chanter

bagpipe
Also known as: melody pipe

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structure of bagpipes

  • bagpipe
    In bagpipe

    …of the melody pipe, or chanter, while the remaining pipes, or drones, sound single notes tuned against the chanter by means of extendable joints. The sound is continuous; to articulate the melody and to reiterate notes the piper employs gracing—i.e., rapidly interpolated notes outside the melody, giving an effect of…

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