Piobaireachd. Great Highland Bagpipe music.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Specifically, the classical music form of the Great Highland Bagpipe consisting of a theme, the Urlar, and a series of variations arranged in a regular pattern or sequence. More loosely, but incorrectly, applied to Highland bagpipe music in general. Other forms of the term are pibrochs, pibrughs, pibroughs. Another name for it is 'Ceòl Mòr' (the 'Big Music'), which separates piobaireachd from all other forms of pipe music (marches, reels, jigs etc.), which are referred to as 'Ceòl Beag' (the Little Music).
Found in 110 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Skinner's Manuscript of Piobaireachd, so-called from the inscription 'Presented to Mr. Duncan Campbell, Piper to Sir Charles Forbes, Bart., of Newe, by Alex. Skinner, Teacher of Dancing ... London, June 15, 1855'.
Item
Identifier: MS.3746
Scope and Contents
What Alexander Skinner presented was, it seems, the blank volume, cf. MS.3745. The music was almost certainly written by Duncan Campbell.According to a note (folio ii) by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, Duncan Campbell left at least two manuscripts, one referred to simply as Duncan Campbell's Manuscript in the publications of the Piobaireachd Society, the other, this, an incomplete and probably unrevised copy of the first. The...
Dates:
[1855, or after.]
Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.
Item
Identifier: MS.1679
Scope and Contents
This is the earliest known manuscript of pipe-music in which modern staff notation is used. It is now known as the Highland Society of London's manuscript and is described in Book I (1925) of the Piobaireachd Society's publications (page ii, number 2).
At the beginning of the volume is a note on the manuscript by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society (folio iii verso).
Dates:
18th century.
Annotated printed works, typescripts, and manuscripts connected with piobaireachd, in particular with the exact musical interpretation of canntaireachd, compiled by Alexander K Cameron, Montana, USA.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9613-9624
Dates:
19th century-20th century.
Bagpipe music, consisting of both piobaireachd and more popular pieces, collected and copied by Donald Dow, Glasgow.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3750-3752
Scope and Contents
Donald Dow died in Glasgow in 1892, aged 56.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3750
Scope and Contents
According to a note on Dow and his manuscripts (folio i) by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, the piobaireachd in this volume were apparently copied, like those in Skinner's Manuscript (MS.3746 above), from Duncan Campbell's Manuscript. Between them these two manuscripts (MSS.3746 and 3750) contain all but four of the piobaireachd in Duncan Campbell's Manuscript.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, apparently an incomplete fair copy of MS.3750., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3751
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Donald Dow died in Glasgow in 1892, aged 56.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, the piobaireachd corresponding, according to Archibald Campbell, to settings recorded and played by the sons of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth, and by J MacDougall Gillies., 2nd half of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3752
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Donald Dow died in Glasgow in 1892, aged 56.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
‘Ceol Mor Legends', containing notes, in several hands and in typescript, on the occasions commemorated by various piobaireachd., [?1900, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.3749
’Collection of ancient piobaireachd’ by Angus Mackay (Aberdeen, Inverness, and Elgin, 1838), the staff notation being designed for piano, with the canntaireachd added below by Simon Fraser. , 1838.
File
Identifier: MS.9613
Scope and Contents
Press-cuttings relating to Simon Fraser have been pasted in at the front of the volume.
Dates:
1838.
'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music, arranged by D.S. Macdonald, Pipe Major, First Battn. the Royal Scots', Edinburgh., 1882.
File
Identifier: MS.3110
Scope and Contents
This collection is apparently as prepared for publication, and has at the beginning instructions for blowing and keeping the pipes in order, and various exercises on piobaireachd. It contains 64 tunes, among them two which are not from Angus Mackay's manuscripts.
Dates:
1882.
"Collection of piobaireachd or pipe tunes as verbally taught by the M'Crummen Pipers" by Neil MacLeod (Edinburgh, 1880), with manuscript corrections by Simon Fraser, and other notes by Alexander K Cameron., 1880.
File
Identifier: MS.9615
Collection of pipe music (78 piobaireachd), compiled by William Ross, Piper to Queen Victoria.
File
Identifier: MS.3040
Dates:
19th century.
'Collection of the ancient martial music of Caledonia’ by Donald Macdonald (Edinburgh, 1822), with the signature of Peter Reid dated Glasgow 1826, a poem in his hand, and other material bound in at the back.
File
Identifier: MS.22118
Scope and Contents
Peter Reid's signature is on the flyleaf (folio i) and the poem in his hand on the recto of page 2 of the 'Instructions'.Bound in at the back are:(i) Leaves ruled for music on most of which Reid has written out additional tunes, below which, on some of the leaves, are marginalia, parts of which have been lost due to trimming of the leaves (folio 1);(ii) Unruled leaves on which he has written various poems and songs (folio 35), and a list of the clans of...
Dates:
1822-1826
Composite volume consisting of leaves and gatherings bound together containing a collection of piobaireachd tunes by Charles Scott described as 'Piper Stafford House St James London 1859' on the outer front cover., 1853-1861.
File
Identifier: MS.22127
Scope and Contents
Charles Scott's name (several times stamped) appears throughout the volume, with various dates ranging from 1853 (folio 3 verso) to 1861 (folio 148 verso) and various other addresses, including Glasgow and Belfast (folio 9).
According to a note at folio 21 Scott was born at Atholl in 1821.
A few leaves are cut out at the end.
Dates:
1853-1861.
Composite volume made up of at least two music books containing five series of piobaireachd tunes., 1850-1890.
Item
Identifier: MS.22124
Scope and Contents
At the front (folio v verso) are basic music instructions. A poem is written on folio 53 verso. Many of the pieces have dates, ranging from 1850 (folio 10) to 1890 (folio 52). A leaf from the ‘Army list’, 1880, containing the names of the officers of the 26th Foot, is pasted inside the front cover. Three press cuttings are pasted inside the back cover.
Dates:
1850-1890.
Copies of piobaireachd in staff notation (with some canntaireachd) by Simon Fraser., 1928.
Item
Identifier: MS.9617
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849., 1826-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1681-1683
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849.
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index., 1826-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1681-1684
Scope and Contents
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849.
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume I]., 1826-1849
Item
Identifier: MS.1681
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collections of piobaireachd music.
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Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index.
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Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849.
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume II]., 1826-1849.
Item
Identifier: MS.1682
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collections of piobaireachd music.
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Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index.
/
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849.
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume III]., 1826-1849.
Item
Identifier: MS.1683
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This copy was formerly in the possession of Major-General C S Thomason, and supplied much of the material of his 'Ceol Mor' (London, 1900).The manuscript has been compared with the original and all the errors detected have been corrected by Archibald Campbell, Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society, who has written (MS.1681, folio iii) an account of Angus MacKay, the original manuscript, and this copy, indicating the manner in which the copy and the original...
Dates:
1826-1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
/
Collections of piobaireachd music.
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Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index.
/
Copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes (MSS.3753-3754) of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849.
Copy of the music of the pipe tunes 'The cave of gold' and 'The lost pibroch', accompanied by notes of the donor, A G Kenneth., 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.22134, folios 1-13
Dates:
20th century.
Incomplete copy of MS.1680: 'Select collection of the ancient music of Caledonia, called Piobaireachd, set to music as performed on the Great Highland Bagpipe, by Donald MacDonald'., 4th quarter of 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.22119
Scope and Contents
The copy breaks off (folio 118) in the middle of the fortieth tune 'Lament for the Great John Maclean' (MS.1680, page 230).
According to an undated note on the flyleaf (folio i), “The Contents ... was (sic) copied from the 2nd (Unpublished) volume of Donald MacDonald's Pibrochs”, to which is added in pencil 'by John McKenzie of London'.
Two loose leaves have been tipped in at the back (folios iv-v). A leaf is torn out after folio 118 and folio 119 is damaged.
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century.