It is perhaps the most civilized of the bagpipes, making no attempt to go farther than the traditional bagpipe music of melody over drone, but refining this music. And the closedhole chanter all holes except the one for the note required must be kept closed gives the potential for very crisp playing, as it can be staccato. Jarleth henderson, uilleann pipes, and andy may, northumbrian pipes duration. Northumbrian music is characterised by considerable influence from other regions, particularly southern scotland and other parts of the north of e read more here northumbria is taken to mean northumberland, the northernmost county of england, and county durham. The first book of music printed for the pipes was geoghegans compleat tutor theres a highres scan of the frontispiece here. Northumbrian bagpipe jock of hazeldene, traditional northumbrian song. The name of the pipes is northumbrian pipes, not northumberland pipes. Thursday 16th august sees an evening of atmospheric northumbrian music from one of the countrys leading traditional musicians, alistair.
Telecharger gratuitement northumbrian smallpipes simulator. This ultimate northumbrian pipes album includes masters such as tom clough and the incomparable billy pigg. On a standard set, 7 keys are provided on a chanter pitched in g, f or d quotations for other pitches available on a normal 7 keyed instrument pitched in g the chanter can be played in g, d, e minor, a minor and modal a. It uses midi sound and can be used to train the ear to listen to the small differences that make a set of pipes in tune or out of tune. While northumbrian smallpipes require continued care and attention, the reeds and bags last much longer than in highland pipes. Following this plan, ive made up the drone stock for the keyless smallpipes set. Northumbrian smallpipes,lowland pipes,border pipes,northumberland halflong pipes.
A 4minute slow lament for northumbrian smallpipes d set, flute, violin and either guitar or harp ad lib, with optional cello. To download the original scanned journal as a pdf please click here. Dave shaw maker of northumbrian smallpipes, scottish smallpipes, shuttle pipes, irish pipes, reeds shaw whistles dave shaw. The modern smallpipes are more often blown by a small bellows held under the right arm. Jan 09, 2017 northumbrian bagpipe jock of hazeldene, traditional northumbrian song. The musical instrument known as a bagpipe consists of a reeded chanter with holes for the. Alistair henderson on northumbria smallpipes and concertina. The smallpipes simulator is a java web start application that demonstrates how northumbrian smallpipes are tuned and how to tune the drones. The northumbrian pipes is a term covering three different types of bagpipe played in the region. The title refers to the longer tracks, some of which are extended variation sets, and some of which are ensemble works. Thus, we find lowland pipes, regulator pipes, and northumbrian smallpipes. Guide to northumbrian smallpipes the bagpipe society.
The family of the duke of northumberland have had an official piper for over 250 years, and in more recent times the mayor of gateshead and the lord mayor of newcastle have both re. In fact, you can either download the video or just the audio. Newpipe only parses the youtube website in order to gain the information it needs. The northumbrian smallpipes also known as the northumbrian pipes are bellowsblown bagpipes from north east england, where they have been an important factor in the local musical culture for more than 200 years. This is the 5keyed prototype set i made for the school pipes project that was run by folkworks i think back in 2006. A blackwood 7key f set with brass ferrules, artificial ivory mounts, tops and tuning beads. There is a large amount of tunes published by the n. Historically, northumbrian smallpipes were pitched in g as it was at the time. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Pipers society and others, all to be found on their website and then their is whinham and hill. Northumbrian pipes maker northumbrian pipes hand crafted.
Northumbrian small pipes the classic small pipe, a rare and beautiful instrument, still widely played in northumberland. Like its small size barely 2 megabytes and other features, like the possibility of listening to videos while they play in the background, or even downloading them. The northumbrian smallpipes chanter having a completely closed end, combined with the unusually tight fingering style each note is played by lifting only one finger or opening one key means that traditional northumbrian piping is staccato in style. Northumbrian smallpipes also known as the northumbrian pipes are bellowsblown bagpipes from the north east of england. The chanter which plays the melody has a parallel bore and a stopped end. It uses midi sound and can be used to train the ear to listen to the small differences that make a. They are rather quiet by comparison with other bagpipes and are normally played indoors.
Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Dave shaw, northumbrian and scottish smallpipes, irish. Northumbrian smallpipes simulator free download windows. Alongside the great highland bagpipe, nsps are the other pipes that most people have usually heard about.
I hope to feature tunes not easily found in standard piping collections a mixture of old scottish tunes, some more. Tune of the month i am always being asked for suitable tunes for smallpipes so decided to create this page with music and sound bites of some of my favourite tunes. Various artists the northumbrian small pipes music. The drones may be used in a wide variety of combinations, so that tunes may be played in various keys. An introduction to northumbrian smallpipes youtube. Because the bores are so narrow, typically about 4. Northumbrian, tyneside and other traditional tunes for the fiddle. Many of these are music videos, and have been put together into a music video. Over half of the music is original and is released here for the first time. It is a gorgeous tune with some unusual progressions, and it stays in the memory a long time. Northumbrian smallpipes the smallpipes are probably the quietest of the bagpipes, and have a closed chanter which basically plays one octave. Big music for northumbrian smallpipes by dick hensold jun 2010 in chanter 2010 summer let me start by admitting that ive never been a big fan of the northumbrian smallpipes and i dont really know why. On a standard set, 7 keys are provided on a chanter pitched in g, f or d quotations for other pitches available on a normal 7 keyed instrument pitched in g the chanter can be played in g, d, e.
When starting a set, i quite like to building the drones from the stocks upwards. Heres a an interesting set of pipes that recently emerged from a long forgottern cupboard after the elderly owner passed away. The aim of the project was to make pipes available for teaching in mainstream school music in the northeast at a price that was affordable. The emphasis has been on tunes which frequently are played in sessions throughout u. Kathryn tickell took up the smallpipes aged nine, inspired by her family especially her father mike, who was heavily involved in the local traditional music scene and by the music of an older generation of traditional musicians such as willie taylor. Dave shaw, northumbrian and scottish smallpipes, irish pipes. Northumberland is a modern county northumbria was a much larger anglosaxon kingdom. We can not supply northumbrian smallpipes in concert pitch g. The casting of the hand has been on the bench for a while but was finished in may. The northumbrian small pipes resource page contents instruction book for the northumbrian smallpipes 2nd edition a 12 mb pdf file of a 1931 booklet produced by the northumbrian pipers society. However, the feature which sets the northumbrian smallpipes in a league of its own is the fact that the end of the chanter is closed. Dave shaw maker of northumbrian smallpipes, scottish smallpipes, shuttle pipes, irish pipes, reeds shaw whistles. Click here to visit our frequently asked questions about html5 video. I rave about northumbrian tunes the simplest ones written for keyless chanter are excellent for learners and i love the 7th leaps as in elsie marley.
This means that when all the tone holes are closed the chanter falls silent. Smallpipes pitch is generally nearer f than the nominal key of g. These are the northumbrian smallpipes, the border pipes and. The origins of the modern smallpipes with keys on the chanter can be dated to the start of the nineteenth century and particularly the work of robert and james reid, father and son. The slow air mackenzies misfortune, from dick hensold is destined to become a classic. Instrument makers and repairers north east folk directory.
They are a sweettoned, bellowsblown bagpipe from the north east of england. Sets are being made by enthusiastic amateurs and professional instrument makers in quantities unthought of 10 years ago and, with this explosion in interest, i have felt the need for a book setting out clearly the dimensions and details of the. Three drones are normally used as accompaniment a bass and tenor tuned an octave. I hope to feature tunes not easily found in standard piping collections a mixture of old scottish tunes, some more modern and some from further afield. This arrangement, which has obvious similarities to that of the northumbrian small pipe, and indeed the pastoral pipe, permits the use of dry reeds which play at a lower pressure than the mouthblown sets and means a much longer life for the bags and the.
This gives rise to its distinctive sound where the notes pop out like peas out of a pod. In a survey of the bagpipes in the pitt rivers museum, oxford university, the organologist anthony baines wrote. Technopipes operation manual northumbrian version use a pair of ordinary walkman stereo earphones. Northumbrian smallpipes northumberland david burleigh alexandre anistratov pipesland uillean, ssp, gaita, ghb russia. Northumbrian smallpipes come with differing numbers of keys, with 7. The chanter is switched on by connecting the earphones to the upper end of the chanter and switched off by disconnecting the earphones. The northumbrian pipers society and julia says northumbrian smallpipes encyclopaedia are good starting points for englands only surviving indigenous folk instrument. The northumbrian small pipes are a versatile and fascinating instrument unique to the northeast of england. Part 2 is over 240 popular session tunes, mostly celtic, with some barn dance and north west morris tunes. Get and manipulate data with a visual programming interface.
This rewrite of the 1987 text will bring up to date my views on pipemaking and will have more extensive drawings covering most of the popular sizes and pitches of northumbrian small pipes this work is dedicated to the memory of joe hutton whose friendship and encouragement was an inspiration to me. Recently i have completely revised all of the tunes in my collection and have added almost all of the known hornpipes, and other fiddle tunes of james hill, tyneside 18401850, and several other general northumbrian session tunes. Northumbrian pipes maker northumbrian pipes hand crafted by. The northumbrian smallpipes come from the north east of england, where they have been an important factor in the local musical culture for more than 200 years. The youngmacfarlane manuscript is nominally for the fiddle but contains a lot of pipe tunes, many of which ended up in the northumbrian repertoire. Number 1, july 1990 alternative pipers of north america now. There is now more interest in the northumbrian small pipes than at any time in their history. Buy smallpipes and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. When all the tone holes are closed, the chanter is silent.
This means i need to make the stock first, then rough out the standing sections and finally the sliding parts of each drone. Originally cast as a votive offering in the 2nd or 3rd century, and later cast into a ditch. Apart from the northumbrian pipes, there was no living tradition of piping in england at that time, and no actual english bagpipes had survived, so the best i could do was to develop pipes that were based on looking at surviving early carvings, paintings, illustrations and. The northumbrian smallpipes are a melodious, bellows blown bagpipe. The chanter has a closed end and is played with closed fingering, giving a unique staccato character. The northumbrian smallpipes are bellowsblown bagpipes from north east england, where. Northumbrian smallpipes simulator free download windows version. I am always being asked for suitable tunes for smallpipes so decided to create this page with music and sound bites of some of my favourite tunes. Kathryn tickell is the most famous contemporary player, but there is a long and illustrious tradition behind her. Dick hensolds latest cd is all music for northumbrian smallpipes.