Musette bressane
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The musette bressane is a type of bagpipe native to the historic French province of Bresse
, in eastern France.
The instrument consists of one chanter with a double reed and conical bore, a high drone set in the same stock (which may have a single, or rarely a double, reeded drone), and a large bass drone with a single reed.
These bagpipes are currently generally bellows-blown, though their predecessors prior to 1800 were mouth-blown.
Bresse
Bresse is a former French province. It is located in the regions of Rhône-Alpes, Bourgogne, and Franche-Comté of eastern France. The geographical term Bresse has two meanings: Bresse bourguignonne , which is situated in the east of the department of Saône-et-Loire, and Bresse, which is located...
, in eastern France.
The instrument consists of one chanter with a double reed and conical bore, a high drone set in the same stock (which may have a single, or rarely a double, reeded drone), and a large bass drone with a single reed.
These bagpipes are currently generally bellows-blown, though their predecessors prior to 1800 were mouth-blown.