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11 @node Wind instruments
12 @section Wind instruments
14 This section includes extra information for writing for bagpipes.
17 * Common notation for wind instruments::
21 @node Common notation for wind instruments
22 @subsection Common notation for wind instruments
25 * References for wind instruments::
29 @node References for wind instruments
30 @subsubsection References for wind instruments
36 @subsubsection Half-holes
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44 * Bagpipe definitions::
48 @node Bagpipe definitions
49 @subsubsection Bagpipe definitions
51 LilyPond contains special definitions for music for the Scottish
52 highland bagpipe; to use them, add
59 at the top of your input file. This lets you add the special grace notes
60 common to bagpipe music with short commands. For example, you could
61 write @code{\taor} instead of
64 \grace @{ \small G32[ d G e] @}
67 @code{bagpipe.ly} also contains pitch definitions for the bagpipe
68 notes in the appropriate octaves, so you do not need to worry about
69 @code{\relative} or @code{\transpose}.
71 @lilypond[ragged-right,verbatim,quote,notime]
73 { \grg G4 \grg a \grg b \grg c \grg d \grg e \grg f \grA g A }
76 Bagpipe music nominally uses the key of D Major (even though that
77 isn't really true). However, since that is the only key that can be used,
78 the key signature is normally not written out. To set this up correctly,
79 always start your music with @code{\hideKeySignature}. If you for some
80 reason want to show the key signature, you can use @code{\showKeySignature}
83 Some modern music use cross fingering on c and f to flatten those notes.
84 This can be indicated by @code{cflat} or @code{fflat}. Similarly, the
85 piobaireachd high g can be written @code{gflat} when it occurs in light
90 @subsubsection Bagpipe example
92 This is what the well known tune Amazing Grace looks like in bagpipe
95 @lilypond[verbatim,quote]
99 \context { \Score \remove "Bar_number_engraver" }
103 title = "Amazing Grace"
105 arranger = "Trad. arr."
111 \grg \partial 4 a8. d16
112 \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]
116 \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]
120 \grg A2 \hdblf f8[ e32 d16.]
124 \slurd d2 \grg f8[ e32 d16.]