bagpipe
bag·pipe / ˈbagˌpīp/ • n. (usu. bagpipes) a musical instrument with reed pipes that are sounded by the pressure of wind emitted from a bag squeezed by the player's arm. Bagpipes are associated esp. with Scotland, but are also used in folk music in Ireland, Northumberland, and France.DERIVATIVES: bag·pip·er / ˈbagˌpīpər/ n.
More From encyclopedia.com
Balalaika , The balalaika is one of a family of Eurasian musical instruments with long necks, few strings, and a playing technique based on rapid strumming with… Double Bass , double bass Largest stringed instrument. It has four strings tuned in fourths (E-A-D-G) and sounds one octave below the musical notation. It resemble… Reed Instrument , reed instrument Musical instrument that produces sound when an air current vibrates a fibre or metal tongue. In a clarinet, a beating reed vibrates a… Jewish Liturgical Music , Jewish liturgical music, the music used in the religious services of the Jews.
The Bible and the Talmud record that spontaneous music making was comm… Sonata , sonata (sənä´tə), in music, type of instrumental composition that arose in Italy in the 17th cent.
At first the term merely distinguished an instrume… Instrumentation , Instrumentation refers to the use or application of instruments or specialized technologies for observation, measurement, control, or production. In…
About this article
bagpipe
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
bagpipe