The Anthology of Bagpipe Music and Military History Music Library

The following music collection for The Anthology of Bagpipe Music and Military History was amassed by Lieutenant Colonel Milan J. Kobulnicky, US Army Special Forces Retired, Williamsburg, Virginia.

HISTORY COLLECTIONS

• Scottish Highland Clans and Regiments
• The Ancient Melodies of Scotland
• The Piper in Peace and War
• Bagpipes at the Front: Pipers and Piping during Combat in the Great War (M.J. Grant)
• Piobaireachd: Its Origin and Construction (John Grant)
• 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
• The Royal Scots
• A Historical Account of the Settlements of Scottish Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783
• The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 (F.L. Morrison)
• The Story of the Bagpipe
• “The pipes play on”: Canadian Pipers at War, 1914-1918
• The Pipes of War (1920)
• The Highland Bagpipe: Its History, Literature, and Music
• The Pipes and Drums of the London Irish Rifles: 1906-2006
• Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force

CIVILIAN MUSIC COLLECTIONS

• Anthology of Bagpipe Music for Funerals and Wakes
• A Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd or Highland Pipe Music (Angus MacKay)
• The Piper’s Assistant – 3rd Edition (Angus MacKay)
• The Tutor for the Highland Bagpiper – 6th Edition (Angus MacKay)
• Tutor for the Highland Bagpipe – 7th Edition (Angus MacKay)
• The Cowal Collection of Modern Highland Bagpipe Music – 1905
• Dunoon Highland Gathering Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1912
• Cowal Highland Gathering Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1920
• Cowal Highland Gathering Fourth Cowal Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1932
• Cowal Highland Gathering Fifth Cowal Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1958
• Dunoon Highland Gathering Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1932
• David Glen’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – 1876-1911
• William Dixon his Tune Book – 1734
• A Collection of Ancient Martial Music of Caledonia Called Piobaireachd – 1822 (Donald MacDonald)
• A Collection of Quicksteps, Strathspeys, Reels, and Jigs Arranged for the Highland Bagpipe – 6th Edition (Donald MacDonald)
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part I
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part II
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part III
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part IV
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part V
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part VI
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part VII
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part VIII
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part IX
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part X
• The Edinburgh Collection – Part XI
• The Empire Book of Pipe Tunes and Tunes for the Pipes – Volume I
• The Empire Book of Pipe Tunes and Tunes for the Pipes – Volume II
• Glen’s Collection for the Great Highland Bagpipe – Volume I – 1870
• Glen’s Collection for the Great Highland Bagpipe – Volume II – 1871
• Glen’s Collection for the Great Highland Bagpipe – Volume III – 1872
• Airs and Graces – Book 1 (Chris Eyre and Joe Massey)
• Tunes in my Head (Chris Eyre)
• Joe Massey Collection
• The LSRA Collection
• The Family Piper – 1942 (John Grant)
• The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music – Vol I (John Grant)
• The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music – Vol II (John Grant)
• The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music – Vol III (John Grant)
• The Great Highland Bagpipe and Its Music – Vol IV (John Grant)
• Highland Bagpipe Instructor – Vol I (John Grant)
• Highland Bagpipe Instructor – Vol II (John Grant)
• The Highland Bagpipe Instructor Music Anthology (John Grant)
• Under the Spell of the Pipes and some reminiscences of a piper’s life (John Grant)
• Piobaireachd Its Origin and Construction (John Grant)
• The Royal Collection of Piobreachd – 1st Edition – 1908 (John Grant)
• The Royal Collection of Piobreachd – 2nd Edition – 1911 (John Grant)
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book I
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book II
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book III
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book IV
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book V
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book VI
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book VII
• Logan’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music – Book VIII
• Logan’s Favourite Selections from Books 3 to 8
• A Chanter with G Drones Tunebook (Patrick McLaurin)
• A Chanter with Low F# Tunebook (Patrick McLaurin)
• American-ish Tunes (Patrick McLaurin)
• A Few Breton Tunes (Patrick McLaurin)
• Henderson’s Bagpipe Tutor and Selection of Popular Marches, Strathspeys and Reels
• Henderson’s Tutor for the Bagpipe and Collection of Pipe Music – 2nd Edition
• The Scottish Piper’s Society Book of Tunes – 1st Edition – 1912
• The Scottish Piper’s Society Book of Tunes – 2nd Edition
• A New and Complete Tutor for the Great Highland Bagpipe by Thomas Glen – Book I
• A New and Complete Tutor for the Great Highland Bagpipe by Thomas Glen – Book II
• Tummle Yer Wilkies – Volume I (Dave Mason)
• Tummle Yer Wilkies – Volume II (Dave Mason)
• Tummle Yer Wilkies – Volume III (Dave Mason)
• 50 Essential Tunes – Highland Bagpipe Society
• 120 Bagpipe Tunes, Gleanings, and Styles by Malcolm MacInnes
• A New Zealand Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music
• Broadside to Broadband by Dr. William Donaldson
• The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes
• The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes – 2nd Edition
• Captain Simon Frasier Airs and Melodies
• Clan Lindsay Collection
• A Selection of Music for the Highland Bagpipe (Donald MacPhee)
• Falkirk Piping 2022 Challenge
• Bagpipe Melodies by PM Wm. Fergusson
• Bagpipe Music Book, Tunes for the Great Highland Bagpipe – Edition 4 (Fraser Martin)
• Highland Bagpipe Music by George S. McLennan – 1929
• The Gesto Collection of Highland Music – 1895
• The Glenallan Collection of Bagpipe Music – 1952
• The Glendaruel Collection – 1951
• A Collection of Pipe Music by James Bett – 1899
• The Kilberry Book of Ceol Meadhonach – 1908
• The Lonely Busker – 2016 (Chris Couperthwaite)
• MacLeod’s Tutor for the Highland Bagpipes
• Robert M’Kinnon’s Collection of Highland Bagpipe Music
• The Pipes of War – A Collection of Original Pipe Tunes Composed during the Great War 1914-18
• Pipe Major Gray’s and Drum Major Seton’s Bagpipe and Drum Tutors – 1922
• RMMB – The New Century Collection – 2001
• Write My Medley – The Composer’s Collection (Allen Tully)
• British Airways Pipe Band Advanced Music (John Haynes)
• Canntaireachd: Articulate Music (J.F. Campbell) – 1880
• The Skye Collection of Reels and Strathspeys – 1887

REGIMENTAL COLLECTIONS

• The Pipes of War – 1920 (Sir Bruce Seton and John Grant)
• 8^th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• Army Cadet Force Standard Settings – 2020
• Army Manual of Bagpipe Tunes and Drum Beatings – Book 1 – 1934
• Army Manual of Bagpipe Tunes and Drum Beatings – Book 2 – 1934
• King Charles Coronation Operation ORP Pipe Band Settings
• Corporal W.E. Grieve, 6^th Battalion King’s Own Scottish Border’s (remastered)
• Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Punjab India – Book 4 – 1920
• The Royal Regiment of Scotland Regimental Marches, Tunes and Songs
• Pipe Music of the 48^th Highlanders of Canada
• The Argylls (Canadian) Regimental Marches, Tunes and Pipe Calls
• The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada: Regimental Bagpipe Tunes and Routine Calls
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Music Theory
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Bagpipe Reference Manual – Chapter 1
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Bagpipe Reference Manual – Chapter 2
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Bagpipe Reference Manual – Chapter 3
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Bagpipe Reference Manual – Chapter 4
• Canadian Cadet Organizations Pipe Band – Bagpipe Reference Manual – Chapter 5
• 10^th Battalion, C.E.F. Calgary Highlanders Regimental Pipe Music and Duty Tunes
• The Essex and Kent Scottish Regimental Manual – Change 9 – 2020
• The Canadian Scottish Regiment – Regimental Tunes
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 1
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 3
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 4
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 5
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 6
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 7
• D. Cameron, Canadian Scottish – Handwritten Music Dictation Book 8
• RSPBA Structured Learning – Elementary (1998)
• RSPBA Structured Learning – Intermediate (1993)
• RSPBA Structured Learning – Advanced (1995)
• The Brigade Book of Irish Pipe Music
• Irish Tunes for the Scottish and Irish War Pipes – 1911
• London Irish Rifles Pipe Music – 2018
• Royal Air Force Pipes and Drums Standard Settings of Bagpipe Music – 2018
• 8^th Infantry Division Pipe Band Repertoire of Bagpipe Tunes and Drum Beatings

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Since September of 2000, Ceol Sean has created over 35 bagpipe tune collections on CD, and are now making those collections available on-line for free! The site has thousands of individual tune settings on our site, which you can: a) view on-line, b) print, or c) save to your computer.

Bagpipe Tunes has over 5500 tunes for the Great Highland Bagpipe in BWW, BMW, and PiobMaster formats available for download.

The BMW Tunes Page has 1,689 tunes for download in Bagpipe Music Writer format.

On pipetunes.ca you’ll find superb settings of hundreds of traditional tunes, as well as authorized, copyright material from today’s best composers. Browse by listening to the tunes. You can also download free demonstrations of the tunes by leading piper and teacher Jim McGillivray, as well as by many of the composers themselves.