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02-23-2009, 08:09 AM
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The Stuart Highland Pipe Band, the premier bagpipe organization in Massachusetts which plays a concert at the Chelmsford High School Performing Arts Center in March, may have only been formed in 1964, but the tradition of bagpipe playing is centuries old and is not born in Scotland.*
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In their rudimentary form, bagpipes were used in ancient Egypt, some believe. The bagpipe was the instrument of the Roman infantry, while the cavalry used the trumpet.
Pipes, as they are more commonly called, existed in many forms and in many places around the world.*The origin of the pipes in Scotland is uncertain. Some say it was a Roman import. Others believe that they came from Ireland as the result of colonization. Another theory is that they were developed there independently. Regardless, the Highlanders were the ones to develop the instrument to its fullest extent and make it, both in peace and war, their national instrument.
via Stuart Highland Pipe Band is coming to town - Chelmsford, MA - Chelmsford Independent (http://www.wickedlocal.com/chelmsford/fun/entertainment/arts/x82781753/Stuart-Highland-Pipe-Band-is-coming-to-town).
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The Stuart Highland Pipe Band, the premier bagpipe organization in Massachusetts which plays a concert at the Chelmsford High School Performing Arts Center in March, may have only been formed in 1964, but the tradition of bagpipe playing is centuries old and is not born in Scotland.*
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In their rudimentary form, bagpipes were used in ancient Egypt, some believe. The bagpipe was the instrument of the Roman infantry, while the cavalry used the trumpet.
Pipes, as they are more commonly called, existed in many forms and in many places around the world.*The origin of the pipes in Scotland is uncertain. Some say it was a Roman import. Others believe that they came from Ireland as the result of colonization. Another theory is that they were developed there independently. Regardless, the Highlanders were the ones to develop the instrument to its fullest extent and make it, both in peace and war, their national instrument.
via Stuart Highland Pipe Band is coming to town - Chelmsford, MA - Chelmsford Independent (http://www.wickedlocal.com/chelmsford/fun/entertainment/arts/x82781753/Stuart-Highland-Pipe-Band-is-coming-to-town).
More... (http://www.bagpipenews.com/concert/2009/02/23/stuart-highland-pipe-band-is-coming-to-town-chelmsford-ma-chelmsford-independent/)