Highland Bagpipe Piob Tutor Book Question

wheels2onfire · 12-31-2017, 02:02 PM

Working through this book I found the following embellishments that I don't recognize, and no explanation/description is offered. Can someone clue me in?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0sfkr8f6y...ments.jpg?dl=0

Jay Close · 12-31-2017, 02:18 PM

I'm not familiar with the book, but what you wrote on staff looks simply like a B or C note followed by a grip to the same note. It would make more sense if the initial B or C were written as a melody note rather than an embellishment. Strictly speaking I don't think there is any embellishment in ceol mor that matches what you've written but I think the author must be trying to convey a very quick/short B or C and then a grip on the same note.

Cheers!

CalumII · 12-31-2017, 04:25 PM

The canntaireachd is simply odro, otro respectively.

The key point of writing it as a gracenote is that the initial B or C takes the same timing as the subsequent pulses of the grip. But as Jay says, it's a very fine distinction between writing it like that or as a melody note.

You also see it occasionally with a preceding G gracenote, hiotro/hodro.

12-31-2017, 02:02 PM	#1
wheels2onfire Forum Member - Shy or Quiet Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 26	Highland Bagpipe Piob Tutor Book Question Working through this book I found the following embellishments that I don't recognize, and no explanation/description is offered. Can someone clue me in? https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0sfkr8f6y...ments.jpg?dl=0

12-31-2017, 02:18 PM	#2
Jay Close Forum Clasp Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 792	Re: Highland Bagpipe Piob Tutor Book Question I'm not familiar with the book, but what you wrote on staff looks simply like a B or C note followed by a grip to the same note. It would make more sense if the initial B or C were written as a melody note rather than an embellishment. Strictly speaking I don't think there is any embellishment in ceol mor that matches what you've written but I think the author must be trying to convey a very quick/short B or C and then a grip on the same note. Cheers!

12-31-2017, 04:25 PM	#3
CalumII Holy smoking keyboard! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London Town Posts: 4,985	Re: Highland Bagpipe Piob Tutor Book Question The canntaireachd is simply odro, otro respectively. The key point of writing it as a gracenote is that the initial B or C takes the same timing as the subsequent pulses of the grip. But as Jay says, it's a very fine distinction between writing it like that or as a melody note. You also see it occasionally with a preceding G gracenote, hiotro/hodro. __________________ BagpipeTechnique.net Tunes from Donald MacDonald