The Cat's Pyjamas

A book of new music for bagpipes by Dick Lee

An Octavo Music publication
"Perhaps we finally have someone who can write popularly without compromising artistic sincerity. This book must be taken as part of the greater development of piping - pushing the boundaries forward." (Lindsay Davidson, Piping World)

 

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Through the 80's and early 90's Dick Lee and Hamish Moore enjoyed a ground-breaking saxophone and pipes partnership, entertaining audiences throughout the UK and Europe with their innovative mixture of the anarchic and the traditional and producing two highly regarded albums, The Bee's Knees and Farewell to Decorum. The sax/pipes partnership is also strongly in evidence in Bag o' Cats (see link to Bag o' Cats' page on left).
Dick Lee's compositions from these bands and many more tunes besides are now published in book form by Octavo Music.
The Cat's Pyjamas includes arrangements for bagpipe duo, trio and quartet, and for pipes with saxophone, bass clarinet and percussion. All the arrangements are also suitable for solo playing.
44 pages, 32 tunes, 7,392 melody notes, 5,473 grace notes - all this for only £5!
 On sale now from good music shops, or direct from Octavo Music (£5, postage £1 in UK and Europe, pay on receipt). Phone 0131 669 2440 or email dick@dicklee.org.uk to order a copy.

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OCTAVO MUSIC

 Information about Dick Lee's compositions for film, TV, stage and concert hall, available on CD, tape, MIDI files, Mp3 files, and even paper. Samples and MIDI files for downloading.

SWING 2005
Swing jazz for the millenium from "something of an institution in Scottish jazz" - details of gigs and Mp3 samples from the new album.
ANNE EVANS and DICK LEE
Music for piano and wind instruments from this talented and versatile duo. Telemann to Scott Joplin, Darius Milhaud to Benny Goodman and beyond. Includes details of the new music show for primary school age children Musical Pairs and a couple of tracks in Mp3 format.
BAG o' CATS

Now a quartet, (Dick Lee, Simon McKerral, Rick Bamford, and Nigel Richard) the band are looking for gigs - email Dick using the link below if there's a demand for a "reeling, raga - ing, swaggering hotline from the Himalayas, via the Balkans, to Cairngorm" (Rob Adams, The Herald), or "music into which you can wander and happily lose yourself" (Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman).

email to: dick@dicklee.org.uk
Copyright © 2005 Dick Lee
This page was last updated on 23rd May 2005.