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The
bagpipe is a folk instrument of ancient origins, probably the
Middle East. An animal bladder composes the "bag" which
is held under the player's arm and acts as a reservoir of air.
The player, called a "piper", then blows into it through
a mouth pipe and keeps up the pressure with his arm. Several
pipes lead off from the bag: the melody pipe with finger holes
and two or three drone pipes (Drone pipes were added during the
Medieval times). All the pipes are activated by a reed. The mouth
pipe is fitted with a non-return valve so that air cannot escape
from it.
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- (Photos courtesy of Jonathan M.
Askey at website The
London Early Music Shop - see credits)
- **Sound courtesy of Jim Hill at
website Lark in the Morning
- see credits)
- You may want to visit the following outside
of Virtual Renaissance:
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- David Daye's Bagpipe Page
- http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/~bdaye/bagpipes.html
- Information on the history of the bagpipe,
photos, sound files, upcoming performances and links to other
related piping pages on the web.
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- Highland pipes made from PVC piping
- http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/bagpipe.htm
- From the Straits of Mackinac in northern
Michican comes Dennis Havlena's instructions on how to build
Highland pipes made from PVC piping for very little money and
time.
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References:
Baines, Anthony. European & American Musical Instruments.
Viking Press, New York, 1966.
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- Buchner, Dr. Alexander (translated by Iris
Urwin). Musical Instruments Through the Ages. Batchworth
Press Limited, London, England, 1961.
Haas, Karl. Inside Music: How to understand, listen to,
and enjoy good music. Doubleday, New York, 1984. ISBN:
0-385-18536-7
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- Hill, Jim. "Lark in the Morning".
http://www.larkinam.com/ (20 June 1996)
- Hindley, Geoffrey (ed.). The Larousse
Encyclopedia of Music. Excalibur Books, New York, 1982.
Authors: The VirRen Team led by C.S.Marszalek & B.Panagakis
Created: 8 August 1996; Modified: 23 August 2004
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