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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 1975
The pibroch (derived from Scots Gaelic pìòbaireachd, ‘piping’) is an extended composition in theme and variation form for the Scottish Highland bagpipe. Pibrochs comprise a category of Gaelic music known as ceòl mór, ‘great music’, as opposed to the repertory of ceòl beag, ‘small music’, or dance tunes, song airs and military marches.
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