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Story of the Bagpipe
CHAPTER XVI.
THE BAGPIPE IN FRANCE UNDER LOUIS XIV.
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Praetorius and Mersenne — Cornemese — Musette — Destouches, the
royal piper — The Band of the Grand Ecurie — Borgon's Traite
de la Musette — French ladies play the bagpipe — John Francis
O'Farrell — Jean Baptiste Lully — David's " Musette Player"
— The Prince de Conde patronizes the bagpipe — Ilotteterre's
Jlfet/iode four la Mtisette — Henri Baton— Philippe Chede-
ville — Jean Fery Rebel — French regimental pipers - - 121
CHAPTER XVII.
THE GREAT HIGHLAND PIPE.
Playing on the "great pipe" in 1623 — Highland pipers in 162S
— Aberdeen rejects the town pipers — The clan pipers —
MacLeod of Dun vegan — The MacCrimmons — " Lament for
MacLeod" — Regimental pipers — Popularity of the kilt —
"Battle of Inverlochy " — "I got a kiss of the king's
hand" — " Lord Breadalbane's March" — Needham's satire —
Sir Archibold Johnstone — The piper of Kilbarchan — Thomas
Kirke — Introduction of the great drone — Skye College of
Pipers — The Mac Arthurs 128
CHAPTER XVIII.
SCOTCH JACOBITE PERIOD.
Legend of the Clach a phiobair — Battle of Killiecrankie — The
Act of Abjuration — Union of the two Crowns — " Sheriff-
muir March — "Up and warn 'em a', Willie" — "The
Campbells are coming" — Seizure of Leith — Archer's
meeting — Death of Rob Roy — " Rob Roy's Lament " —
" Wi' a hundred pipers an' a' an' a'" — James Reid — Prince
Charlie's bagpipes — James MacGregor — Dispersal of the
clans — The Earl of Marischal in 1772 —Early bagpipe
makers- -The village piper of Eaglesham ... - 137
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