There were two pipers called William Ross. The first was piper to
Queen Victoria from 1854-1891; Edward VIII, as he became, was born
three years later. The other Willie Ross was a top player from before
WW1 to after WW2, and was for many years the chief instructor at the
school of piping. But he
conveniently in my pipe case. But here
at least is a version to be going on with.
Enjoy!
Ross Anderson
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John
This is a fascinating business, with successive waves of musical
exchange in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. I've collected a number
of the old manuscripts on www.piob.info. These include not just the
Rook manuscript, which Richard and Anita Evans scanned, but a recent
addition in the
Adrian
Choyting in open fingering in conjunction with a note, open fingered to
the note higher and then back to the note. Eg:
D E D
There are at least two other types of gracenote that we commonly hear
both in recordings and in performance.
The first is called by Scots pipers a 'half
bassoon, and finishing off with a 5-octave
arpeggio.
(You listening, Santa? :-)
Ross Anderson
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