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The
Bagpipe
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The origins of the
bagpipe can be traced
back to the most ancient
civilizations The
bagpipe probabl!
originated as a rustic
instrument in man!
cultures because aherdsman had the
necessar! materials at
hand" a goat or sheep
skin and a reed pipe
The instrument is
mentioned in the Bible#
and historians believe
that it originated in
$umaria Through
%eltic migration it was
introduced to &ersiaand 'ndia# and
subseuentl! to reece
and *ome 'n fact# a
*oman historian of the
first centur! wrote that
the +mporer ,ero knew
how to play the pipe with
his mouth and the bag
thrust under his arm.
-uring the .iddle
/ges# however# thebagpipe was heard and
appreciated b! all levels
of societ!
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Bagpipes have alwa!s been made in man! shapes and sizes# and have been pla!ed
throughout +urope from before the ,orman %onuest until the present da!
.edieval pipes usuall! had a single drone 0 see contemporar! illustrations of
%haucers Canterbury Tales for +nglish single0drone pipes /round 12 (give or
take 5 !ears)# most shepherd0st!le pipes acuired a second drone / third drone is
added about after 155 $ee paintings b! Brueghel and the illustrations in&raetorius Syntagma Musicum The *enaissance also saw the advent of small# uiet
chamber pipes such as &raetorius 4ummelchen or the rench shuttle0drone
models# some blown with bellows under the arm rather than with the mouth
The construction of the bagpipe allows a continuous suppl! of air to be maintained
B! sueezing the bag with his left hand while a breath is taken# the flow of air can be
kept up in both the drone pipes and chanter 6ther features of this instrument are
the mouthpipe and the double reed of the chanter and drone The mouthpipe
contains a round piece of leather hinged onto the bag end which acts as a one wa!
valve /s the pla!er blows air in# the flap opens when he stops blowing the air
pressure within the bag forces the flap shut The chanter has seven finger holes anda thumb hole# and has a usual range of an octave and one note
The bagpipe is ideal for solo dances and monophonic music 't has been mentioned
for use in pol!phon!# but if so# problems would arise The drone would preclude the
possibilit! of an! change of mode# and the continuous sound would prohibit
observance of rests
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.usica /ntiuas collection includes a replica with
two drones patterned after Brueghels Peasant
Wedding # and a Hummelchen (little bumblebee)
bagpipe which is modelled after the smallest of the
four included in &raetorius Syntagma Musicum of1819 The Brueghel model is smaller than a highland
pipe and loud# but not as piercing as a toda!s
highland pipes The &raetorius model is tin! and has
sweet and delicate tone# making it useful both as a
solo instrument and in ensemble with other
*enaissance instruments The chanter has a range
from c1 to d2 and two drones tuneable to and c or g
and d This bo:wood replica was made b! ;olfgang
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Provisional Catalogue 'y Types, -Iowa *ity, /1=>5
• T! 7! Podnow Bagpipes and Tunings -+etroit,
/1=95
• ! *ollinson The Bagpipe -London, /1=35
• +! &ac"illan 'The &ysterious *orna"use', #arly
"usic( vi -/1=35
#! +! *annon A Bi'liography of Bagpipe "usic
-%din.urgh, /14:5