Allan MacDonald

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Allan MacDonald (* 1956 in Glenuig , Scotland ) is a Scottish composer and musician . He was born in the Gaelic-speaking Glenuig. Like his brothers Iain and Dr. Angus MacDonald gained fame in the bagpipe game .

biography

Allan MacDonald learned to play the bagpipes when he was nine. He was tutored by Pipe Major John MacKenzie at the Queen Victoria School in Dunblane . His later teachers were Bob Nicol and Roddy MacDonald . In 1984 he won the gold medal at the Northern Meeting in Inverness and in 1989 and 1990 the clasp, the highest honor. MacDonald developed a style influenced by Gaelic culture between 1550 and 1750. In 1989 he published his Moidart Collection , which subsequently influenced musicians worldwide.

In 1995 he submitted his Master of Letters thesis at the University of Edinburgh , examining the relationship between Piobaireachd and Gaelic rhythms of speech in songs. In 2005 MacDonald performed his first comprehensive composition in Stirling , The Bruce 700, in commemoration of the 700th anniversary of William Wallace's death .

Works

  • The Moidart Collection I.
  • The Moidart Collection II
  • Dastirum
  • The Bruce 700 (named after Robert the Bruce )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Bruce 700 - A new large scale composition by Allan MacDonald
personal data
SURNAME MacDonald, Allan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish composer and musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Glenuig , Scotland