Bagpipe Music History
Bagpipe Music
Bagpipe music is coming back in a big way with a surge of popularity. The bagpipe's unique structure
and smooth sound make it an extremely trendy, popular choice. Especially with the younger generation's ability to easily access bagpipe music and locate learning tools on the web, learning the bagpipe has become more convenient and more feasible than ever. Gone are the days where an aspiring bagpipe musician would have to search far and wide to find a suitable teacher. Even though having a live instructor is very helpful there are ways to get started without one.
The origin of the bagpipe cannot be determined with exactness but clues are found within literature, art and remnants from a time long ago. It is widely thought that …show more content…
Some produce sound by breathing air into the bag whereas others produce sound by squeezing air from the bag. Either way what makes the
French Bagpipe unique is that the tenor drone is next to the chanter rather than by the bass drone.
The varieties of bagpipes seem to differentiate by location. One particular region in France, known as
Brittany, has been particularly instrumental in keeping the bagpipe popular and relevant in the French culture.
With two types of bagpipes that are both credited with originating in Brittany, this region is widely known for the unique music produced within. The veuze is comparable to the bagpipes of western European and shares many similarities with the Gaita. On the other hand, the biniou is most similar to the Scottish Great Highland
Bagpipe with a very high pitch and only one octave. Through literature it is thought that the veuze originated sometime in the 160os with the biniou following later. Another French bagpipe, the cabrette, originated in central France and only dates back to the 19th Century. Bellows were not originally attached to this type of bagpipe but were added in the mid-19th century by a man named Joseph Faure. The original mouth
Bagpipe music is coming back in a big way with a surge of popularity. The bagpipe's unique structure
and smooth sound make it an extremely trendy, popular choice. Especially with the younger generation's ability to easily access bagpipe music and locate learning tools on the web, learning the bagpipe has become more convenient and more feasible than ever. Gone are the days where an aspiring bagpipe musician would have to search far and wide to find a suitable teacher. Even though having a live instructor is very helpful there are ways to get started without one.
The origin of the bagpipe cannot be determined with exactness but clues are found within literature, art and remnants from a time long ago. It is widely thought that …show more content…
Some produce sound by breathing air into the bag whereas others produce sound by squeezing air from the bag. Either way what makes the
French Bagpipe unique is that the tenor drone is next to the chanter rather than by the bass drone.
The varieties of bagpipes seem to differentiate by location. One particular region in France, known as
Brittany, has been particularly instrumental in keeping the bagpipe popular and relevant in the French culture.
With two types of bagpipes that are both credited with originating in Brittany, this region is widely known for the unique music produced within. The veuze is comparable to the bagpipes of western European and shares many similarities with the Gaita. On the other hand, the biniou is most similar to the Scottish Great Highland
Bagpipe with a very high pitch and only one octave. Through literature it is thought that the veuze originated sometime in the 160os with the biniou following later. Another French bagpipe, the cabrette, originated in central France and only dates back to the 19th Century. Bellows were not originally attached to this type of bagpipe but were added in the mid-19th century by a man named Joseph Faure. The original mouth