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A revised edition of Roderick Cannon's classic work, this is a definitive and critically acclaimed history of the origins and music of Scotland's most famous instrument. The eminently readable text will be of interst not only to pipers but to all music lovers. This book is the only comprehensive history of piping in print.
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Roderick Cannon currently lives in Norwich and teaches at the University of East Anglia. He is acknowledged as one the world's leading authorities on piping.
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'...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
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- PublisherBirlinn
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1841586668
- ISBN 13 9781841586663
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages216
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