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Bagpipe music is played on the Great Highland Bagpipe, an instrument that has reeds, drones, chanter, bag and mouth piece.
The bagpipe chanter has 9 notes and is played with a blend of embellishments that create musical sounds.
From slow airs to foot stamping marches, jigs, hornpipes and reels. A whole mixture of music is at hand for your own entertainment needs.
Bagpipe music falls into two forms, (Ceol Beag) meaning light music in Gaelic, this is what you most commonly hear, such tunes as "Scotland the Brave" are considered as light music.
Piobaireachd is the classical music of the bagpipe, this music was made for the instrument. It is known as (Ceol Mhor) meaning big music in Gaelic.
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