Annotation:Little Cascade (The)

Find traditional instrumental music
Revision as of 06:14, 12 November 2012 by Andrew (talk | contribs)

Back to Little Cascade (The)

LITTLE CASCADE, THE. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BBCC'DDEEFF. A challenging pipe tune composed by Pipe Major George S. McLennan (1883-1927), a revered piper in Highland circles. There are several thoughts about the title. One notion is that he composed the tune when a prisoner of war in Germany (or, in some versions, in a hospital) during the First World War 1, his inspiration being a dripping tap that interrupted his sleep. Another thought is that it described his having of necessity to relieve himself against a nearby wall (although he is said to have been dissuaded from offering that explanation for the title).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; p. 7. McLennan (Highland Bagpipe Music).

Recorded sources: Rounder 3067, Alan Stivell - "Renaissance of the Celtic Harp" (1982).



Back to Little Cascade (The)

Retrieved from "https://ttadev.org/w/index.php?title=Annotation:Little_Cascade_(The)&oldid=144095"