Doedelzak
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Doedelzak or pijpzak is the generic term for the bagpipes
in the Netherlands.
The specific term also refers to a type of two-droned Flemish
bagpipe, as portrayed in the artwork of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The two drone pipes, which have single reeds and are typically a fifth apart, are in the same stock and face directly up or slightly forward. The chanter has a double reed.
of Central France.
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a class of musical instrument, aerophones, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. Though the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe and Irish uilleann pipes have the greatest international visibility, bagpipes of many different types come from...
in the Netherlands.
The specific term also refers to a type of two-droned Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
bagpipe, as portrayed in the artwork of Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The two drone pipes, which have single reeds and are typically a fifth apart, are in the same stock and face directly up or slightly forward. The chanter has a double reed.
Details
The doedelzak is very similar in design to the cornemuse du centreCornemuse du Centre
The cornemuse du Centre France or musette du Centre is a type of bagpipe native to Central France. It has two drones, one an octave below, and the other two octaves below, the tonic of the chanter.- Facture :thumb|right|280px|Musette du Centre...
of Central France.