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Bagpipes (with many variants) are one of the more common Musical Instruments in Europe as well as the near and middle eastern countries. Although the great Highland Pipes are what springs to people's minds they are not the only example played even in Scotland which include small pipes and parlour pipes. Granted that the Great Highland pipes are played by military and ceremonial bands around the world there are also other types such as the:
- Bulgarian Kaba gaida
- Northern Italian Baghèt
- Central and southern Italian zampogna
- Turkish tulum
- Irish Uilleann pipes
- Romanian cimpoi
- Northumbrian smallpipes
- Macedonian Gaida
- Galician gaita
- Portuguese Gaita
- Southern Indian sruti upanga
- Hungarian duda
- Breton biniou,
- Swedish säckpipa
- German huemmelchen
- Asturian gaita
- Welsh Bagpipes
- Greek Tsampouna
- Maltese Żaqq
What else can I help you with?
What country are the bagpipes?
Scotland
How would you find out in which country bagpipes were first played?
Many if not most cultures around the world have had a form of bagpipes in their cultural history, as such its hard to pin down where the first set came from, but the earliest evidence of bagpipes to date is from about 1000BC in what is now the middle east.
How do you use bagpipes in a sentence?
My uncle played bagpipes at his wedding because he is Scottish.
Which country do associate a kilt and bagpipes?
Scotland
When are bagpipes mostly played at?
weddings
Why are bagpipes played for law enforcement functions?
Usually the Great Highland Bagpipes (the scottish ones)
What country are associated with bagpipes?
Bagpipes are primarily associated with the Scottish Highlands.
Which country are bagpipes most often associated?
Scotland
What is a famous instrument that is played in Scotland?
Bagpipes
What kind of music is played in Scotland?
The same music that is played in other western countries. However, the traditional music of Scotland is bagpipes. ----- Bagpipes aren't the only traditional instrument... In fact Bagpipes are more Military then folk.
Are bagpipes still used today?
Yes, many forms of bagpipes are still used, especially the Great Highland Bagpipes (the famous Scottish ones) which are played the world over.
What is the national musical instrument of Scottish?
There are many, but the most famous one is the bagpipes, which the majority of Scots dislike.
