The Highland bagpipe music, history, traditon /

• Other Authors: Dickson, Joshua.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.
• Series: Ashgate popular and folk music series.
• Subjects: Bagpipe > History. > Highlands > Scotland; Bagpipe music > History and criticism. > Highlands > Scotland; MUSIC > Woodwinds. > Musical Instruments; Electronic books.
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The Highland bagpipe, widely considered 'Scotland's national instrument', is one of the most recognized icons of traditional music in the world. It is also among the least understood. However, since the bagpipe's unprecedented surge in public visibility and scholarly attention si...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Illustrations; List of Music Examples; List of Tables; List of Audio Tracks; Notes on the Contributors; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Urlar; Dithis: Materiality And The Highland Pipe; Siubhal: Historical studies; Taorludh: Revivalism and transformation; Crùnnludh: Canonical studies; Bibliography; Index;