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PIBROCH
pibroch
(noun) martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pibroch (plural pibroches)
A series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"broch, n. Etym: [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See Pipe, n.]
Definition: A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. Jamieson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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