The bagpipe (Bagpipes) is a traditional wind musical instrument known for its characteristic piercing and continuous sound.

How it is constructed:

• The bag (reservoir): Usually made of animal skin or modern synthetic materials. It serves to store air.

• Blowpipe: Through this, the musician fills the bag with air using their mouth (in some variations, small bellows pumped by the elbow are used instead).

• Melody pipe (chanter): A pipe with finger holes, on which the musician plays the main melody by moving their fingers.

• Drone pipes (drones): One or more pipes that produce a constant, sustained background chord on a single note.

The principle of playing is that the musician inflates the bag and then presses on it with their arm, evenly pushing air into the sound pipes. Thanks to this reservoir, the music does not stop, even when the performer takes a breath.

Although the bagpipe is most often associated with Scotland (Great Highland Bagpipe) and Celtic culture, various historical variations of it exist throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.