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Ceòl Beag. Great Highland Bagpipe music.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Ceòl Beag ('little music') is the contrast to piobaireachd, also called Ceòl mòr ('big music'), the classical music form of the Great Highland bagpipe. In Ceòl Beag the strict formalism of piobaireachd is replaced by lighter musical forms such as marches, reels, jigs, etc.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

MacRae-Fairley Collection of highland bagpipe music.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12810(1)-(21)
Scope and Contents

A collection of Piobaireachd and other music, consisting of bound books, groups of unbound sheets, and disparate sheets. Includes "Captain Chisholm's manuscript", possibly one of the oldest manuscripts of Ceòl Beag.

The descriptions are taken from an assessment made by Dr Roderick Cannon.

Dates: Majority of material found within [1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century], 2007, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3755-3756
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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Angus Mackay's four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music.

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3755
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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Angus Mackay's four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music. / Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe.

Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe., [?1826-?1840.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.3756
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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Angus Mackay's four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music. / Manuscript of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe.

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.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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