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John K. Clark - Glasspainter - The Pibroch Windows - Texts |
 | | The windows are based specifically on the oral form of Pibroch called Canntaireachd which was used before the music was written down as a way of preserving and passing on both the melody and fingering of the tunes. |
 | | The use of the continuous base colour of blue from which the themes seem to materialize and then fade is reminiscent of the melody of the chanter arising from the background sound created by the drones. |
 | | The sunset coloration is relevant both symbolically and historically as the failure of the Jacobite Rebellion marked the end of the period in which the clan system with its direct patronage of pipers. |
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