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Music from Scotland: a playlist

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When one thinks of traditional Scottish music, one instrument usually comes to mind: the bagpipe. Although bagpipes are prominent in traditional music from Scotland, Scottish music branches far out beyond that. In light of Scotland receiving the title of Place of the Year for 2014, we’ve put together a brief playlist of music from Scotland, from chamber music to modern classical.

To learn more about Scotland and why it was voted Place of the Year for 2014, read our Place of the Year archive.

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The only world atlas updated annually, guaranteeing that users will find the most current geographic information, Oxford’s Atlas of the World is the most authoritative atlas on the market and the benchmark by which other atlases are measured. The twenty-first edition of the Atlas of the World includes a fascinating look at world statistics, a six-page special on “The Future of the Oceans and Seas,” and satellite images of earth, including eleven stunning new images sourced from NASA’s latest Earth Observation Satellite, Landsat 8, launched in 2013.

 

Connie Ngo is a Marketing Assistant at Oxford University Press.

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