| Bagpipes: A National Collection Of A National Instrument. - Hugh Cheape. |
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Based on a "national collection of the national instrument" in National Museums Scotland, this 152-page paperback relates the musicology of the bagpipe in its European context. Perceptions of our national instrument have depended on a stereotyped Great Highland Bagpipe assumed to have a continuous history from a distant past. Author Hugh Cheape suggests that Scotland adapted a "great pipe" from the European tradition. A fascinating account which includes a CD-ROM. |
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