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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:

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd., [?1826-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3754
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.

According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.

Dates: [?1826-?1840.]

Manuscripts of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd., [?1826-?1840.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3753-3754
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first two manuscripts are of piobaireachd; the second two, of marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music.

According to Angus Mackay's inscription in his Seaforth Manuscript (MS.3744) he was at work on these manuscripts between 1826 and 1840, taking the tunes down from his father's canntaireachd.

Dates: [?1826-?1840.]

Microfilm of Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.477
Scope and Contents

MS.1679.

Dates: 18th century.

Microfilm of bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.962
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, 2nd half of 19th century (MS.3750);

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 (MS.3752).

Dates: 2nd half of 19th century.

Microfilm of collections of canntaireachd and piobaireachd.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.887
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: ‘Canntaireachd: articulate music’ by John Francis Campbell (Glasgow, 1880), with manuscript notes, [1880, or after], by Alexander K Cameron (MS.9614);

"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, or after] (MS.9615).

Dates: 1880, [1880, or after].

Microfilm of copy, 1892, in three volumes, of two manuscript volumes of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria, in 1826-1849; with index.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.480
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume I] (MS.1681);

Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume II]. (MS.1682);

Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume III]. (MS.1683);

"Index to Angus MacKay's MS" (MS.1684).

Dates: 1826-1849.

Microfilm of copy of piobaireachd music, with index compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria; and, MacKay’s 'Specimens of Canntaireachd'.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.775
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume I] (MS.1681), 94 frames;Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume II] (MS.1682), 105 frames;Copy of piobaireachd music, 1826-1849, compiled by Angus MacKay: [volume III] (MS.1683), 86 frames;"Index to Angus MacKay's MS", [1892, or after] (MS.1684);Transcript of Angus Mackay's 'Specimens of Canntaireachd', of...
Dates: 1826-[1892, or after], 1950.

Microfilm of four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music of Angus Mackay.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.68
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd (MSS.3753-3754);

Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe (MSS.3755-3756).

Dates: [1826-1840.]

Microfilm of Kilberry book of piobaireachd, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus, numbers 185-290., [?1910-?1958.]

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.951
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 185-200, [?1911-?1958] (MS.22113), 122 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 201-218, [?1910-?1958] (MS.22114), 112 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 219-241, [?1911-?1958] (MS.22445), 89 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 242-262, [?1911-?1939] (MS.22116), 80 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 263-290, [?1910-?1940] (MS.22117), 172...
Dates: [?1910-?1958.]

Microfilm of manuscripts of Piobaireachd.

 Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.938-939

Microfilm of manuscripts of Piobaireachd., [Circa 1916]-1943.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.939
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Photocopy of manuscript of John Grant, ‘Oide Piob Mhor nan Gaidheal’, (Highland Bagpipe Instructor), 1943 (Acc.8271), 219 frames;

G F Ross, ‘Article on Piobaireachd with a collection of 25 Tunes’ (1942) (Acc.8383), 107 frames;

Tunes for the bagpipe, [circa 1916-circa 1918], thought to have been collated by a Black Watch piper (Acc.8498), 75 frames.

Dates: [Circa 1916]-1943.

Microfilm of musical works, chiefly dances, from the papers of the firm of J and R Glen.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.960
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Volume containing 418 marches, hornpipes, and jigs, 235 strathspeys and reels, and 14 piobaireachd, 1687 (Acc.8396, number 1);Volume containing a small collection of marches and dances by Duncan Fergusson, 1884 (Acc.8396, number 2);Collection of 164 strathspeys and reels, and one piobaireachd (lament for Cluny Macpherson, ‘composed by Malcolm Macpherson, 1885’), 19th century (Acc.8396, number 3);Collection of about 200 marches...
Dates: 1847-1974.