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Binioù bras (-)

(with) definite article: ar
(the) large Binioù

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 4 stocks (a: single chanter / b: 3 drones in 3 stocks)

Identical types: 13

Organologically actually a Highland bagpipe, which in the 1880s was brought from Scotland by Charles Le Goffic (1863-1932), a poet, novelist and literary critic who lived in Lannion; Since 1932 this type is used, with Breton terminology, to play in bands (in unison, or alternating, with several Bombardes [shawms], and accompanied by a drum section; ➺ Bagad); NB: Because these large bagpipes and the Bombardes have the same pitch (& timbre), their music lacks the typical and unique character of the sound of a traditional duo of a Binioù kozh & Bombarde.

Biniou braz, Binioù nevez, Pib-veur

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