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bag·​pipe ˈbag-ˌpīp. : 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. bagpiper.

bagpipe noun. doo·​dle·​sack. ˈdüdᵊlˌsak. dialectal, British. : bagpipe.

bagpiper in British English (ˈbæɡpaɪpə ) noun. a person who plays the bagpipes.

In Scotland, Ireland, and many parts of England, bagpipes are commonly played at important ceremonies such as weddings, funerals, parades or processions, and military events. Outside of these areas, especially in Commonwealth Nations, bagpipes are also featured for similar ceremonies.

The chanter in the bagpipe is never silent. This means that there is no rest between notes and the volume of the instrument cannot be altered. The use of grace notes means that a variation can be created, rather than through dynamics.

It's not the emotion behind the sound, it's the fact that they're loud. It's a feedback loop: One of the reasons people get sad is because of long, slow notes, but also because of the fact that it's used in these sad situations.

​a person who often talks in an informal and friendly way with people, especially in order to gain an advantage by persuading people to like them and do what they want.

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Bagpipes in Medieval Europe The earliest bagpipe artefact that has been discovered is a chanter, found in Rostock, Germany, in 1985, and dated back to the late 14th century. There are, however, several depictions in art and sculpture that suggest the instrument existed in Europe at least 100 years prior.

wind instrument A bagpipe is a wind instrument that plays music and has numerous pipes and a bag, or reed melody pipes and several drones, with air continuously supplied by either a bag or a bellow. For many centuries, the Bagpipes in Edinburgh have provided a well-known musical instrument, and you can use it for all occasions.

Drones are the key to producing the pipes' unique sound Scottish pipes have three drones, two tenors which play exactly the same note and the bass which plays an octave below. They are powered by drone reeds, which is a cylinder of wood split into two pieces for tuning purposes.

The bagpipes are physically hard to play Unlike other instruments where the fingers are used to play the notes, the bagpipes are played by squeezing air into the bag and then blowing air into the pipes. This requires a great deal of air control and lung capacity, as well as proper posture and technique.