Meaning of pibroch

pi•broch

Pronunciation: (pē'brokh), [key]

— n.

(in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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