The Highland Bagpipe and Its Music - Couverture souple

Cannon, Roderick D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859761533 ISBN 13 : 9780859761536

Editeur : John Donald, 1988

Synopsis

VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges in protective sleeve. Book has clean and bright contents.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a new edition of Roderick Cannon's classic work, a definitive and critically acclaimed history of the origins and music of Scotland's most famous instrument. The eminently readable text will be of interest not only to pipers but to all those music lovers world wide who are intrigued to know more about the character and extraordinary history of the legendary pipes. The author covers both Ceol Mor and Ceol Beag, Piobaireachd, dance music, martial music, music for competitions and music for pleasure, music for pipe bands as well as a commentary on the state of piping today. Updated from its last paperback edition, this book is the only comprehensive history of piping in print and has never been surpassed. This is a reprint of Roderick Cannon's updated text.

Revue de presse

'...a superb job of supplying the uninitiated with the basic information necessary to appreciate the diversity and beauty of the bagpipe music... copious notes and a marvellous bibliography...' --Scotia

'The definitive history and description of the instrument' --Cannan

'... clear, forthright and easily understood... captivating reading' --The New Zealand Herald

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Donald
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0859761533
• ISBN 13: 9780859761536
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible