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Month: May 2018

Posted on May 30, 2018May 26, 2018

George Moss - the Master Piper from Strathglass Part 5

“Cadences” and Anacruses The time has come to explore George’s approach to the somewhat thorny issue of so called “cadences” in Pibroch. Peter Cooke, in(more…)

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by Robin Andrews0 comment
Posted on May 28, 2018May 28, 2018

Call for New Pibroch Compositions - APC and pipetunes.ca

The Mission of the Alt Pibroch Club (APC) is to re-extend the idiom of piobaireachd performance and composition by exploring the multitude of ancient and(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on May 20, 2018

George Moss notations

Since David wrote his mention of the George Moss notations which I have been assembling in a blog on my website (http://www.drpetercooke.uk/) I have been(more…)

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by Peter Cooke0 comment
Posted on May 16, 2018May 16, 2018

George Moss - the Master Piper from Strathglass Part 4 Supplemental

This is a short supplement to the previous article on Toarluaths before the next main article. Here we explore George Moss’s approach to the ornament(more…)

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by Robin Andrews0 comment
Posted on May 13, 2018May 13, 2018

Want to be creative? Lay down your instrument

Interesting research coming out of Cambridge U on musical performance and creativity. Much of what allows us as musicians to explore our own creative contributions(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

Peter Cooke - More Notes on George Moss

After reading the articles by Robin Andrews on our site, Dr. Peter Cooke has published seven transcribed scores from George Moss (or based on his(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment
Posted on May 6, 2018

Janette Montague - Mo Chridhe

Another new composition from our Club Member, Janette Montague. Performed by Callum Beaumont, it is a unique and haunting melody, ruminating on high G. It(more…)

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by J David Hester0 comment

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