| LC control no. | sh 85010971 |
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| LC classification | ML980 History MT530 Instruction |
| Topical heading | Bagpipe |
| Variant(s) | Bagpipes Biniou Cornemuse Musette (Bagpipe) |
| See also | Woodwind instruments |
| Found in | New Grove musical instruments (Biniou : mouth blown bagpipe of Brittany) Marcuse (Biniou : small, mouth-blown bagpipe of Brittany; the true biniou disappeared during the 1930's, to be gradually replaced by the larger Scot. bagpipe) Oxford English dictionary online, viewed December 22, 2020: bagpipe (1 a. A musical instrument of great antiquity and wide diffusion, consisting of an airtight wind-bag and one or more reed-pipes into which the air is pressed by the performer. Formerly a favorite rural English musical instrument; now chiefly used in the Scottish Highlands and in Ireland. The modern Highland bagpipe consists of a greased leathern bag, covered with flannel, inflated by blowing into a valved mouth-tube, and having three drones or bass pipes, and a chanter for the tenor or treble. b. Now often used in plural, esp. in Scotland.) Merriam-Webster online, viewed 22 December 2020: bagpipe (a wind instrument consisting of a reed melody pipe and from one to five drones with air supplied continuously either by a bag with valve-stopped mouth tube or by bellows --often used in plural) |
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