330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
330 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years. It covers all facets including little-known types of Gaelic song, the bagpipes and their music, including the esoteric subject of pibroch, the Ceol Mor or ‘Great Music’ of the pipes. It gives a comprehensive review of the fiddle composers and their music, and of the Clarsach and its... Read more
Biography
Francis M. Collinson, musicologist was a Founder Member of the School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh.
'The author...a Scotsman, creatively gifted musician...has produced a remarkably well balanced and stimulating exposition...' Journal of the International Folk Music Council.
‘A vast mass of material... has been marshalled in good order and clearly expounded. The excellence of the book consists not only in the richness of its contents, but in the number and relevance of the tunes quoted.’ Frank Howes, Musical Times
