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Thebinioù is a type ofbagpipe. The wordbinioù means 'bagpipe' in theBreton language.
There are two bagpipes calledbinioù inBrittany: the traditionalbinioù kozh, orbiniou-bihan (kozh means 'old' in Breton;bihan means 'small'), and thebinioù bras, orbinioù braz (bras means 'big'), which was brought into Brittany from Scotland in the late 19th century.[1] The oldest native bagpipe in Brittany is theveuze, from which thebinioù kozh is thought to be derived.
Thebinioù bras is essentially the same as the Scottishgreat Highland bagpipe; sets are manufactured by Breton makers or imported from Scotland or elsewhere.
Thebinioù kozh has a one octave scale, and is very high-pitched with a soprano sound; it is tuned to play one octave higher than thebombard which it accompanies.[1] More traditional forms have a single drone, while modern instruments sometimes have two. In the old days the leather used for the bag was usually from a dog's skin, but this is nowadays replaced by synthetic materials or other leathers which are easier to procure, like cow or sheep.
Traditionally it is played in duet with thetalabard, a double-reed instrument which sounds an octave below thebinioù chanter, forBreton folk dancing. Thebinioù bras is typically used as part of abagad band, although it is sometimes also paired with atalabard.
