pibroch

Definitions


[ˈpiːbrɒk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a form of music for the Scottish bagpipes involving elaborate variations on a theme, typically of a martial or funerary character
(e.g: the Great Music, or pibroch, can be a mystery to pipers of even reasonable competence)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from Scottish Gaelic piobaireachd ‘art of piping’, from piobair ‘piper’, from piob, from English pipe




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