. Following retirement, he embarked on a second career in academia and his travels continued. "Bagpipes in Babylon' is a rich and entertaining account of a lifetime in the Arab world, and beyond.



Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950

Author : William Donaldson

Publisher : Polygon

Page : 518 pages

File Size : 31,29 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Bagpipe

ISBN : 9781904607762

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Combining newspaper and manuscript evidence from the pipers themselves with a range of historical sources, the author harnesses the insights of the practical player to those of the historian and provides a fresh account of the players and their musical traditions, which have previously been the subject of much myth-making.



There's a Hole in My Bagpipes, Wee Hamish, Wee Hamish

Author :

Publisher : Kelpies

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 47,45 MB

Release : 2022-02-17

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 9781782507772

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A funny Scottish twist on a much-loved rhyme from the best-selling illustrator of There Was a Wee Lassie who Swallowed a Midgie.



The Voice of the Wind: A Linguistic History of Bagpipes

Author : Michael Peter Vereno

Publisher : International Bagpipe Organisation

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 18,6 MB

Release : 2021-01-08

Category : Music

ISBN : 9781838369804

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Scholars have long provided bagpipes with a creation myth that stretches back to the ancient Near East, where they supposedly appear in the biblical Book of Daniel. It then has the Greeks playing them and Roman legions carrying them to the ends of the Empire. But Michael Peter Vereno's The Voice of the Wind calls this story into question. Using linguistic analysis, Vereno shows that the oldest 'evidence' is often dubious at best and demonstrates that supposed ancient stories of bagpipe origins- and sometimes even their names-were later scholarly creations to give them a respectable, ancient pedigree. His erudite examination calls into question many conclusions and settled 'facts' to reveal a more enlightening story of bagpipe origins. It redefines its field and represents a significant contribution to historical organology. Readers with an interest in modern bagpipes, the history of instruments, and the interpretation of ancient and more recent textual sources will all find something to engage them and complicate their beliefs.



Hal Leonard Bagpipe Method

Author : Ron Bowen

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 41,53 MB

Release : 2014-01-01

Category : Music

ISBN : 1480385034

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(Instructional). The Hal Leonard Bagpipe Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the Great Highland bagpipes. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to the bagpipe chanter. Video lessons of demonstrations of all the examples in the book are included! Lessons include: the practice chanter, the Great Highland Bagpipe scale, bagpipe notation, proper technique, grace-noting, embellishments, playing and practice tips, traditional tunes, buying a bagpipe, and much more!



The Story of the Bagpipe

Author : William Henry Grattan Flood

Publisher : London : The Walter Scott Publishing Company, Limited ; New York : C. Scribner's Sons

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 23,93 MB

Release : 1911

Category : Bagpipe

ISBN :

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The Big Music

Author : Kirsty Gunn

Publisher : Faber & Faber

Page : 490 pages

File Size : 33,2 MB

Release : 2012-07-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0571282350

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The Big Music tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', who is dying and creating in the last days of his life a musical composition that will define it. Yet he has little idea of how his tune will echo or play out into the world - and as the book moves inevitably through its themes of death and birth, change and stasis, the sound of his solitary story comes to merge and connect with those around him. In this remarkable work of fiction, Kirsty Gunn has created something as real as music or as magical as a dream. One emerges at the end of it altered and changed. Not so much a novel as a place the reader comes to inhabit and know, The Big Music is a literary work of undeniable originality and power.



Bagpipe Brothers

Author : Kerry Sheridan

Publisher : Rutgers University Press

Page : 284 pages

File Size : 35,49 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9780813533964

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Following on from the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, the author covers the ordeal of the massive number of funerals, the importance of recovering bodies in Irish American culture and the bagpiping ritual, both traditional and modern.