The bagpipe
The bagpipe, also called cornamusa1 (not to be confused with the
French cornamuse, different from cornemuse, bagpipe) is a musical
instrument which, in its simplest form, consists of a perforated tube
(pointer) provided with a cane reed sound...
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The bagpipe
The bagpipe, also called cornamusa1 (not to be confused with the
French cornamuse, different from cornemuse, bagpipe) is a musical
instrument which, in its simplest form, consists of a perforated tube
(pointer) provided with a cane reed sound and inserted into a bottle
containing an air reservoir.
The air enters the bottle or bag (bellows
or FOL) through a second tube (portaviento or torch), where it has
been blown from the lungs generally tañedor itself (Piper).
HISTORY
It is not known exactly when the bagpipe appeared, although there
are paintings and engravings of ancient Egypt in which represent
musicians playing an instrument very similar to the current bagpipe.
The ancient Greeks knew the bagpipes (askaulos) between the
ancient Romans and the bagpipes (tibia utricularis) was the
instrument of the Roman infantry, who also played the Emperor
Nero.
In Europe there are again taken up the bagpipes references centuries
IX and X d.
C.
, and was in the Middle Ages when t
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