This CD and book combination provides some 30 marches, melodies, and dances adapted for the Highland pipes by Erwan Keravec, a very experienced Bagad piper and professional musician, who states this in his introduction:-
"The musical notation is in keeping with the style of the music and will give you precise indications of the ornements and where to play them, but these are just examples among the great many possible variants. The CD reflects these vast possibilities and you will hear the ornements that are noted, but also melodic, rhythmic and technical variants. This is just one point of view. The same applies to the organisation of the suites played. You can reorganise them, taking tunes out, or changing the order...Of course with the dances you should not mix different types of dance within the same set.
You can choose to follow the written tunes and ornements precisely, or to vary your style using elements from my interpretation. But in the end it is you own personal interpretation that counts!"
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