Most people think of the bagpipe as an instrument solely connected to Scotland. W.H. Grattan Flood takes us much further back, to the ancient origin of the pipe. From the simple reed blown by the mouth, through Egypt, Greece, and Rome, past the Tudors and Stuarts, right up to the French court of Louis the XIV and into the Nineteenth century, we see how the bagpipes have been an integral part of our musical history. This is Volume 13 in a series of 15 books. (Summary by Jessie Percival)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Jessie Percival and 1 other 3:53
2
Bagpipes of Antiquity Read by Tom Shoesmith 7:53
3
Greek and Roman Bagpipes Read by Tom Shoesmith 6:03
4
Ancient Irish Bagpipes Read by Tom Shoesmith 12:23
5
Ancient Welsh Pipes Read by Avanos 7:31
6
Early English Bagpipes Read by Thomas White 11:38
7
The Bagpipe in Scotland Read by Cbteddy 9:25
8
Ancient Scotch Pipe-Melodies Read by czandra 15:49
9
The Scotch Bagpipe in the Sixteenth Century Read by czandra 10:01
10
Continental Pipes Read by Avanos 11:13
11
The English Bagpipe Under the Tudors Read by Thomas White 12:00
12
Irish Pipes in the Sixteenth Century Read by czandra 13:54
13
English Bagpipes Under the Stuarts Read by czandra 9:46
14
Influence of the Bagpipe on Seventeenth Century Music Read by czandra 9:49
15
Irish Bagpipes in the Seventeenth Century Read by czandra 10:07
16
The Bagpipe in France Under Louis XIV Read by Jonathan Miller 11:17
17
The Great Highland Pipe Read by Pete McElveen 15:08
18
Scotch Jacobite Period Read by Pete McElveen 14:15
19
The Irish Uilleann (Union) Pipes Read by czandra 18:12
20
The Highland Society of London Read by marisad6 13:22
21
Scotch Regimental Pipers Read by czandra 13:32
22
Lowland and Northumbrian Pipes Read by czandra 8:37
23
The Bagpipe in the Orchestra Read by Douglas Wood 9:23
24
Some Irish Pipers of the Nineteenth Century Read by czandra 11:37
25
Present Position of the Irish Bagpipes Read by czandra 5:44
26
Appendices Read by czandra 15:42
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