What is the classic music for Scottish bagpipes?

1, "Highland Cathedral" (Highland Cathedral)

This bagpipe music is composed by German composers Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb, which was originally used for the 1982 Scottish Highland Warriors Conference (Highland Game). The whole song is soothingly clear and atmospheric.

In Scotland, the song was so well known that the Scottish people thought it would surpass Scotland the Brave as the national anthem, and it has been sung many times since.

Hong Kong was once a British colony, and the song "Highland Chapel" was the anthem of the British Hong Kong Police Force, so the bagpipe song has been played many times in Hong Kong, even when Hong Kong was handed over to China as a symbol of the end of the British rule over Hong Kong.

The Scottish bagpipe itself, as a military instrument, is inextricably linked to the military and the police. Influenced by the British bagpipes, many Hong Kong, China, police films have a Scottish bagpipe soundtrack, such as "Cold War 2" and "Dark War," all of which include Scottish bagpipes in their intense battle sequences.

2, "Brave Heart" (Brave Heart)

The bagpipes are the soundtrack of the movie of the same name "Braveheart", composed by James Roy Horner (James Roy Horner). Horner has many other bagpipe movie soundtracks to his credit, such as Titanic.

The song "Braveheart" is a masterpiece, and fits the narrative tone of the whole movie very perfectly, interweaving the personal emotions of the main character, the belief in freedom and democracy, and personal heroism, showing the Scottish people's resistance to the colonizers, and their love for independence and freedom.

This piece of music adds a lot of color to the film, and with the success of the film, this bagpipe piece has also become a well-known work of the Scottish bagpipe. It can be said that this bagpipe has a huge influence on the artistic image of the Scottish bagpipe in the world.

3. The Kilt is My Delight

Scottish bagpipes are suitable for expressing sadness and are often used in funerals; they are also able to express joyful and pleasant tunes, which can be placed on top of major ceremonies; as a common instrument used by the army, they can also inspire people and motivate morale. This is very similar to the Chinese suona, which can be used for funeral performances as well as for wedding ceremonies.

The Scottish bagpipe, which represents the British flavor, was the choice for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics and for the reception of foreign heads of state, and even the Queen of England listens to the Scottish bagpipe every day.

This bagpipe piece is very light and expresses a very simple and pure theme. Listening to this piece you can imagine a group of Scottish men in plaid skirts playing the bagpipes. They are walking and playing, neat and happy, smiling in a gentlemanly way, and the whole picture is full of strong Scottish flavor, which makes people forget their troubles and immerse themselves in the cheerful music.

4, "Heavenly Favor" (Amazing Grace)

This is a piece of strong religious color, the title of the song comes from a hymn written by a British priest named John Newton, the theme is repentance, thanksgiving, atonement and rebirth. The whole song is full of loyalty to religion and reflection on the sins of human nature.

John Newton was a black slave trader before he became a pastor, and at that time it was legal to trade in blacks in England, so John Newton did a lot of black slave trading. But once detained in Africa because of the trade and reduced to slavery to blacks, he escaped after many struggles and has since cleaned up his act, hated the black slave trade, and become a faithful preacher.

The movie of the same name, "Amazing Grace," also related to anti-black slavery, is based on the character of William Wilberforce, a British politician, reformer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, and focuses on his struggle against the black slave movement in the British Parliament. This is a quiet and peaceful piece, full of religious grandeur and compassion, suitable for listening during times of quiet reflection.

5, "Scotland the Brave" (Scotland the Brave)

This is a standard show of the British military style of a Scottish bagpipe works, commonly used in military drills, can also be used for large-scale celebrations, is regarded as Scotland's second national anthem. The whole piece is majestic and full of struggle and vigor.

In history, Scotland used to be a relatively independent kingdom with its own cultural traditions and strong sense of nationality. In recent centuries, Scotland and England, Ireland, France, Norway and other countries have had conflicts. But Scotland fought for its national independence and freedom until the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Kingdom of Scotland merged with the Kingdom of England.

In the two world wars, the Scottish people for national independence and enthusiastically enlisted in the army, and the bagpipes accompanied by Scottish soldiers also spread throughout the European battlefields, Scottish soldiers and bagpipes together with the heroic posture of the people of the world to stay in the heart.