Weir, Judith - The Bagpiper's String Trio
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Weir, Judith - The Bagpiper's String Trio

Catalogue No: NOV120803
ArrangementViolin Viola Cello
ComposerJudith Weir
Product FormatSheet Music
£22.99
Printed on demand, typically dispatched in 3-4 weeks
Pages16
Publication Date1997
ISBN9780853607779 (085360777X)

These three pieces form a very short instrumental opera, based on the life of James Reid, a bagpiper in Prince Charlie's Jacobite army, who was captured by the English in 1746, and executed after a judge had classified thebagpipes as a weapon. This piece is a string trio version of Sketches from a Bagpiper's Album (1984) for clarinet and piano, scored for Violin, Cello, and Viola.
Duration: c. 8 minutes. Score and parts included.

Contents

  1. Lament Over The Sea,
  2. Nocturne
  3. Salute
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