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Pedal point

Identical types: 12
Bagpipe

According to Ammer, a "synonym of Drone".

Sources

Ammer, Christine: The facts on file dictionary of music. New York, 2004 [4th ed.], p.47 (➺ bourdon), 115 (➺ drone, drone bass), (152, 197, 206), & 306.

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