BAGPIPE PLAYER IN MUSIC OF STRANGERS HOW TO

If you persist in referring to the Scottish Highland Pipes as 'Bagpipes' you perpetuate the mistaken notion that there is only ONE kind of bagpipes, and that the Scots invented it.

I wouldn’t call the Romanina Diple 'Bagpipes' even though it is a KIND of bagpipes.

I wouldn’t call the Cornemuse Bourbonnaise 'Bagpipes', even though they are a KIND of Bagpipes. I wouldn’t call Uilleann pipes 'Bagpipes', even though they are a KIND of bagpipes. Not BAGPIPES.īagpipes are an entire family of ancient, beautiful, and dignfied instruments from all over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Call the damned things what they are - Scottish Highland Pipes. I can forgive it in people who don’t know any better, but Highland pipers have no excuses. What gets up my nose is people using the word 'bagpipes' in such a sloppy manner as to imply that the Scottish Highland Bagpipes is the only instrument of its kind and it was invented by Scots. Re: Bagpipe Music versus Standard Notation The modern trend is to write the correct C# F# key signature and to use natural signs for these notes. Therefore, C naturals and F naturals must be written as C flats and F flats. The e pele Gordon uses is not common.īogman: obviously you are not a GHB player, as there are no such things as 'larger doublings' or 'crans' on the GHB.īut you are correct about the key signature: much (but not all) GHB music is written wtih the C# and F# assumed. Peles are usually only found on B, c#, and d. You’ll see these peles all through more modern GHB music. The blob of gracenotes preceding 'e' in bars 7 and 8 is called by GHB players a 'pele' and just sounds like a triplet eee. It sometimes is written GAG, sometimes AGAG, sometimes gAGAG, but in all cases it sounds like a triplet AAA.Īnother common GHB movement appears on Pg 46 in the tune Tain in the Rain. One GHB movement, called the 'birl', is only played on 'low A' and just sounds like a triplet on A.

BAGPIPE PLAYER IN MUSIC OF STRANGERS HOW TO

You’ll soon discover how to interpret the various ornaments on your particular instrument. The best guide is to listen to a good GHB player play the tunes while you’re looking at the music.

There are some GHB (Great Highland Bagpipe) movements which are written as a blob of gracenotes but actually have the feel of melody notes, or have one or more melody notes implied in them. I think Jon Jay has it right in the main. I play Highland pipes and uilleann pipes and I have the Gordon Duncan book.

Bagpipe player in music of strangers