piobaireachd

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Piobaireachd is the classical, highly ornamented and often extended form of traditional Scottish bagpipe music, typically featuring a theme and elaborate variations.

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instanceOf bagpipe music style ⓘ
musical genre ⓘ
traditional Scottish music ⓘ
developedFrom Gaelic harp and vocal traditions ⓘ
developedIn Scottish Highlands ⓘ
emphasizes expressive phrasing ⓘ
ornamental technique ⓘ
subtle timing ⓘ
hasAlternativeName ceòl mòr ⓘ
pibroch ⓘ
hasCharacteristic complex grace-note patterns ⓘ
extended form ⓘ
formal structure ⓘ
highly ornamented ⓘ
slow and stately opening ⓘ
theme and variations structure ⓘ
hasComponent crunluath variations ⓘ
doubling variations ⓘ
singling variations ⓘ
taorluath variations ⓘ
urlar (ground or theme) ⓘ
hasForm theme followed by increasingly complex variations ⓘ
hasNotation canntaireachd (vocal syllable notation) ⓘ
staff notation ⓘ
hasTempo generally slow to moderate ⓘ
hasTranslation great music ⓘ
isAssociatedWithInstrument Great Highland bagpipe ⓘ
isAssociatedWithLanguage Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
isCentralTo solo bagpipe competition repertoire ⓘ
isContrastedWith ceòl beag (light music) ⓘ
marches, strathspeys and reels ⓘ
isPartOfTradition Gaelic cultural tradition ⓘ
Scottish Highland musical tradition ⓘ
isPerformedAt Highland games ⓘ
formal ceremonies ⓘ
isPerformedBy solo pipers ⓘ
isPreservedBy Piobaireachd Society ⓘ
piping societies ⓘ
isRecognizedAs classical music of the Great Highland bagpipe ⓘ
isTaughtIn competitive piping schools ⓘ
isUsedFor battle music ⓘ
commemoration ⓘ
lament ⓘ
salute ⓘ
originPeriod at least 16th–17th century ⓘ
requiresSkillLevel advanced piping technique ⓘ

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