Bagpiping

musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers

Pibroch, ' or ' is an art music genre associated primarily with the Scottish Highlands that is characterised by extended compositions with a melodic theme and elaborate formal variations. Strictly meaning 'piping' in Scottish Gaelic, has for some four centuries been music of the great Highland bagpipe.

right|thumb|225px|The chanter of the Great Highland bagpipe.

leading musician of a pipe band