Canntaireachd (Scottish Gaelic: literally, `chanting`; kʰãũn̪ˠt̪ɛɾʲəxk) is the ancient Scottish Highland method of notating classical pipe music or Ceol Mòr by a combination of definite syllables, which means the various tunes could be more easily recollected by the learner, and could be more easily transmitted orally. Nowadays, howev.....
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A system of non-lexical vocables, whose purpose is to encapsulate piobaireachd in a form which can be written or spoken while maintaining the precision normally offered only by written music. One of the most important sources in piobaireachd, the Nether Lorn manuscript, is exclusively written in canntaireachd.
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