A portion of the proceeds of this sale are donated to the gordon duncan memorial trust. Tablaturemusic is available as a pdf file for each lesson. A version in ann winningtons late 1800s personal tune book starts like this though also in f. Gordon duncan 14 may 1964 14 december 2005 was a bagpiper, low whistle player and. A community for pipers, drummers, students, and enthusiasts of the great highland bagpipe. Please keep in mind that the master index links are for tune settings only. Soon after gordon s birth, jock joined the north of scotland hydroelectric board and moved to pitlochry after a brief spell in thurso. Soon after gordons birth, jock joined the north of scotland hydroelectric board and moved to pitlochry after a brief spell in thurso. This week we started learning gordon duncans sleeping tune. Tune list the day the coop flooded march wha saw the 42nd polka mo ghile mear polka the haughs o cromdale. The town of pitlochry in northcentral scotland was mobbed with an estimated 500 mourners who came to pay their last respects to gordon duncan, one of the worlds greatest pipers and composers who died suddenly on december 14. Anyways, tonight she asked me for help finding bagpipe specific sheet music. The media player files are mostly piobaireachd which you can use to improve your piobaireachd. At times the tag of legend is some what over used, not when you mention the name gordon duncan in the same sentence.
When using this pdf index, you should note that there is a link to the master index page at the top of the first page. It is ovbious that gordon duncan is a man who loves the pipes and takes his job as a professional piper seriously, though he has a good time with it. Gordon duncans tunes book one greentrax recordings. Help finding sheet music for the sleeping tune by gordan. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Duncan created a new style of idiosyncratic bagpipe music. The gordon duncan memorial trust is a registered charity formed following the tragic death of the groundbreaking perthshire piper and composer in 2005. Just for gordon by gordon duncan on amazon music unlimited. The music is in piping notation, but the tunes can be played by folk bands, dance bands and others. Gordon duncans tunes is a tribute to one of pipings legends. It is in dadgad tuning and while its melodically very simple and beautiful, theres no dumbing down involved in the arrangement. The booklet even has sheet music for a handful of the more exciting tunes, to allow the aspiring piper to wish he was as good as gordon. Duncan, balnauld cottage, pipe major bill hepburn, pipe major sandy spence, farewell to halkirk, tartan. He also incorporated the bagpipes into a rendition of acdcs thunderstruck.
I thought about creating some kind of dictionary based on theme notes, or searching through bww files for sequences. Well learn the b part next week, and put it all together into a set with the two reels weve been working on this term. Gordon duncan, who came from perthshire was arguably the most stunning and innovative pipers of his generation. This cd is a great purchase along with gordon duncan s other cd s although i would not recommend this to be the first of his cds to purchase.
The town of pitlochry in northcentral scotland was mobbed with an estimated 500 mourners who came to pay their last respects to gordon duncan, one of the worlds greatest pipers and. Also features tunes in altered tunings, conteststylebreakdowns, ragtime tunes, and additional fiddling favorites. In tonys hands the complex ornamentation normally associated with fiddles and pipes are accurately transferred to guitar in a way that preserves the integrity and emotional impact of the music. Shes not good and she knows it, but shes enthusiastic.
His stunning compositions have featured in his own groundbreaking recordings and studio sessions, in his work with top scottish traditional music bands, and in the medleys of many topgrade pipe bands, especially those of which he was a member. After the untimely passing of gordon duncan it was decided to set up a trust in his name. The gordon duncan memorial trust released this, a second collection of the late, great piper and whistle player gordon duncan. Insist that fellow pipers and students support this site. Help finding sheet music for the sleeping tune by gordan duncan. Heres a video from the just for gordon concert in the glasgow royal concert hall on 24th january at celtic connections 2016 tunes atholl highlanders trip to modera gordon duncan jig of beer. Scottish folktunes these treble clef tunes are suitable for fiddle, flute, trumpet, clarinet, or any other treble solo instrument.
Tunes are more complex and a bit more challenging to comprehend. Pitlochry comes to standstill for gordon duncans funeral. Gordon duncans tunes 2 book 2 official gordon duncan shop. Gordon duncans tunes is a compilation of compositions for the bagpipe from the talented piper gordon duncan. This book is not intended as a compendium of every possible pattern or harmonic approach. The trust decided a second collection of gordon s missing tunes had to follow. Duncan balnauld cottage pipe major bill hepburn pipe major sandy spence harmony farewell to halkirk.
Following the success of the original book, gordon duncans tunes, in 2007, many compositions were missed out. The book is full of great pipe tunes, with lots of. Gordon duncan is a scottish piper and has 3 cds out called just for seamus, thunderstruck and the circular breath. Following the success of the original book, gordon duncan s tunes, in 2007, many compositions were missed out. This book of tunes brings the last of gordons compositions together and some of his more. If you have an account with one of these other music sites, login to stream or download samples or full tracks. The second book of gordon duncans tunes sheet music.
Im happy to send you a pdf of the score with a midi file of how it sounds. Pressed for time appears in 1 other tune collection. A followup book on craig duncans popular deluxe fiddling method containing 40 great fiddle solos in the keys of f, bflat, e major, e minor, and a minor. Book one of gordons compositions was released then and has sold more than 5000 copies since launch.
The song has 8 bars only, though many people add a second part. We spent some time looking at tone, and how to use the bow to create the tone we want from our fiddles. Gordon duncan composed book lines worthy of the best songwriters in history, improvised as well as any jazz musician, played piobaireachd like a classical soloist and grounded all his work firmly on a centuriesold canon of traditional music he loved. However there was not enough to create a book on that alone, so the trust decided to use the missing tunes and some of gordons more iconic arrangements to create gordon duncans tunes book 2. Duncan was born in turriff, aberdeenshire on 14 may 1964 to tenant farmer jock duncan, well known as a bothy ballad singer, and his wife frances. However there was not enough to create a book on that alone, so the trust decided to use the missing tunes and some of gordons more iconic arrangements to. The media player files are mostly piobaireachd which you.
This is a wonderful vehicle for teaching several ideas. I have read all that i could find about him including spending the big bucks on the nearly 400 page tome carolan, the life and times of an irish harper by donal osullivan. In case you are wondering, we tried working with single list of all tunes with links, but the file size was too large to be workable. Click to enlarge compiled and produced by his brother, ian duncan. I doubt this is true many older pipe tunes like george ivs strathspey include c naturals, and they were well known in the border pipe repertoire. However, under the guidance of his brother pipe major ian duncan, the first volume of gordon duncans tunes is now published. Gordon duncan s tunes is a tribute to one of pipings legends. Its building into an interesting collection of tunes were at no. Gordon duncans tunes includes some of the greatest contemporary bagpipe compositions from a gifted piper and composer. If you need this help, we ask you to fill in an application form then video a 5 minute performance of you playing exciting and cheery music, on your phone, including one of gordon duncans tunes, then email the form and video to us. Initially taught by his father, gordon began his piping career at the age of 10, winning many junior. You may notice that certain phrases appear in many solos. Gordon duncans sleeping tune fiddle workshops in edinburgh.
Saying that they had never been used before without a citation seems to constitute original research, and i doubt it is true, either. Gordon duncans tunes book 2 contact us for all non uk shipping book 2 in the series from the legendary contemporary bagpipe music composer gordon duncan. Gordon duncans tunes contact us for all non uk shipping there has always been a tremendous interest in the original music of gordon duncan. The long anticipated book two of the legendary piper gordon duncans tune collection of marches. As mentioned in the rules, some composerspublishers have contacted us and specifically requested that their tunes not be shared through this site. Dec 17, 2016 here s a video from the just for gordon concert in the glasgow royal concert hall on 24th january at celtic connections 2016 tunes atholl highlanders trip to modera gordon duncan jig of beer. Once a player can navigate a tune s harmony confidently, then rhythm can more easily come to the foreground. Gordon duncans tunes book 1 official gordon duncan shop. Listen to your favorite songs from just for gordon by gordon duncan now. New in print and audio, jacob do bandolim 2 2nd edition if this is your first visit, be. Andy renwick s favourite ferret hornpipe gordon duncan c. Its so hard to imagine the corner of the ghb world where this is not known to be a gordon duncan tune. Gordon duncan s tunes ii contains some real hidden gems, including traditional compositions that gordon made his own. Umfleet i have spent the past couple of years or so studying read obsessed with the music and life of the irish harper composer turlough ocarolan.
Check out just for gordon by gordon duncan on amazon music. Although gordon duncans tunes are well known throughout the traditional music scene in many parts of the world, very few of his compositions have been published in print. A percentage of the proceeds from this book will go to the gordon duncan memorial trust, which has been established to promote piping and other traditional music. Gordon duncan s tunes includes some of the greatest contemporary bagpipe compositions from a gifted piper and composer. Fishars original supposedly starts like this except that it was in the key of f. You will need to transcribe a wide variety of players to broaden your jazz vocabulary. The trust aims to preserve and build on gordon duncan s legacy by funding and supporting young traditional musicians. New in print and audio, jacob do bandolim 2 2nd edition if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. I doubt this is true many older pipe tunes like george iv s strathspey include c naturals, and they were well known in the border pipe repertoire.
Duncan balnauld cottage pipe major bill hepburn pipe major sandy spence harmony. This book features many of the tunes that gordon was famous for writing. It is a very corrupted version but is definitely the same tune as gordon duncans. You can find this sheet music in any of these products. My 75yo neighbor plays her bagpipes every night at 8 pm. Following the success of the original book in 2007, many compositions were missed out. Gordon duncan s tunes contact us for all non uk shipping there has always been a tremendous interest in the original music of gordon duncan. Saying that they had never been used before without a citation seems to constitute original research, and i.
Fiddle grade 4 exam with pam, qs and technical requirements scottish music graded exams fiddle grade 4 20142020. Pipe major ian duncan, the first volume of gordon duncans tunes is now published. Incredibly, this tune appears in the scots guards standard settings of pipe music volume iii published 2012 as a strathspey with the composer given as pipemajor i. However there was not enough to create a book on that alone, so the trust decided to use the missing tunes and some of gordon s more iconic arrangements to create gordon duncan s tunes book 2. Sep 01, 2007 check out just for gordon by gordon duncan on amazon music. The book brings the last of gordons compositions together, and some of his more iconic arrangements of other traditional tunes gordon made his own. The first book of gordon duncans tunes sheet music. He began playing at the age of 8, taught initially by his father and his older brother iain duncan, himself a successful piper and pipe major.
Sleeping tune by gordon duncan this is a new tune for me, being its from gordon its too good. Gordon duncan 19642005 was one of a young generation of scottish pipers who opened up the piping scene to a more innovative approach. The tune is a slip jig a type of dance found in ireland in 98 time. Gordon duncan composed book lines worthy of the best songwriters in history, improvised as well as any jazz musician, played piobaireachd like a classical soloist and grounded all his work firmly on a centuries old. The trust decided a second collection of gordons missings tunes and arrangements of traditional compositions had to follow. Tune list the day the coop flooded march wha saw the 42nd polka mo ghile mear polka the haughs o cromdale polka fest. The trust decided a second collection of gordon s missings tunes and arrangements of traditional compositions had to follow. On this part of the tuneshop you will find the various regimental repertoires, rare but beautiful tunes and occasional tunes like xmas in bagpipe player format. This is a new tune for me, being its from gordon its too good. Duncan was the first piper to write a hit tune using them. The gordon duncan memorial trust was set up in 2007 to promote and support traditional music. She s not good and she knows it, but she s enthusiastic. Ceol sean free online bagpipe settings master index.
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