Pibroch which literally means ‘piping’ in Scots Gaelic has been traditionally played on the bagpipes for several centuries. But there is an earlier tradition of pibroch having been performed on the wire-strung Celtic harp andit is this earlier practice that Bantock recalls with the arpeggiated accompaniment of the harp or Piano in his Pibroch. The throaty Cello tones carry the sadness of the lament.Composer conductor and educator Granville Bantock’sScottish parentage certainly influences much of his music oeuvre which is reaching new audiences through renewed interest in the performance of his works including at the last night of the Proms. He was an energetic andcreative personality who was key in founding the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and championing the music of Jean Sibelius in his day. Edward Elgar dedicated the second of his Pomp and Circumstance Marches to Bantock.

Here’s a delightful folk song of Irish origin with a hint of nostalgia thrown in for good measure. It was probably once played on the Bagpipes and is definitely emulated that way in this arrangement.

This collection contains 8 children's Piano pieces by Malcolm Arnold. Colourful and evocative the works in this volume are great fun for young pianists to learn play and perform. The playful tunes in this book will certainly capture children's imaginations making Piano practice an enjoyable pastime. 8 Children's Pieces For Piano contains works with varying levels of difficulty that are suitable for children at a Grade 2-6 standard. This collection includes the pieces: Across the Plains Dancing Tune Giants Strolling Tune The Buccaneer The Duke Goes A-Hunting Tired Bagpipes and Two Sad Hands.

Par MANZI LOU. Guitar Atlas: Italy brings you the lively rhythms and emotional melodies of Italian music. The rich tradition of Italian music has been underrepresented in the 'world music' genre --- until now! Learn the history, cultural influences, and instruments of each area of the country. While some of the songs featured were originally performed on instruments such as flute, mandolin, or bagpipes, here they appear as guitar arrangements for the first time. To help guitarists pick up all the nuances of style, the book covers both fingerstyle and pick playing, and explores special techniques such as grace notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and tremolo. Music is both in standard notation and TAB. A CD demonstrating the book's examples and compositions is included. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Guitare Tablatures

John Blanken has created a swinging arrangement of the famous Scottish traditional tune Scotland the Brave. The usual version with bagpipes is the best known and there is a similarity in Swingin’ Kilts owing to its long drone-like tones in the accompaniment. The theme has been rhythmically adapted but it is still easily recognisable. Swingin’ Kilts holds a challenge for every brass band. It makes demands in terms of timing and technique which give this work the bravura feel that will keep the audience as well as the musicians swinging in their seats.

A plethora of new ideas is what Richard Nichols has brought to this French carol classic. Sounds of bagpipes drums and brass emanate from the piano accompaniment. The obbligato oboe or flute brings more new colors to the carol while the vocal parts carry the theme we know best. A superb anthem for the adult choir during the Christmas season!

Paperback-Gabriel Jackson's Ane Sang Of The Birth Of Christ for SATB and Organ.Inspired by a 16th-century Scots text Jackson has composed a memorable carol full of character and beauty. The choir is serenaded throughout by the Organ which imitates the haunting qualities of the bagpipes - full of ornamentation and extemporized flourishes. In contrast the vocal lines are written with daring purity of the kind found in the earliest forms of melody. Choirs will relish this very special carol.

This little concerto for clarinet was written for Peter Holligan a friend of its composer and the Fife Youth Concert Band (Scotland). The work was based on traditional Celtic music and consists of three movements. 1. Reel - a fast dance ending in an atmospheric but virtuoso cadenza. 2. Lament - a slow and melancholy song hinting at the sound of bagpipes. 3. A fast and virtuoso dance in 6/8 time with Irish influence. The work is a wonderful audience-pleaser and an absolute 'must' for all clarinet-players. The band too is called upon and by all means does have its part to play in the piece. Band grade 4 soloist grade 5. Dit Concertino voorklarinet werd geschreven voor Peter Holligan een vriend van de componist en de Fife Youth Concert Band (Schotland). Het werk is gebaseerd op de traditionele Keltische muziek en bestaat uit drie delen. 1. Reel - een snelle dans die eindigt in een sfeervolle maar virtuoze cadens. 2. Lament - een trage en melancholische melodie die het geluid van doedelzakken verbeeldt.3. Een snelle en virtuoze dans in 6 / 8 maatsoort met Ierse invloeden. Voor het publiek een heerlijk werk om naar te luisteren en een uitdaging voor de solist(e)! Het orkest ondersteunt deze om het tot een kleurrijk geheel te maken! Orkest graad 4 solo graad 5.

Solo and Piano Reduction. A notable Czech composer, Jaromir Weinberger achieved sudden fame with the production of his opera, Svanda dudâk (Schwanda, the Bagpiper), written in a popular Bohemian style, at the Czech Opera, in Prague in 1927. Weinberger fled Europe under the growing Nazi threat and took up residence in New York in 1939, where he enjoyed a number of major orchestral performances and commissions of all kinds. One of these came from renowned saxophonist Cecil Leeson, who aske Weinberger to compose a concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra. Due to the outbreak of World War II, the premiere would not happen until 1946, six years after the completion of the concerto in piano score. The work was revised following the premiere and it is only now that those revisions have been incorporated into the solo saxophone and piano reduction with this performance edition by Weinberger scholar, publisher and saxophonist Tristan Willems.

This collection of traditional music from Ireland and Scotland arranged for solo guitar is the result of a passionate study of the tradition by some of the finest musicians playing in this genre. Compiled by Stefan Grossman thisbook includes arrangements by Pierre Bensusan El McMeen Martin Simpson Pat Kirtley Duck Baker Tom Long & Steve Baughman. Looking back less than a century you would find this music performed on fiddle pipes button accordion flutes and whistles in solo and ensemble settings but never guitar even in its basic role of providing rhythm. The challenge for those who attempt to translate Celtic traditional music for fingerstyle guitar is to preserve theunique qualities which are the essence of the style. The popularity of alternate tunings in this music tends to come from two different directions. One is in the desire for production of tonalities of droninginstruments á la the bagpipes and tunings such as DADGAD and EADEAE make this effect relatively easy. On the other hand there are guitar tunings which lend themselves easily to the melodic steps and fullness found in thediatonic Celtic harp such as DGDGBD (open G tuning) and the CGDGAD.

This little concerto for clarinet was written for Peter Holligan a friend of its composer and the Fife Youth Concert Band (Scotland). The work was based on traditional Celtic music and consists of three movements. 1. Reel - a fast dance ending in an atmospheric but virtuoso cadenza. 2. Lament - a slow and melancholy song hinting at the sound of bagpipes. 3. A fast and virtuoso dance in 6/8 time with Irish influence. The work is a wonderful audience-pleaser and an absolute 'must' for all clarinet-players. The band too is called upon and by all means does have its part to play in the piece. Band grade 4 soloist grade 5. Dit Concertino voorklarinet werd geschreven voor Peter Holligan een vriend van de componist en de Fife Youth Concert Band (Schotland). Het werk is gebaseerd op de traditionele Keltische muziek en bestaat uit drie delen. 1. Reel - een snelle dans die eindigt in een sfeervolle maar virtuoze cadens. 2. Lament - een trage en melancholische melodie die het geluid van doedelzakken verbeeldt.3. Een snelle en virtuoze dans in 6 / 8 maatsoort met Ierse invloeden. Voor het publiek een heerlijk werk om naar te luisteren en een uitdaging voor de solist(e)! Het orkest ondersteunt deze om het tot een kleurrijk geheel te maken! Orkest graad 4 solo graad 5.

John Blanken has created a swinging arrangement of the famous Scottish traditional tune Scotland the Brave. The usual version with bagpipes is the best known and there is a similarity in Swingin’ Kilts owing to its long drone-like tones in the accompaniment. The theme has been rhythmically adapted but it is still easily recognisable. Swingin’ Kilts holds a challenge for every brass band. It makes demands in terms of timing and technique which give this work the bravura feel that will keep the audience as well as the musicians swinging in their seats.

For Flute And Piano-The composer has drawn from her Scottish background for inspiration in this piece. In the central section of Piper's Dream the music hints at real Scottish folk music. The outer sections are freer and players are encouraged to enjoy the spirit of improvisation. At times the flautist reflects the sound of the bagpipes imitating the instrument's characteristic 'fall' in the closing phrases of the piece. Near the end the music fades as if this Scottish fantasy were just a dream. he interplay between the flute and piano is beautiful the writing showing McDowall's understanding of the qualities of the instruments' Music Teacher MagazineGrade: 7