Composer

Archie Cairns

182 works in the index

Our index holds 182 works attributed to Archie Cairns. Each entry below links to the editions we track and what they cost, including any free public-domain sources.

Works page 4 of 4

The Great Highland Bagpipe

Ensemble Playing in a Pipe Band Performance

The Practice Chanter

Concluding Comments / Suggestions

"Sing-Fingering"

2. Blowing Drones Alone (cont'd.) - Control / Breathing

"My Love She's But A Lassie Yet"

1. Blowing the Drones Alone - Preparation / Holding and Starting Up

2. Playing

Tuning (cont'd.): Method - Drones Alone

4. Fitting - Holding

Scalic / Rhythm (Simple Time)

Playing the GHB

Scalic (Compound Time)

Appendix C

Appendix D

3. Blowing Drones Alone (cont'd) - Stopping / Practice Routine

Appendix E

Tone and Tuning

Tone

Tuning / Ideal Tuning Positions

Tuning (cont'd.): Method - Drones to Chanter

Appendix F

"Paddy's Leather Breeches"

(detailed in Annex D) - GGrace and DGrace Natural

Chapter 38

Exercises in Rhythm / Finger Technique

Strikes (Reel idiom)

Strathspey

GGrace DGrace EGrace in March then Reel Rhythms

Compound Time: GGrace DGrace EGrace

Melodic Progressions

Techum Rhythms

APPENDIX A

Appendix B

1. Types or Models

2. Parts - Names - Models

3. Parts - Disassembled / Identification