Scottish Music Centre

Catalogue Item

w17550

TitlePassing Places
Contributors Derek Ball (composer)
Composition date2007
Duration (mins)9
Categoryorchestra
Instrumentation2222 2220 Tp Per Str Tin Whistle Great Highland Bagpipe Bodh Cláirseach Fiddle
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Programme NoteStringing together original and traditional tunes, this piece explores the correspondences between Scottish and Irish folk music. It uses a multiple variation form where every tune appears at least twice in different getup.
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