Triple pipes

This article focuses on the Gaelic-tradition instrument. For the Sardinian instrument see launeddas.

Triple pipes are reedpipes used in Europe, played in a set of three (two chanters with fingerholes and one drone). Once played in the medieval era in Ireland, Scotland, England, France and Spain (as evidenced in artwork), they survive mainly today in the traditions of Sardinia as the launeddas.

The instruments fit into a wide family of single-reed reedpipes, which includes the ancient Greek aulos and ancient Egyptian memet, and today includes the Egyptian arghul, Sardinian launeddas, Balkan diplica, Greek/Turkish zummara, Iranian dozaleh, Iraqi mijwiz, Basque/Spanish alboka/albogue, and Berber zamar.

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