Kaba Gaida - Type of bagpipe, low pitched, native for the Rhodope Mountain, Bulgaria. Suit - Sequence of few songs, gathered for convenience for group playing. Usually the first is slow, then follow 1 or 2 fast songs and 'sitnezhi' at the end. Sitnezhi - Fast melodies, played with a lot of ornaments. Suitable for dancing.Curve - Fragment that is usually used as a beginning of playing session. It is used by the player to check if the bagpipe is tuned. Gaida - The Bulgarian word for bagpipe 'Even' tone - the basic tone of a bagpipe, e.g. the tone of the drone. Bagpipe parts: Piskun - Reed Gaidunitsa/Geidenitsa - Chanter Ruchilo/Bruchilo - Drone Naduialka - Blow pipe Miah/Meh - Bagpipe leather bag. Glavina - The connection between the chanter/drone/blow pipe and the leather bag. |



