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History of the Bagpipe There Is No Instrument That Brings As Much Gravitas and Solemnity to a Remembrance Day Ceremony As the Bagpipe Arbourside Court Newsletter November 2016 The Arby The official News of Arbourside Court History of the Bagpipe There is no instrument that brings as much gravitas and solemnity to a Remembrance Day ceremony as the bagpipe. Although it is an instrument that we most closely associ- ate with the British Isles, it is of ancient origin that has become the symbol of war and its casualties. The evidence for pre-Roman era bagpipes is still uncertain but several textual and visual clues have been suggested. The Oxford History of Music says that a sculpture of bagpipes has been found on a Hittite slab at Euyuk in the Middle East, dated to 1000 BC. Several authors identify the Ancient Greek askaulos (askos – wine-skin, aulos – reed pipe) with the bagpipe. 1st Century writing records that a roman emperor, possibly Nero, could play a pipe (tibia, Roman reedpipes similar to Greek and Etruscan instruments) with his mouth as well as by tucking a bladder be- neath his armpit. Spread and development in Europe In the early part of the second millennium, bagpipes or its close cousins began to appear more frequently in artworks. The Cantigas de Santa Maria, written in Castile in the mid-13th centu- ry, depicts several types of bagpipes.Though evidence of bagpipes in the British Isles prior to the 14th century is contested, bagpipes are explicitly mentioned in The Canterbury Tales (written around 1380): A baggepype wel coude he blowe and sowne, /And ther-with-al he broghte us out of towne. Actual examples of bagpipes from before the 18th century are extremely rare; however, a sub- stantial number of paintings, carvings, engravings, manuscript illuminations, and so on survive. They make it clear that bagpipes varied hugely throughout Europe, and even within individual regions. Many examples of early folk bagpipes in continental Europe can be found in the paint- ings of Brueghel, Teniers, Jordaens, and Durer. A bagpiper busking with the Great Highland bagpipe on the street in Edinburgh, Scotland The first clear reference to the use of the Scottish Highland bagpipes is from a French history, which mentions their use at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. George Buchanan (1506–82) claimed that they had replaced the trumpet on the battlefield. This period saw the creation of the ceòl mór (great music) of the bagpipe, which reflected its martial origins, with battle-tunes, marches, 13751 74 Avenue, Surrey, BC gatherings, salutes and laments. The Highlands of the P: 604-597-6644|F: 604-597-6401 www.arbourside.com|Like us on Arbourside Court Newsletter November 2016 early seventeenth century saw the development of piping families including the MacCrimmonds, MacArthurs, MacGregors and the Mackays of Gairloch. Evidence of the bagpipe in Ireland occurs in 1581, when John Derrick’s The Image of Irelande clearly depicts a bagpiper. Derrick’s illustrations are considered to be reasonably faithful depic- tions of the attire and equipment of the English and Irish population of the 16th century. As Western classical music developed, both in terms of musical sophistication and instrumental technology, bagpipes in many regions fell out of favour due to their limited range and function. This triggered a long, slow decline that continued, in most cases, into the 20th century. Bagpipes are now frequently used during funerals and memorials, especially among fire depart- ment, military and police forces in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Commonwealth realms, and the US. During the expansion of the British Empire, spearheaded by British military forces that included Highland regiments, the Scottish Great Highland bagpipe became well-known world- wide. This surge in popularity was boosted by large numbers of pipers trained for military service in World War I and World War II. The surge coincided with a decline in the popularity of many traditional forms of bagpipe throughout Europe, which began to be displaced by instruments from the classical tradition and later by gramophone and radio. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Nations such as Canada, New Zealand and Austra- lia the Great Highland bagpipe is commonly used in the military and is often played in formal ceremonies. Foreign militaries patterned after the British Army have also taken the Highland bagpipe into use including Uganda, Sudan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, and Oman. Many police and fire services in Scotland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the United States have also adopted the tradition of fielding pipe bands. 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What’s good about it? It is the month that we lose an entire hour of daylight; colourful October leaves fall to the ground and form a slick, pasty haz- ard on the sidewalk. It is the time when any hint of the sun’s warmth becomes a faint memory. This is a transitional time; stuck between the positivity of a boun- tiful harvest and the warmth of a roaring Christmas season fire; a time when the weather systems become turbulent and wind storms threaten our coastline. There has never been a more turbulent or threatening time than when our coun- try has been at war. We are very blessed to have residents that remember vividly the time when our very safety and security were in jeopardy. Neighbourhood News If November has one redeeming feature it is the oppor- tunity it presents to remember the incredible sacrifice Welcome made by millions of our compatriots in creating peace Hello to Karoline Voelpel, in our land. 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