Article (m)
(with) definite article: le: l’each of the pieces of the drone
Generic term, used by musicologists, &c.; Each of the joints of a drone; Starting from the stock, they are called 1er (premier), 2e (seconde or [if more than 2 pieces] deuxième), and
3e (troisième) article.
Musique bretonne: histoire des sonneurs de tradition. Douarnenez, 1996, p.332.