Piobaireachd. Great Highland Bagpipe 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'.
Angus MacArthur’s manuscript of piobaireachd music.
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).
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.
Bagpipe music, consisting of both piobaireachd and more popular pieces, collected and copied by Donald Dow, Glasgow.
Donald Dow died in Glasgow in 1892, aged 56.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow., 2nd half of 19th century.
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.
Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, apparently an incomplete fair copy of MS.3750., 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.
Bagpipe music, with accompanying material.
‘Ceol Mor Legends', containing notes, in several hands and in typescript, on the occasions commemorated by various piobaireachd., [?1900, or before.]
’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.
Press-cuttings relating to Simon Fraser have been pasted in at the front of the volume.
'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music, arranged by D.S. Macdonald, Pipe Major, First Battn. the Royal Scots', Edinburgh., 1882.
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.
"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.
Collection of pipe music (78 piobaireachd), compiled by William Ross, Piper to Queen Victoria.
'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.
Collections of piobaireachd music.
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.
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.
Composite volume made up of at least two music books containing five series of piobaireachd tunes., 1850-1890.
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.
Copies of piobaireachd in staff notation (with some canntaireachd) by Simon Fraser., 1928.
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.
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.
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume I]., 1826-1849
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume II]., 1826-1849.
Copy of piobaireachd music compiled by Angus MacKay, Piper to Queen Victoria: [volume III]., 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.
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.
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.