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WEBHornpipe, name of a wind instrument and of several dances supposedly performed to it. The instrument is a single-reed pipe with a cowhorn bell (sometimes two parallel pipes with a common bell) and is often converted into a bagpipe.
Hornpipe (instrument) - Wikipedia
WEBThe hornpipe can refer to a specific instrument or a class of woodwind instruments consisting of a single reed, a large diameter melody pipe with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn.
Glossary of bagpipe terms - Wikipedia
WEBIn the Highland bagpiping world, the hornpipe has become a favourite style of tune for opening a competition selection and the style has evolved to become similar to a reel; portmanteaus like 'reelpipe' or 'hornreel' are sometimes used to describe these tunes.
Pipe (instrument) - Wikipedia
WEBA reed pipe is an instrument which is similar in construction to the fipple flutes but instead of a whistle mouthpiece, has a (usually) double reed, like the oboe.
12 Facts You Must Know About Hornpipe
WEBSep 10, 2024 · From its humble beginnings to its enduring presence in modern dance, the hornpipe continues to enthrall audiences with its infectious energy and vibrant choreography. Join us as we uncover 12 compelling facts about the hornpipe, shedding light on this dynamic and culturally rich dance form.
Hornpipes - Colin Hume
WEBSome medieval and Renaissance hornpipes had the reed fully enclosed by the animal horn, making it a “capped single-reed” instrument, in contrast to that beloved (by early musickers at least) buzzy, the krumhorn, which has a capped double reed (like a bassoon).
Hornpipe (instrument) - Wikiwand
WEBThe hornpipe can refer to a specific instrument or a class of woodwind instruments consisting of a single reed, a large diameter melody pipe with finger holes and a bell traditionally made from animal horn.
Hornpipe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBOct 23, 2018 · The meaning of HORNPIPE is a single-reed wind instrument consisting of a wooden or bone pipe with finger holes, a bell, and mouthpiece usually of horn.
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WEBA wind instrument of Celtic origin, the hornpipe consists of a single-reed pipe and a cowhorn bell, or sometimes two parallel pipes with a common bell. It is often converted into a bagpipe. Known since antiquity, the hornpipe is today played in Spain and North Africa and eastward to Arabia and parts of Russia.
from jaunty dance to finger fireworks in a few years - Bagpipe News
WEBSep 24, 2019 · In the first place it refers to an obsolete musical instrument [pictured] which consisted of a wooden pipe with a reed, perhaps a bit like a practice chanter except that the hornpipe had a curved bell at the bottom which was made from animal horn and gave the instrument its name.
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