The piper in peacetime

I have composed  "Salute to Queen and Country"  and it is on this page in electronic format.

The tune salutes Her Majesty for the quality of her role in making the UK a better country to live in. It also commemorates those who gave their lives, and those who risk their lives, for Queen and country.

The 2012 Herefordshire Jubilee celebrations included my rendition to the Queen.

into their browser.  Some readers will need to search quite far down the page.  Look for "Yolasite'  in the address.

Here is the tune.  It is but a representation produced electronically.   

 Pipe bands play a variety of tune types.  When they are not marching, they form a circle and the Salute has been titled a Circle tune.  It has also been composed for use by lone-pipers.

Note for non-piping musicians.  The grace notes or twiddly notes don't affect the bar addition as they are to be ignored.  They, of course, "rob" the following proper note.  

See a list of Circle tunes here , second section - Sets are,on the right of the page.

Here is the score for pipers:  The audio tune above is set at 125 bpm and is a bww.file. Keen musicians will see that the audio version above differs from the score.  My IT skills don't reach the level needed.