Pìobaireachd (f)
(with) definite article: ?traditional solo piece for a particular instrument
Singular & plural; Traditional solo piece for a Highland bagpipe; Pronounced as "pìbroch" [ˈpē-ˌbräk]; The literary meaning of the term (nowadays often spelt "piobaireachd" [i.e. with a common i]) is "piping" or "act of piping"; Its inventor is assumed to be Donald Mór MacCrimmon (* ca. 1570), and, according to Collinson, its estimated origin is about 1590; NB¹: The term is also used in the combination "pìobaireachd neo-theòma", the literal translation of which is "novice bagpiping"; NB²: ➺ Piobaireachd Society.
Collinson, Francis: The bagpipe: the history of a musical instrument. London, 1975, p.146-149, 150-174 (passim), 190-203.
Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.343 (piobaireachd).