David Glen’s Manuscript

 

David Glen’s Manuscript: was completed around 1907.  Containing 191 tunes, it is one of the 19th century’s biggest piobaireachd compilations.  It is exceptionally wide-ranging in scope and includes several interesting contemporary compositions which indicate that the tradition was still in its creative phase.  Glen’s manuscript is a fascinating ‘piper’s workshop’.  In it we can see one of piping’s greatest editors actually at work, and study how he approached the tunes and the principles he applied.  In addition to his editorial work, David Glen was perhaps the most prolific publisher of pipe music yet to have appeared.  His Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music (17 vols., Edinr., 1876-1900) was for a good many years the standard light music edition, while his Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd (7 vols., Edinr., 1880-1907) was described by John MacDonald of Inverness in 1940 as ‘the most reliable we have today’.  As well as being an editor and publisher of pipe music, David Glen was also an important pipe maker whose instruments are still prized, and a figure whose central significance to modern piping is at length being recognised.  

 

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A  Salute - supposed by Roderick (Dall) MacKay

Lord Breadalbane's March

Abercairney's Lament

Lord Reay's Lament

Abercairney's Salute

MacDonald of Glengarry's Lament

Alastair Charich's March

MacDonald of Kinlochmoidart's Lament

Argyle's Salute

MacDonalds are Simple

Away to Your Tribe, Ewan (version one)

MacDonalds' March

Away to Your Tribe, Ewan (version two)

MacDonalds of Clanranald's Gathering

Barrisdale Salute

MacDonalds of Clanranald's Gathering to the Battle of Sheriffmuir

Battle of Athole

MacDonalds' Salute

Battle of Balladruishaig

MacDougall's Gathering

Battle of Bealach nam Brog

MacDougall's Salute

Battle of Glenshiel

MacFarlanes' Gathering

Battle of Lochcarron Point (The Battle of Castle Strone)

MacIntosh's Banner

Battle of Sheriffmuir (Cheerful Scotland)

Mackenzie of Applecross's Salute

Battle of the Pass of Crieff

Mackenzie of Gairloch's Salute

Battle of the Red Hill

MacLean of Lochbuie's Lament (version one)

Beinn a' Ghriann

MacLean of Lochbuie's Lament (version two)

Ben Cruachan

MacLeod of Colbecks' Lament

Blind Piper's Obstinacy

MacLeod of Gesto's Salute

Brother's Lament (version one)

MacLeod of Talisker's Salute (version one)

Brother's Lament (version two)

MacLeod of Talisker's Salute (version two)

Camerons' Gathering (The Gathering of the Clans) (version one)

MacLeod's Controversy

Camerons' Gathering (The Gathering of the Clans) (version two)

MacLeod's Rowing Piobaireachd

Capt. Wemyss Sutherlands Lament

MacLeod's Short Tune (A Taunt on MacLeod)

Catherine's Lament

MacNeill of Barra's Lament

Catherine's Salute

Melbank's Salute

Chisholm of Strathglass's Salute (The MacKay's March)

Menzies Banner

Clan Campbell's Gathering (The Battle of Doirneag) (version one)

Menzies Salute

Clan Campbell's Gathering (The Battle of Doirneag) (version two)

Miss Emma Haldane's Lament

Clan Ranald's Tutor

Mrs MacLeod of Talisker's Salute

Cluny Macpherson's March

My dearest on earth, give me your kiss

Cluny Macpherson's Salute (version one)

Nameless, Hiemto cherede, cherede cherede

Cluny Macpherson's Salute (version two)

Nameless, Hien cheve, cheen cheo

Colin Roy Mackenzie's Lament

Nameless, Hienotra hioendam

Corinessan's Lament

Nameless, Hiharadin, otrorodin, hiharin, hiharin

Corrynessan's Salute (version one)

Nameless, Hiharin dro o dro

Corrynessan's Salute (version two)

Nameless, Hiharin hiento

Davidson of Tulloch's Salute

Nameless, Hiharin hiodin, hiemdan hihiodin

Dispraise of MacLeod

Nameless, Hiharin, dareehao

Drizzle on the Stone

Nameless, Hiharinhioen, hiodroenhioen

Duke of Atholl's March

Nameless, Hiharinodin hiharindro, hiharinodin hiharindro

Duke of Perth's Lament

Nameless, Hiharinodin, hiharindro, hiemenodin hiementra

Duke of Perth's March

Nameless, Hihio tro tro

Duntroon's Salute (MacDonald's March) (version one)

Nameless, Hihorodo hao

Duntroon's Salute (MacDonald's March) (version two)

Nameless, Hindohindo, hindorodin

Earl of Antrim's Lament

Nameless, Hindohinto, hinocheve

Earl of Breadalbane's Salute

Nameless, Hirarin hiorodin, hiorodo hihiodin

Earl of Ross's March

Park Piobaireachd

End of the Little Bridge (version one)

Pride of Barra

End of the Little Bridge (version two)

Prince Charles's Lament

Ewen of the Battles (version one)

Prince's Salute

Ewen of the Battles (version two)

Queen Anne's Lament

Failte Iain 'Ic Aonghais

Salute on the Birth of Rory Mor MacLeod

Fair Honey

Salute to Inverary

Fare thee well, Donald

Sir James MacDonald of the Isles' Salute (version one)

Farewell to the Laird of Islay

Sir James MacDonald of the Isles' Salute (version two)

Finlay's Lament (version one)

Sobieski's Salute

Finlay's Lament (version two)

Sound of the Waves against Duntroon (Duntroon's warning)

Frasers' Salute (The Menzie's Piobroch)

Sutherlands' Gathering

Fuinachair

Sutherlands' March

Glengarry's March

The Bard's Lament

Grain in Hides and Corn in Sacks

The Battle of Waterloo

Hail to my Country

The Big Spree (You are drunk; You'd better sleep)

Highland Society of London's Salute

The Boat Tune

Highland Society of Scotland's Salute

The Comely Tune

His Father's Lament for Donald Mackenzie

The Company's Lament

I am proud to play a pipe (The Earl of Cromarty's Salute)

The Crunluath Tune

Inverness Piobaireachd (The MacDuff's Gathering) (version one)

The End of Ishberry Bridge (The Atholl Salute)

Inverness Piobaireachd (The MacDuff's Gathering) (version two)

The Fairy Flag

J. S. Macdonald of Monachyle's Salute

The Frenzy of Meeting (Brian O'Duff's Lament)

John Ciar's Lament

The Frisky Lover

John Ciar's Salute

The Gunns' Salute

John Garbh MacLeod of Raasay's Lament

The Half Finished Piobaireachd

King George the Third's Lament

The Hen's March o'er the Midden

King James's Salute

The Little Finger Tune

Lachlan Macneill Campbell of Kintarbert's Salute (version one)

The Little Spree

Lachlan Macneill Campbell of Kintarbert's Salute (version two)

The Mackenzies' Gathering (version one)

Lady Anapool's Lament

The Mackenzies' Gathering (version two)

Lady Doyle's Salute

The Middling Spree (You are drunk; You drank the wallet) (version one)

Lady Margaret MacDonald's Salute (version one)

The Middling Spree (You are drunk; You drank the wallet) (version two)

Lady Margaret MacDonald's Salute (version two)

The Munros' Salute

Laggan Salute

The Old Men of the Shells

Laird of Anapool's Lament

The Old Woman's Lullaby

Laird of Contullich's Lament

The Parading of the MacDonalds (version one)

Lament for Alasdair Dearg MacDonald of Glengarry

The Parading of the MacDonalds (version two)

Lament for Captain Donald Mackenzie

The Piper's Farewell to his Home

Lament for Captain MacDougall

The Pretty Dirk

Lament for Donald Cameron

The Red Speckled Bull

Lament for Donald of Laggan (A Farewell to the Laird of Islay)

The Rout of the Lowland Captain

Lament for Lord Frederick Leveson Gower

The Rout of the MacPhees

Lament for Lord MacDonald

The Royal Salute

Lament for MacSwan of Roaig

The Sauntering

Lament for Mary MacLeod

The Sister's Lament

Lament for Ronald MacDonald of Morar

The Stewarts' White Banner

Lament for Sir James MacDonald of the Isles (version one)

The Unjust Incarceration

Lament for Sir James MacDonald of the Isles (version two)

The Vale of Keppoch is become desolate

Lament for the Castle of Dunyveg

The Vaunting

Lament for the Dead

Too long in this condition

Lament for the Departure of King James

Tulloch Ard

Lament for the Duke of Hamilton

We Will Take the Highway

Lament for the Great Supper (version one)

Weighing from Land

Lament for the Great Supper (version two)

Welcome Johnny Back Again

Lament for the Little Supper

Young Laird of Dungallon's Salute

Lament for the Union

Young Neill's Salute

Lament for Viscount Dundee (version one)

You're Welcome Ewan Locheil

Lament for Viscount Dundee (version two)

INDEX - Part One

Lament for Young Allan

INDEX - Part Two

Leaving Kintyre

INDEX - Part Three