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Derek Scott, born 1950, Birmingham, has an international reputation as a leading historian of the British music hall and other forms of light entertainment but he is an outstanding composer in his own right, his music treading a fine line between a very English whimsy and a profoundly felt and natural response to his (often Celtic) subject matter. These works reveal a master craftsman and natural tunesmith, who manages to unite good humor, unerring technique and deep feeling, in music of immediate appeal. Scott's Airs and Dances is a real rarity a concerto for the Highland bagpipe and orchestra (he plays the instrument himself), a memorable mix of his own melodies and pipe tunes collected on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland. Album Tracks 1. Pagan Overture, Op. 2 2. Airs and Dances Concerto for Highland Bagpipe and Orchestra, Op. 28 3. Brannigan's Journey, Op. 30 4. Dafydd y Garreg Wen Fantasia for Orchestra, Op. 25 5. Suite Grotesque, Op. 32~I. March 6. Suite Grotesque, Op. 32~II. Ballad 7. Suite Grotesque, Op. 32~III. Double Fugue 8. Suite Grotesque, Op. 32~IV. Variations 9. Suite Grotesque, Op. 32~V. Scherzo 10. Chacony, Op. 24 11. Fugal Overture, Op. 6 12. Kirkliston Waltz, Op. 31 13. Clear the Decks! Boogie Woogie for Orchestra, Op. 21
