Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950
Author | : William Donaldson |
Publisher | : Polygon |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 1904607764 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781904607762 |
Rating | : 4/5 (762 Downloads) |
Download or read book Highland Pipe and Scottish Society, 1750-1950 written by William Donaldson and published by Polygon. This book was released on 2008 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining newspaper and manuscript evidence from the pipers themselves with a range of historical sources, the author harnesses the insights of the practical player to those of the historian and provides a fresh account of the players and their musical traditions, which have previously been the subject of much myth-making.