I hesitated in replying since I started to learn the Highland Pipes a
__long__ time ago, and never really stuck with them. In "Logans
Complete Tutor for the Highland Bagpipe"* from page X onwards they are
consistently referred to as gracenotes. They can be single or up to
five gracenotes (though I counted up to 7 in some exercises). They are
essential between repeated notes or where there are awkward fingering
changes because the bagpipe cannot be tongued as for other wind instruments.
HTH,
Martin
*My version is undated, revised by Captain John MacLellan of the Army
School of Piping
On 11/02/2020 14:11, Mark Stephen Mrotek wrote:
> Brian,
>
> Not being a piper I am not sure of nomenclature, yet Lilypond has the
> command “\grace”.
>
> Your example would be notated
>
> \version "2.19.84"
>
> \relative c'' {
>
> \grace {g'32 f d} g4
>
> }
>
> Mark
>
> *From:*lilypond-user
> [
mailto:lilypond-user-bounces+carsonmark=address@hidden] *On Behalf
> Of *Guo Brian
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 11, 2020 2:48 AM
> *To:* address@hidden
> *Subject:* [OT] Identification of a bagpipe embellishment?
>
> Hello all,
>
> I am certain that the LilyPond community has a number of bagpipe
> players, and I hope that I do not bother you with the following problem
> that I have come across:
>
> I am transcribing a bagpipe piece written in Bb major into
> “conventional” notation (where the scale is based on A), and come across
> the following embellishment:
>
> In conventional notation it would be written as:
>
> In case Mailman refuses to send the images, the embellishment consists
> of what appears to be the beginning of a F doubling (written as the
> grace notes High G and F), then a strike to D, then the main note
> becomes a High G. Putting aside the possibility of the fingering, the
> sequence is gfdG, where lowercase letters are grace notes and the
> uppercase letter is the main note.
>
> However, I am having trouble finding the name of the embellishment. I
> have tried searching it by the notes, but without luck.
>
> The embellishment in question is from the transcription of an
> avant-garde piece: /The Most Unwanted Music/ by Dave Soldier. In the
> score, the transcriber makes a note that “[t]he score cannot reflect
> accurately all the music, and the performers should also
>
> listen to the CD”, so it is also possible that this embellishment is
> actually the result of a transcription error.
>
> I am by no means a professional bagpipe player, so any advice would be
> much appreciated.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Brian Guo
>
--
J Martin Rushton MBCS