pibroch

pibroch Definition

pi·broch (pē′bräk′; Scot pē′bräkh′)

noun

a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a theme with variations, usually martial but sometimes dirgelike

Etymology: Gael piobaireachd, pipe music < piobair, piper < piob (< pipe) a pipe, bagpipe

pibroch Usage Examples

Converse of object

come: Next comes a pibroch ( MacCrimmon Will Never Return ) in which the clarinet takes on the role of highland bagpipe chanter!
play: At the ceremony Brigadier Sym described the battle and Pipe-Major Riach played the pibroch, " The Battle of Auldearn " .

Adjective modifier

ghostly: At one point a Balkan melody seemed to emerge at others a ghostly pibroch.

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